false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175050875m/473869.jpg 473869 2 The LaZelle family of southern California has a secret: they can do magic. Real magic. As a teenager, a LaZelle undergoes "the Transition"--a severe illness that will either kill him or leave him with magical powers. If he's lucky, he gains a talent like shape-changing or wish-granting. If he's unlucky, he never experiences Transition. If he's especially unlucky, he undergoes Transition late, which increases his chances of dying. And if he survives, he will bear the burden of a dark, dangerous magic: the ability to cast only curses. And curse he must, for when a LaZelle doesn't use his magic, it kills him.<p>In Nina Kiriki Hoffman's <I>A Fistful of Sky</I>, Gypsum LaZelle is unique among her brothers and sisters: she has not undergone Transition. She resigns herself to a mundane, magic-bereft existence as a college student. Then one weekend, when her family leaves her home alone, she becomes gravely ill... <I>--Cynthia Ward</I> 1637893 2002 A Fistful Of Sky total:241|5:87|4:102|3:40|2:10|1:2| 241 985 387 46 5 2 false false Mon Nov 26 10:30:28 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 10:30:54 -0800 2007 5 2 false false Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 05 19:15:39 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 27 07:32:24 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Wed Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Oct 20 14:56:14 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 02 10:42:52 -0800 2008 4 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Aug 02 19:21:30 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 19:30:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 11:39:27 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 11:47:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon May 26 11:31:05 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 11:34:58 -0700 2008 Gypsy is a very appealing heroine, and her...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 17:57:04 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 17:58:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 15 06:03:26 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 06:03:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 15:55:27 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 16:02:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Mar 15 10:30:38 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 10:30:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 27 09:43:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 09:50:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:08:30 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:09:09 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Sat Jun 23 21:40:21 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 21:41:00 -0700 2007 5 1 false false Wed Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Mar 07 17:09:39 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 17:09:39 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Tue Dec 11 17:42:16 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 17:42:56 -0800 2007 Strange ending but otherwise fairly good read. ]]> 5 1 false false Wed Dec 05 15:29:21 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 15:29:55 -0800 2007 ]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 23 12:49:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 12:50:51 -0700 2008 4 1 false false Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Sep 01 20:34:17 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 09:10:00 -0700 2007 http://fillingthewell.livejournal.com/28...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 15 16:25:39 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 16:26:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 20:20:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 20:20:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=473869