A review by erincharp
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

5.0

This was such a fun, quirky book. Teddy Telemachaus and Maureen McKinnon meet after responding to an add for a secret government study. Teddy has the gift of sleight of hand, but no real powers. Maureen, on the other hand, possesses real and measurable psychic powers. Her powers become of great use to the government during the Cold War. Although Teddy has no real powers, he manages to make Maureen fall in love with him, marry him, and together they create a brood of kids who may or may not have powers like Maureen's, but all of whom form the Amazing Telemachaus Family. Irene is a human lie detector, while Buddy can see the future. Not to be left out, Frank can move objects with his mind.

That was in the past, though. In the present, Frank, Irene, and Buddy are all grown up, some with kids of their own. The book explores the family dynamics, as well as those things we inherit from our families--whether they are psychic powers or the color of our eyes.