Second Sight

An immaculate and pleasantly penned book this one. In an alternative version of Washinton DC of 1864, we have an entertaining all-seeing storyteller, a mindbending spiral on history, and absorbing, background info about the emerging American theatre of the mid-60’s. This novel provides a page-turnin......more

This book took a twist on American history as well as Historic Fiction. The book follows a boy named Joseph and his father Nicholas in the final months of the Civil War. They preform "mind reading" act in Washington D.C. There routine is not the real thing but they impress the crows. Until one day h......more

I am a big fan of Gary Blackwood's writing. I like his books, and this one is no exception. This book takes place in Washington DC during the Civil War. Joseph is a teen, who is just as ordinary as the rest of us, but he is striving to be different. He and his father, for the past two years have bee......more

An alternate history set around the time of Lincoln's assassination, a boy Joseph is perfecting a mind-reading act with his father, a has-been actor, when he meets a girl who appears to have actual mind-reading abilities. Can they help prevent the kidnapping and/or assassination of Abraham Lincoln?......more

This is a fun Civil War story that re-imagines that night at Ford's Theatre and the few days proceeding. Definitely an "alternative history" with a better ending than the real events! Includes many real-life characters from Suratt's boarding house, seen through the eyes of a young boy who, with his......more