Second+Sight



What are the characters in this book? Joseph Ehrlich- The main protagonist, Joseph is a fourteen year old boy living in Washington D.C. in 1864. Joseph and his father, Nicholas, have perfected a 'mind-reading' act in which Joseph is the main attraction. Joseph's stage name is Yosef Godunov. Nicholas Ehrlich- Joseph's father, who used to be an actor/opera singer until a drunken fight damaged his vocal cords. Nicholas invents the 'mind-reading' act that launches himself and his son Joseph into fame. Nicholas's stage name is Professor Godunov. Carolina Ehrlich - Joseph and Margaretta's mother, who is quiet, reserved, and suffers from constant headaches and depression over her daughter Margaretta's death. Carolina is supposedly of Gypsy descent. Margaretta Ehrlich - Joseph's younger sister, who died on her seventh birthday in a horsecar accident. Eddie Montoya - A twelve year old boy who walks tightropes for a living. Eddie and his family live in Mrs. McKenna's boardinghouse, and Eddie, whose dream job is to be a spy, often spies on the other boarders. Mr.Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States of America who often comes to the Ford Theatre. Cassandra Quinn - An ten year old orphan girl who actually posesses the gift of second sight or precognition. Cassandra is Patrick Nolan's niece, and becomes fast friends with Joseph Ehrlich. John Wilkes Booth - A famous actor who plotted to assasinate President Lincoln. Honora Fitzpatrick - A scientifically-minded woman who tutors Cassandra. Davy Herold - A young man who associates with John Wilkes Booth and admires Honora Fitzpatrick. Patrick Nolan - A crude Irishman who is the uncle of Cassandra. Mrs. McKenna - The landlady of Mrs. McKenna's Boarding House.

__Second Sight__ is a story about a boy named Joseph Ehrlich, who lives in Washington D.C. in 1864 with his parents in a Mrs. McKenna's boardinghouse. Joseph and his father Nicholas have devised a 'mind-reading' act, which they finally perfect and perform at the Ford's Theatre. They soon become a sensation in Washington, but Joseph's fame soon pales next to the real actual mind-reading, future-predicting talent of Cassandra Quinn, a young girl who sees images of the future in her mind. They encounter the young, handsome actor John Wilkes Booth, who seems to be involved in a secret plot. Cassandra soon sees a dire event happening in the future: the endangerment of President Abraham Lincoln, who often comes to watch performances in the theatres. Will Cassandra and Joseph be able to warn the President in time?
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