Seeing Red

by Anne Louise Macdonald

Frankie Uccello seems like just another fourteen-year-old boy -- Ace of Average, King of Common, Master of Middle. Everything he does has a tendency to turn out average. Even when Frankie dreams recurrently of flying, his father tells him that at least one in three people does this. He's perfectly normal, normal, normal. Or is he? When Frankie discovers something ominous about his dreams -- that he can dream the future, especially when something bad is about to happen -- he realizes that he might be talented, after all. But seeing the future was only cool in movies and TV. In real life, you're just a whacko. Besides, the future doesn't look good. One night Frankie dreams his best friend, Tim, falls from a horse. Is Tim going to be killed? Can Frankie save him? Something about the dream doesn't fit, and that something is Weird Maura-Lee, one of three people Frankie avoids like the plague. Maura-Lee can read minds, and she seems to be reading his.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

I was a very shy kid. I found animals easier to understand than people and spent much of my time alone with my imagination, craft and art projects, my family’s many cats and the neighborhood dogs. When I was 13, I bought the biggest German shepherd I could find. And when I was 16 I bought a horse and trained him myself.
I always loved to read. My favorite books were C. S. Lewis’s Narnia series and my father’s collection of science fiction. In my teen years I learned to play the flute and got involved in theater.
I am now retired after 36 years as an animal care technician and thoroughly enjoying the artistic side of myself again. I am currently working on my third novel(still combining my two greatest passions - writing and horses), doing sculpture, painting and singing and hugging my two horses daily.

Reviews

[E. Bard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really a very good read for teens who prefer more slice of life action than the trendier paranormal fantasy series we're seeing everywhere now. With great writing and believable characters, its well worth another look. The story is set in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and filled with enough local quirkiness to pull the reader in and make them feel almost like they've been there. The writing was what held me to the story, reminding me a little of some of the Neal Shusterman novels I've read. I'd recommend it as an early young adult novel, great for readers who enjoy something off the pop fiction beaten path.

[Isaiah Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a very good book. It's about a kid named Frankie Ucello who thinks he is just an average human being unlike his relatives. One night he gets this dream of flying and notices its one of his color dreams which have meant dangerous things. In the dream, he sees somebody falling off a horse with red on. The only person he knows that rides horses is his friend Tim. At first, it seems like it's just his imagination but over time it becomes a reality. Will he have enough time to save his friend? This book was really good. As soon as I read the first page I knew it was good. I recommend this book to 12-13 year old.

[Zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was overall, not a bad book but it leaves you wanting some immidiate plot change or something to happen. The book is a bit predictable at times, and it's more meant for readers unlike myself. Frank is a nice person but his thoughts seem somewhat convenient at times.

[Nada El-Falou · Rating 4 out of 5]

love it... thought it could've been better

[Hamid]

gggggggg