I let him take my hand. The cold blue flame in his eyes held me, seared me. "Do you feel it?" he asked. "It’s a warm tingle, isn’t it? In your hands, moving up your arms, like a current." "No." My hands tingled with warmth. It moved up my arms like a current. When Gwen and Adrian meet, they unlock each other’s latent psychic powers. It’s too bad they can’t stand each other, don’t trust each other, and do everything they can to manipulate each other. Will they use their power to save lives? Or will it destroy them both? Written in alternating voices, this is a compelling, suspenseful novel about power in all its forms—psychic, physical, sexual, romantic. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Jacobs's (The Same Difference) semi-intense cross between a juicy high school melodrama and an experiment in teen E.S.P. gone haywire, flip-flops from scintillating to campy. Told in the alternating voices of two 17-year-olds-Gwen (the "Watcher") and Adrian (the receiver)-the at times heavy-handed story unfolds as the teens learn how to brandish their unwieldy psychic powers. While Gwen attempts to interpret her "visions" so that she can use them as story leads for the town newspaper (she's a photographer), she also grapples with her lust for Adrian and the fact that he seems to be inexplicably drawn to her overweight-and-thick-glasses-self. Conversely, the too-cool-for-school Adrian blatantly feeds off of Gwen's powers (he can read minds, thanks to her) while trying to figure out why he finds her so attractive. Clearly, the two are destined for each other, yet push each other away-the classic "you always want what you can't have" scheme that makes romance novels so enticing. This novel may disappoint those looking for deeper, philosophical meaning sans dramatic overtones ("If I can't have you, I don't want The Power"), but readers who are hoping for a fun, somewhat fantastical read where things don't make sense (and don't necessarily have to) will likely be titillated. Ages 12-up. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Gr 8 Up-A traditional story of teenage angst with a refreshing twist. When Adrian's dad moves the family to Rocky Waters, Ontario, the 11th grader feels angry and out of place. Then he meets Gwen, with whom he feels a powerful, mysterious connection. Her presence empowers him to hear other people's thoughts; his presence allows her to see tragic events in the future. The psychic duo tries to rescue people from impending tragedies. In the end, they discover that The Power can only be used for good if they work together and have the right intentions. Told in alternating voices, Powers is broken into bite-sized and easily digestible segments. This fast-paced plunge into ESP effectively blends the occult with the turmoil of adolescent romance.-Leah Krippner, Harlem High School, Machesney Park, IL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

Two young friends, Ernestina and Enriquito, growing up in prerevolutionary Cuba, are determined to save some wild horses from the powerful landowner, Don Rigol, who runs the town and is clearing the horses' wilderness home to make room for his coffee plantation. At school the two must confront Rigol's arrogant, bullying daughter, whose gold necklace, it turns out, was stolen from Enriquito's mother. With lots of magical realism, the plot is heavily contrived. Tricksters, real and magical, help Enriquito escape from prison and Ernestina from the jaws of a Cayman alligator, and in a climactic court scene, the kids rouse the people to defy the corrupt authority. But in this debut novel by Cuban American Flores-Galbis, the good guys are sweet and funny, the bad are absurd, the action is nonstop, and the urgent conservation issues will strike a chord with kids everywhere. --Hazel Rochman Copyright 2007 Booklist From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.