The Third Eye [Turtleback]

Lois Duncan (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606004742
• ISBN-13: 978-0606004749
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,778,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lois Duncan was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Sarasota, FL.
She knew from early childhood that she wanted to be a writer. She submitted her first story to a magazine at age 10 and became published at 13. Throughout her high school years she wrote regularly for young people's publications, particularly Seventeen.

As an adult, Lois moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she taught magazine writing for the Journalism Department at the University of New Mexico and continued to write for magazines. Over 300 of her articles and stories appeared in such publications as Ladies Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest, and for many years she was a contributing editor for Woman's Day.

Lois is the author of over 50 books, ranging from children's picture books to poetry to adult non-fiction, but is best known for her young adult suspense novels, which have received Young Readers Awards in 16 states and three foreign countries. In 1992, Lois was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award, presented by the School Library Journal and the ALA Young Adult Library Services Association for "a distinguished body of adolescent literature." In 2009, she received the Katharine Drexel Award, awarded by the Catholic Library Association "to recognize an outstanding contribution by an individual to the growth of high school and young adult librarianship and literature."

Six of her novels -- SUMMER OF FEAR, KILLING MR. GRIFFIN, GALLOWS HILL, RANSOM, DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU and STRANGER WITH MY FACE -- were made-for-TV movies. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER and HOTEL FOR DOGS were box office hits.

Although young people are most familiar with Lois Duncan's fictional suspense novels, adults may know her best as the author of WHO KILLED MY DAUGHTER?, the true story of the murder of Kaitlyn Arquette, the youngest of Lois's five children. Kait's heartbreaking story has been featured on such TV shows as Unsolved Mysteries, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Sally Jessy Raphael and Inside Edition. A full account of the family's on-going personal investigation of this still unsolved homicide can be found on the Internet at http://kaitarquette.arquettes.com.

Lois Duncan's personal web page is at http://loisduncan.arquettes.com.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Supernatural powers, deadly choices...like them? read this!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Third Eye (Laurel-leaf books) (Paperback)

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK!, August 29, 2000

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Laura - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Third Eye (Laurel-leaf books) (Paperback)

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!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Eye" is the one to READ!, May 24, 2000

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Levi Fry Intermediate Student - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Third Eye (Laurel-leaf books) (Paperback)

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!