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The Third Eye

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Karen Conners was thought to be one of the most ordinary students in school, but she was anything but ordinary. Karen was blessed with a wonderful ability to find missing children. The Third Eye, by Lois Duncan was an interesting tale of the struggles of a young woman and her denial of the gift she possessed. I enjoyed reading the story so much because I did not find one point where I lost interest or became confused. I would recommend this story to just about anybody. Two particular incidents in the story I found to be most interesting are also the events that are most important. The first involves Karen, of course. For Karen, everything happened way too fast. She was babysitting at the Zenners when she realized the Zenners' son Bobby was missing. Karen's search around the neighborhood yielded no results. All of a sudden, Karen began to experience a strange feeling. No more than seconds later, visions began to appear in her head. The visions Karen saw were of the place where Bobby was trapped. This event was when Karen realizes she has a special gift. The problem with the missing child was especially important because this is when the reader is first introduced to Karen's powers and the reader is also able to decipher more of what Karen's character is all about. I liked this incident mainly because of the way Duncan built up on the characters by developing unique traits according to each character's point of view. I chose the next incident because this is also a really important event. I was given more of an in depth description of Karen's gift. Duncan explained how her gift works under certain circumstances. Due to Karen's experience finding Bobby, letters from parents with missing children from all over the world began to arrive at Karen's house. Frantic parents would call her house at all hours begging and pleading for her help. Karen gave in to one mother, only because police came to her house and begged for help. A little girl had been missing for about two weeks. The last time she was seen was with her father. The child's father came to visit the little girl, and he brought her a new bicycle. The mother's only hope was to find the child. She did not care where she was, as long as she was returned home dead or alive. Karen spent some time in the child's room and around the house in hopes of getting some sort of vision. Karen eventually gave up. She thought all was lost, when, all of a sudden, on her way home she began to give the police officer directions to a place where she had never been before. The place ended up being a river where only the bike and a pair of shoes lay. The child had apparently gone for a swim and never returned. After this incident, Karen never ever wanted to use her powers again. She felt as if she had some what of a responsibility for the drowned child. Karen had never felt so awful in her life. At this point in the story, I had no idea if Karen was every going to use her powers again. At this, I really became interested because I knew for a fact that one more main event had to take place. I just never knew what was going to happen. The story really got me interested when I realized I just had to find out if Karen ever used her powers again. Overall, the Third Eye was a good way of realizing different points of view. From my perspective, Karen was the perfect example of an every day person. Karen had to figure out a way to put others before herself and not get hurt trying. Because I like the way Lois Duncan expressed herself, I have come to the conclusion that I will definitely read other stories written by her. I would recommend this story to just about anyone who would appreciate the valuable morals that Duncan expressed.

This book is just awesome! Basically, it's about an 18-year-old girl who has the special gift, or Third Eye, to locate missing children. The action and suspense start right from the beginning and it was hard to interrupt my reading to do other work. The minute I started reading the book, I was hooked! Lois Duncan uses such vivid and realistic descriptions to bring life to her characters and settings. The words used in descriptions are so inspiring and creative! The plot itself is intriguing and engaging! Believe me, it's hard to put down the book once you start! This is the first book I've read by Lois Duncan and you can bet I'm going to read more of her exceptional novels! If you love suspense, mystery, and a touch of romance, then this is definitely the book for YOU!

In The Third Eye Karen Conners finds out that she has the ability to locate missing children "supernaturally". Karen's mother is very disapproving. She does not like the way her daughter has become a media showcase. Karen's heoric deeds increase as she gets used to her powers. Then, her talents are really tested when TEN children are kidnapped from a day care. Will she be able to find them? Buy the book and find out! This book is a real page-turner! When I started reading I couldn't put it down. This book was anything but boring. There was always more to find out, another mystery, another reason to keep reading. There was more than just the mystery of finding the missing children. Karen is in real danger as she goes out looking for the kids. Another woman who had powers like Karen got shot because of "the third eye" (that's what the psychic ability is called). Teenagers who like thrilling mysteries would really enjoy this book. If you need a book that will really keep you interested, this is the book for you!

Picture this. You're babysitting for a family one afternoon. You look everywhere, but you cannot find one of the children. Then you sit down. You start getting kinds of "visions" in your head of the child. You call the police and soon enough, your visios are right and you have found the missing child. That's what happens to Karen, a young girl in high school. In this book Karen finds that she has a "third eye" and can find missing children. I liked this book because it was a reflective book. By reflective I mean that you must remember what has happened in the beginning of the book. If you like mysteries, I would reccommend this book to you.

I bought this book, left it on my shelf, and picked it up 2 weeks ago. I loved it soooo much. It's about this popular girl named Karen who has a power to " see " missing people. She finds one boy, and then the newpapers have her on headlines like crazy! It's really great. I want to tell you the whole story, but I would be giving it away!

The Third Eye is about an eighteen-year old that has a "third eye." That is she has the ability to see and feel things of missing children from the past and present. She has helped the police recover the body of a missing child, but is unwilling to do it again. However, if she does not help Ron Wilson, what will happen to his nephew and the other children? Extremely well written book and a page turner. I recommend you read this book if you love things about the supernatural or your a Lois Duncan fan.

I read this book two years ago and it was great.When I first read the book, I wasn't interested, but as I kept reading, I couldn't put the book down. The ending was soooooooooooo good!I recommend this book to people who like mystery .

I'm a huge fan of Lois Duncan's books (especially "Down A Dark Hall" and "Summer of Fear"), but THE THIRD EYE was lacking something. I found myself getting bored with the plot and wishing the book would end already.

Karen isn't your ordinary teenage girl. She has a "third eye," which helps her locate missing children through vivid daydreams/dreams. When she meets a rookie police officer after reporting one of the missing kids, he takes a special interest in Karen and her psychic abilities. Soon they form a friendship, and they also form a bit of a team. He tells Karen when there are known cases of missing kids, and she helps him find them.

This all works for a little while, until something big happens, and Karen finds herself - as well as some missing kids - in danger.

THE THIRD EYE wasn't bad, exactly, but it wasn't good either. It moved really slow, and it was really easy to figure out the "twist" at the end of the book.

Rather than recommending this, I'd suggest that newcomers to Ms. Duncan's books should read the two mentioned above or "Stranger With My Face."

Overall grade: C-

THE THIRD EYE is about a girl who has visions about missing children.Karen can see where missing kids are. She doesnt want to though.A police man asks for her help, but she doesn't know if she wants to help him find missing kids.
Ms. Duncan is an excellent writer.She has written many books such as SUMMER OF FEAR, DAUGHTERS OF EVE, STRANGER WITH MY FACE,the ever popular I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER and many others.She is my favorite author and I have a lot of books by her.If you are a fan of mystery and drama, you should read this book.Ms. Duncan writes with such suspense that I want the book to keep going even after I've finished it.I just cant wait to pick up another by Ms. Duncan.

The Third Eye by Lois Duncan is great. This book was reveling the life of a teenage girl with a gift that she doesn't want. This is an oddly interesting book with a super natural twist.
In the third eye there is a teenage girl with a gift, she doesn't really want. When Karen turned 18 her gift came to her, but by accident. Now that she has the gift of finding missing children she has many decisions to make. She is slowly getting sucked in to using her gift. Her biggest decision to make is whether to use or lose her gift.
This is an oddly interesting book. I really loved this book but, if you don't like supernatural stories you would not like this. This is a sad funny dramatic and different kind of book. The only weakness I found is the way the author introduces different characters and that is the authors fault. This was very well written. It had an easy to fallow plot and was intriguing at the same time. This is an excellent and enjoyable book for everyone.
Many different tastes would like this, because it is very vertical. This book is unusual and fun. This is an awesome book to read, and so you should really read it.