One day, Abby Carnelia, ordinary sixth grader, realizes she has a magical power. Okay, it's not a fancy one: she can make a hard-boiled egg spin by tugging on her ears. But it's the only one she has, and it's enough to launch her into an adventure where she meets a host of kids with similarly silly powers, becomes a potential guinea pig for a drug company, and hatches a daring plan for escape.

Kids will be dying to unearth their own magical powers after reading this whimsical debut by tech personality David Pogue.

DAVID POGUE is the personal-tech columnist for The New York Times, and his whimsical tech videos appear on CNBC and CBS News Sunday Morning. He’s also the author of numerous books, including Macs for Dummies. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.