A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan

Author:Lois Duncan [Duncan, Lois]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Horror & Ghost Stories, Social Issues, Adolescence, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Juvenile Fiction - Social Issues - Adolescence, Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
ISBN: 9780316202107
Google: jv_e2-cBqMAC
Amazon: B005SCRAIU
Barnesnoble: B005SCRAIU
Goodreads: 13521351
Publisher: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Published: 1960-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Semester grades were given the second week in January. Nancy got straight As in everything except social studies, and in that she got a C.

“That’s not so terrible,” said Kirby, whose own card was a blend of Bs and Cs. “I don’t have a single A, and I didn’t expect one. And look at Brendon, with all those notes from the teacher and a D in citizenship! You’re some kind of saint compared to the two of us!”

“That’s not the point,” Nancy said angrily. “I deserve an A in social studies! That’s my best subject. I’ve been to all the places! I could practically have written that textbook myself.” Her blue eyes were blazing. “It’s that nutcase Ms. Green! She’s deliberately marked me down. It’s not because of my work! It’s because she doesn’t like me!”

“You made her look like an idiot in front of Mr. Duncan,” Kirby said. “She’s probably never forgiven you for that. She expected you to be punished for cheating on the quiz. I don’t think she believes in ESP.”

“I don’t care if she didn’t,” Nancy said. “She’s unfair, and she’s nasty. Everyone else in the class thinks so, too.”

“You’ve made a lot of friends since Ms. Green started picking on you,” Kirby observed. “Jessie and Emily and all those other girls. When we first started school they never paid any attention to you, and now they hang out with you all the time.”

“They’re just mad for me,” Nancy said. “She’s not going to get away with it, Kirby. I’m going to teach her a thing or two!”

“That’s a stupid thing to say,” Kirby commented. “You can’t ‘teach’ a teacher. She’s a cranky old lady and she’s probably going to retire soon, anyway. Just put up with her for a few more months, and then you’ll never have to think about her again.”

There was something about the way Nancy was acting lately that bothered Kirby. Her twin had always been serious and intense by nature, but now these qualities seemed magnified. There was a permanent frown line between her eyes, as if she were concentrating on the world’s heaviest problems.

The change in her sister had come so suddenly and abruptly that Kirby could pinpoint the exact day. It was the first weekend after the holidays. She herself had spent almost the entire day at the dance studio, and when she came home in the late afternoon, Nancy had been waiting for her.

“Kirby,” she had said, “I need you to help me with something. Will you?”

“Depends,” Kirby had responded. “What is it?”

“I want to do some exercises,” Nancy said, “with my mind.”

“Well, start with pliés,” Kirby told her, laughing, “and think about them hard—bend slowly down, down, down—” She broke off the joke at the look on her sister’s face. “Are you serious?”

“More serious than I’ve ever been in my life,” Nancy said. “I want to develop my gift the way you work to develop yours. I want to be able to use it and make it as strong as I can.

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