One day on his walk to school, he is approached by a fellow high school student named Beth who asks him about being a thief. This opens a dialogue between the two that continues over several days and builds into a friendship.
With the help of his guidance counselor, Ezekiel is referred to a group of young people who have similar small talents that they refer to as micropowers. Some of their talents are more useful than others.
Ezekiel is approached by a police officer to help find a missing girl. But, he doesn't believe his talent can be used that way. After discussing it with Beth though, he gives it a try. It requires a change in how he thinks about his talent and with his talent.
The first half of the book is about Ezekiel and his growing friendship with Beth. Also, it is about his growing and changing thoughts about his micropower of finding things. After the first part of the book, the second is somewhat predictable.
The topic of micropowers is interesting. The ability, say to make someone yawn, seems pretty useless. But, it is still something that the general population doesn't have. And you can see where having a micropower like Ezekiel's could be both a liability and a gift at times.
Ezekiel and Beth have interesting conversations. There is a lot of snark and wit involved. This is both good and bad. It is entertaining to read, but it seems a little over the top and in some cases it seems like it would be exhausting if all of their conversations really were like this.
This is definitely a YA and older book because of some of the subject matter. There are times that some of the writing seems to be at a lower level, but the subject matter trumps that - the missing girl and what her fate might be.
It is a dialog heavy book. That's just an observation. It was a fast read for me. I wanted to see the resolution of both the first and second halves of the book. There is no technical division between halves, but there seems to be a division nonetheless.
Overall, it's a good book. I gave it 3 stars out of 5. The amount of dialog can make it heavy on the tell vs. show. And I thought that the problems were solved a little quickly. It seemed to me that a whole book could have been made from either the first part or the second part. Still, the dialog was good. The characters of Ezekiel and Beth are interesting. And the idea of micropowers is worth exploring. It is definitely worth a read.
Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card was published September 10th, 2019 by Blackstone.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This did not affect my opinions.
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