Cashman, Erin The Exceptionals Holiday House, 2012. $16.95. 236 pages. Content: Language: PG-13 (21 swears; 2 Gods); Sexual Content: PG; Violence: PG.
Claire’s family members all have special talents, such as truth-sayers or mediums, but she can only hear animals. She has pretended like she can’t hear animals ever since she decided that it wasn’t that special. After her parents decide to move her to the special academy that is run by the family, Claire becomes more interested in tapping into her talent. Claire also meets a strange and mysterious boy in the forest named Dylan who she falls for, but he doesn’t go to the school. As the star students start disappearing from the special school, Claire’s parents go in search of the problem, but Claire and Dylan, with the help of Claire’s brother and friends, find that the problem is closer than they realize. Also, Claire discovers that her talent is been part of a prophecy and she needs to develop it to help her family and the friends that she has made.
This book has a lot of action, great characters and a fun storyline. There are parts of the book that have bad transitions and a few times the author builds up a part of the story, to explain it too quickly in a sentence or two. The cover is awful, and the character on the cover looks to be twelve, even though the characters in the book are sixteen. Overall, I enjoyed the read. MS, HS-ADVISABLE.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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