The Gift

by Peter Dickinson

Book Overview

A boy with psychic powers struggles to save his loved ones

When Davy's mother deserts their family, Davy's father packs his children into a rickety old car and takes them on a vacation. They drive to their mysterious old grandparents' house in the sprawling Welsh countryside, a place so rural that running water is a novelty. It is there that Davy learns he has the gift. He has always seen the pictures--images in his head that tell of the future or the past--but his grandmother explains that the gift is both a remarkable power and a terrible curse. It was the gift that killed Davy's great-uncle--and it is the gift that could save his life.

Seven years later, Davy is in high school, and for the first time he can remember, life is almost normal. But when he starts having troubling visions of his father's new employer he knows that only he can save his family from destruction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504015010
• ISBN13: 9781504015011
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11

Customer Reviews

Cursed Gift?

Peter Dickinson's amazing book is absolutely amazing! Davy has a gift passed on by his ancestor - who has done a great deed for this certain man. As a reward, he was given a wish. He wished that he could read other people's minds. It is extremely scary when Davy discovers that he and his family are in serious danger because this man, who Davy had named "WOLF" is trying to kill them!