A Gift of Magic
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The illustration on our March cover is by Chris Riddell. It is taken from Philip Ridley's new book, Meteorite Spoon, published by Viking, to whom we're grateful for help in using this illustration. Details of the book are given in the Authorgraph.
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A Gift of Magic
Each of the children is given a talent by their grandmother - one is to be a dancer, another a musician while Nancy is to be a Seer. The naturalness of her gift is one of the attractions of the book. Her brother and sister just accept it and the author leaves us to accept it too. The double-edged nature of the imposition of talents could be made more of - Kirby's compulsion to dance and her flair for it are in conflict with her physique - but the drama is well handled and gripping. All Lois Duncan Fans will be more than happy.
