![]() ![]() “The Manifestor Prophecy” is set in Jackson, Miss., and Thomas makes the city come alive. “My momma says I’m sneakier than a snake in slippers,” JP remarks at one point. ![]() She has a delicious sense of humor and a strong ear for dialogue. Her characters are richly drawn and always engaging. Thomas, beloved for such novels as “The Hate U Give” and “Concrete Rose,” has many Gifts (with a capital G) herself, as a fiction writer. When he’s accused of a crime she refuses to believe he committed, Nic and her best friend, JP (deemed an Unremarkable for his lack of magical powers), set off to clear his name, and along the way discover hidden truths about themselves. It quickly becomes clear, however, that even Nic’s protective dad can’t keep her from her Gift. The first book in a trilogy, “The Manifestor Prophecy” begins on Nic’s 12th birthday, the year her father has promised to teach her how to use “the Gift.” She receives a hellhound pup instead. Nic Blake, the heroine of Angie Thomas’s debut middle grade novel, and her dad (who has “a dimpled smile, dark brown skin, black locs” and is referred to as “the cute father”) are Manifestors: highly revered master wizards in a secret league of gifted people called the Remarkables. THE MANIFESTOR PROPHECY (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, Book 1), by Angie Thomas ![]()
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