The Third Eye (Laurel-leaf books) (Paperback)

by Lois Duncan (Author) "BOBBY Zenner disappeared sometime between noon and one o'clock on the third Saturday in April..." (more)
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Product Description
High school senior Karen, who worries that her psychic powers will make her seem different from other people, is frightened at first when a young policeman asks her to use her gift to help the police locate missing children.

From the Publisher
For the first time in her life, Karen is part of the popular crowd at school. Then when one of the neighborhood children disappears, Karen discovers that she can somehow "see" the missing child.

Will she use her gift in this dangerous game of hide-and-seek?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Laurel Leaf; Reprint edition (July 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440987202
• ISBN-13: 978-0440987208
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #94,707 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Laura (Canada) - See all my reviews

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

By	Levi Fry Intermediate Student (Texas City, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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!

17 of 21 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

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.