I've always wondered what it would be like to be telekinetic. How would I use my powers? In Chasing Power, the main character, Kayla, is blessed/cursed with the power of telekinesis. As the story opens we find her using her powers to steal from others. She claims its because her family desperately needs the help. (Wouldn't it have made more sense to get a part time job?) She and her mother Moonbeam are constantly hiding from her abusive father. He's already murdered her sister and if he ever finds them he will only cause trouble. Kayla pickpockets partly for the thrill and also because she wants to have enough money saved up that her and her mom could run at the drop of a hat and be able to start a life somewhere else. Kayla's mom has no idea Kayla has been using her powers. Moonbeam strictly forbids her from using them because they would attract unwanted attention or could lead her father to them. Kayla believes she's inconspicuous when she pickpockets, but one day, a boy catches her in the act of stealing. He blackmails her into helping him find his mother who he claims has been kidnapped. If she doesn't help him, he will tell Moonbean about Kayla using her powers. Kayla relents to helping him and what entails is an action packed quest for answers and a search from magic stones. This story takes place in Santa Barbara during the summer time. Pacing in the beginning is fairly slow. It took a while to really establish what was going on and set the story in motion. Writing is fairly simple and plot is not very complex. This one is told in a third person narrative, from the perspective of the female lead, Kayla. Kayla is a good natured person. She's brave, intelligent and a quick thinker. She's very good at sifting through difficult situations and formulating solid plans. She's a little haphazard about using her powers. One thing that bothered me about Kayla was that she really didn't mind her mother. She sort of did whatever she pleased. Daniel is the boy who discovered Kayla's powers. He's desperate, good looking, but kind of selfish in the beginning. He only is thinking of himself and solving his own problems. He also has a secret power. He can "jump" from one location to another transporting he and another person millions of miles away in just moments, as long as he has a photo of his intended destination. Daniel wasn't the brightest when it came to using his powers. It was a little irritating that even when he knew doing multiple jumps could drain him of his energy and cause him to get dangerously ill he continued to do it anyways. Selena is Kayla's best friend. She's intelligent, a pleaser and is extremely wealthy. It seems like she's the polar opposite of Kayla. All she wants to do is what her parents ask of her. I really liked Selena. She seemed liked a really good girl and it was nice how she worked together with Kayla and Daniel to find the magic stones. Overall, this story for me was just meh. The premise behind the story was enticing. I felt like the execution may have been off just slightly. Lots of the information about the stones, the magic and the history came in "telling" not showing me. At times there was an overwhelming amount of information dumping. It came all at once instead of slowly as the story unfolded. This is one of those stories where I didn't really connect to the characters, either. I'd say this one far more plot driven. In the end this one wrapped up nicely. The last 1/4 of the book was action packed and went by really fast. At the conclusion the author left some room for more story to be told. So I'm quite curious to see if this one will be a stand alone or part of a series. At this point, I'm not entirely sure if I would continue with the series or not. I think this book would be perfect for readers in 7th to 10th graders. Its was a totally clean read. It did have small bits of romance, but no instalove or love triangles. Those readers who are drawn to plot driven stories and enjoy fairly straightforward and simple plots this is a good fit.