Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic. So when she rescues a beautiful wounded bird, she is convinced that the glowing white feather it...
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Jun 19, 2010
Kirsten
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This was a disappointing outing from an author I normally really enjoy. It's got promise: Xandra, who loves animals and feels out of place in her large, talented family, finds a beautiful feather after helping an injured bird. Belinda, the "weird girl" at her private school, sees the feather and pronounces it a Key that can open the wielder to magic. She shows Xandra how to use it, but Xandra quickly discovers that the previously invisible creatures that the Key reveals to her are n
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Jun 09, 2010
Wendy
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This book was mad good. I think that the theme of this book would be don't listen to what people say. you should listen to what you think is right and follow your heart of whats right.this girl name Xandra Hobson has always been fascinated by magic. she was going around a forest one day and she found a wounded bird. So when she rescues a beautiful wounded bird, she is convinced that the glowing white feather leaves behind must be magical. When she brings the feather to school, she is surprised t
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Nov 07, 2010
Lacey
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I think that the book "the unseen" is a good science fiction. The book is about a parallel world. Xandra goes into the forbidden forest and the hunters come. She hears a gun fire and the bullet hits a white bird. She does not see the bird go down but she see's the wound when the bird comes close. She has to hurry and make sure the bird or herself does not get hit. She picks up the bird and takes it to the stream to wipe the blood off. The hunters dogs soon smell the prey (the bird) and
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Aug 07, 2007
Kate
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Xandra hates her huge, gifted family, and spends most of her time exploring the forbidden forest around her house and rescuing animals. After rescuing a white bird, Xandra finds the bird missing and only a feather remaining. The weird girl at school teaches her that the feather is a Key into the Unseen. When Xandra uses the Key, she begins to see scary shadowy creatures. Eventually Xandra figures out that she sees scary creatures because she has been mean-spirited to her family and others, a
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Jun 08, 2009
Jan
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This was a 'young adult' book and was written in a style appropriate to that audience. I was unaware of that fact when I requested it from the library. An interesting look at family and other relationships from a pre-teen's point of view. Enjoyed the magic/fantasy aspects.
Sep 19, 2010
Amanda
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I really wanted to like this but there wasn't really a coherent plot. And the idea of there being an Unseen world all around us never got more than a few pages of mention, making the book seem pointless.
May 17, 2009
Carrie
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Something about Snyder's books leaves me unsettled. Hmmm. I still don't know if I should recommend them to my daughter or not. She doesn't get "unsettled" as easy as I do. Any ideas?
Oct 15, 2009
Megan
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it seems that it would be a good idea to go in to the unseen world but really it was kind of a bad thing.
Nov 25, 2008
Emily
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It is really good and even if you don't like fantasy you will still like it.
Dec 05, 2010
Sabrina
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terrible book! so boring i fell asleep on page 1! NEVER READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
Apr 04, 2008
Not so great. I remember loving The Changeling, and this seemed a watered down version. Too much exegesis in dialog--I want to believe that young adult books don't actually require that. ZKS's prolific, so I guess she was bound to strike out sometime. Or I'm 30 and can't understand.
May 13, 2010
Michelle
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When I went back and reread it, it wasn't as good as I'd remembered. It's still a great book, though!! Read it when you're young, so the two dimensional characters and stilted writing style don’t annoy you.
Nov 20, 2011
Franklin
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She could have made this book really interesting, and for a while it was, but then it started to get all "Eh." The main character was super-annoying, anyuway. Typical seventh-grader.
Mar 23, 2008
Christina
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I read this book before adding it to my classroom library. I loved it and the students really do too.
Nov 25, 2009
jollyroger
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very mind boggleing. made me think about things i kan't percieve thru the senses
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