Review Quotes Mystery intertwined with fantasy, and chapters arranged by date, give urgency to the fantasy-mystery-action hybrid.- Booklist Readers will enjoy the candy-shop wish fulfillment in this fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel. But all this experimentation has consequences, and Chris soon finds himself forced to face them-or his new life will be over before it can begin. It seems that age twelve is a special time for the human brain, which is capable of remarkable feats-as also evidenced by Chriss peers Ernest and Mortimer Genver, who, at the direction of their vengeful and manipulative mother, are testing the boundaries of the human mind. When Christopher begins at his new school, he is astounded at what he can do. But a mysterious visit from the Ministry of Education indicates that Chris might have some potential after all: He is invited to attend the prestigious Myers Holt Academy. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesnt have the energy to deal with him. No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. Book Synopsis Delve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this fast-paced, superhero-tinged spy novel (Publishers Weekly), the thrilling start to a middle grade series that expands the possibilities of power. He then gets offered to go to Myers Holt school to be trained and enrich his special-Ability.About the Book Readers can delve into the extraordinary abilities of the mind of 12-year-old Christopher Lane, in this thrilling start to a middle-grade series that expands the possibilities of power. He struggles and struggles until one day a woman called Ms. He gets teased in school and has no money.

Being an only child with an ungrateful mom and a dead dad is hard. more Great, intriguing book and a good intro to a new series.'Christopher is having a hard time in school, his social life, and family life.

So, when the offer comes to go to a full tuition scholarship, special school to hone and train his “ability”, Chris accepts! It’s a small school, with only a few other students, and they receive the royal treatment, but can the children learn to control their abilities in time to save the Prime Minister? The first book in The Ability series, I’d hoped it would be more interesting, that the premise would develop better, that it would be better written. His father is dead and his mother has been grieving for several years, won’t leave the house, and Chris is trying to keep it together.

The teachers and the headmaster hate him, and his home life is terrible. Review 1: 12-year-old Christopher Lane gets in trouble at school.

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