when Erin First Sees Matt, She Knows He's The One For Her. Trouble Is, Matt's Got His Eye On Someone Else. But Erin Is Willing To Do Whatever It Takes To Make Matt See Her As More Than A Friend, Including Teaching Him Some Of Her Precious Magic Tricks. With All His Problems At Home, Matt's Glad To Have A Friend Like Erin. So What If Erin Thinks He's Interested? He'll Sort That Out Later. but When Matt's World Begins To Crumble, It Seems Like Erin And Her Magic Might Be His Last Hope. Only, Sometimes It's Hard To Believe In Magic. Especially When Reality Turns Really Ugly . . .
janis Flint-ferguson - Kliatt to Quote From The Review Of The Hardcover In Kliatt, January 2005: The Two Protagonists Of Judy Waite's Second Book Tell Their Stories In Alternating Passages And Alternating Fonts. Both Are Outsiders In Their Hometown In England. Matt Is A Boy Who Is Known To Be Weird. But He Is Not So Weird In His Interest In Kristy, The Pretty, Popular Girlfriend Of Billy Owen. While Hanging Out Around Kristy And Billy, Erin Meets Matt And Is Immediately Smitten With Him. Erin Is An Amateur Magician Who Has Learned The Trade As A Means Of Self-esteem And Identity. It Is Her One Tie To Her Father, Who Left The Family When Her Twin Sisters Were Born. She Catches Matt's Eye And His Interest, Though Not The Interest Erin Would Like. Matt Has A Way With Broken And Hurt Animals And People. He Likens Himself To The Pied Piper And Is Both Genuinely Interested In Erin's Talent And Sensitive To Her Need To Be Liked. He Is Oblivious To Her True Feelings For Him, Devoting His Time To Trying To Get Closer To Kristy. When He Runs Away To Covent Gardens, He Leaves A Mystery Behind And Enters The World Of Street Performers. The Narrative Alternates Between Erin And Matt, Sometimes With The Same Dialog But With Each Character's Own Intentions And Motives Presented. The Stories Are Told Using The British Slang Of Teenagers From A Rough Side Of Town, Which Has To Be Understood Solely By The Context. In The End, Matt Develops An Identity And A Cause, While Erin Continues To Struggle Between Reality And Illusion. Kliatt Codes: Js--recommended For Junior And Senior High School Students. 2003, Simon & Schuster, Pulse, 263p., $6.99.. Ages 12 To 18.

A Trick of the Mind

Judy Waite

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

United States, United States of America

1st ed, New York, ©2003

subject: Magic; Family problems; Interpersonal relations; Emotional problems; Miracles

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theme: Magic; Family problems; Interpersonal relations; Emotional problems; Miracles

The struggles of several young people who confront family problems, emotional problems, unrequited love, mystery, and violence, is told from the viewpoint of Matt, who is known for his unusual behavior but who has unusual gifts, and Erin, who tries to use her proficiency with magic to attract Matt.

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