Tag: James Patterson
Dec. 28, 2010 | 6:03 a.m.
James Patterson’s ‘The Gift’ is colorful, inventive wizard saga
REVIEW Books and movies have been banned. Music, art — they too have been outlawed by an evil regime known as the New Order and its hateful leader, The One Who Is The One. Gone are the days of individualism and integrity, and with it the easy availability of cheeseburgers and rock ‘n’ roll. Such is the world inhabited by teen siblings Wisty and Whit Allgood as they attempt to evade capture in “The Gift,” the second installment of James Patterson’s bestselling “Witch & Wizard” series for young adults. Armed only with a blank journal and a single drumstick, a wicked sense of humor and an awful ineptitude with timing, it’s up to the Allgoods to cast off the shackles of oppression. “The Gift” picks up exactly where the first book ended: With Wisty and Whit waiting to be hung by ...





