Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power

Name: Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: David Pogue
ISBN: 9781441864437

Author: David Pogue

Narrator: David Pogue

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 04/27/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

Abby Carnelia is an average sixth grader. She gets along okay with her parents, does pretty well in school, and has an annoying little brother. There’s absolutely nothing remarkable about her at all—that is, until the day when she happens to tug on her earlobes while standing in front of a hard-boiled egg.That’s the day Abby discovers there’s something very, very special about her after all: she has a magical power, and there are some people who will do anything to find out where it came from.

About David Pogue

David Pogue writes the tech column for the New York Times every week, and in Scientific American every month. He's the host of "NOVA ScienceNow" and other science shows on PBS, and he's been a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning since 2002. Abby Carnelia's One and Only Magical Power is his debut children's novel. He lives in Connecticut with his three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kailyn on August 05, 2017

RTC......more

Goodreads review by Thurston on September 05, 2010

The boys seemed to like this one, and it planted an early seed of corporate distrust, assuming they did not take this as a pity party for Big Pharma and their struggles to make billions off pills. Anyways, its hard to argue with the idea that all kids are special, and having it set loosely against a......more

Goodreads review by Hedy on August 16, 2023

This is a fun book with some lovable characters! The plot gets a little grim, and it isn’t the best thing I’ve read for this age group, but it wasn’t a bad book to pick up at the elementary school book fair!......more

Goodreads review by Shanel on August 31, 2020

All I remember from reading this was the letter she sent to her family with the secret message. I thought that was the coolest thing. 8/10 would recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Siena on April 19, 2025

Read this back in fifth grade- remembered it almost six years later today and I want to reread it!......more