A Man With An Agenda

Katie makes people nervous. One reason is because of her silver eyes, but there are other, less tangible things. Katie can move things with her mind and she's discovering new talents. She has lived with her grandmother for years, but after her grandmother's death, her mother asks her to live with her in her apartment. There are no other children in the building, but there is a pool, and a kind neighbor woman, but Katie starts getting into trouble. What started as a harmless prank against one neighbor starts having serious consequences and a new arrival in the building is asking an awful lot of questions about her....

It took me awhile to come across a copy of this. By modern standards the book is pretty limited, but for a younger reader interested in breaking into science fiction, this is a pretty good start. The build-up is the story, as Katie no sooner starts investigating her abilities than she makes her discoveries and the story ends rather unbelievably - even for a skiffy children's book. The kids will love it, I let myself rate the book as I would have at the proper age, but there are some doubtful conclusions from the adults and some worrying behavior on the children's part at the very end and I seriously doubt that Katie has much of a chance at a childhood. Read on!