Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology

by Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman

Book Overview

Princess Lenora and Prince Coren are two reluctant, soon-to-be-wed royals caught in a strange world that holds them hostage and robs them of their powers. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689801386
• ISBN13: 9780689801389
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

One Amazing Book

I really liked this book a lot! It was a mixture of fantasy, humor and a bit of romance. Somthing about the book made me keep reading for hours on end until the book was finished. Princess Lenora is from Gepeth, a country where everyone can imagine something and make it real. (I guess you won't need to go to the mall anymore.) But no one except Lenora will use their powers because it might upset the Balance. (Oh dear!) Prince Coren is from Andilla where people live in their minds. They can imagine they're eating fried chicken when what they're really eating is blue mush. (Yuck!) Instead of talking, they communicate with their minds. However, Coren doesn't like the idea of people being able to read his mind, so he decides to stop imagining a soft, fluffy bed and instead sleeps on a bumpy, old, real, bed. Well, these two young royals are to be married. (Not of their own free will) During the ceremony, Lenora transports both of them to a world she sees in a basin of water. They find that in that world, they are unable to use their powers. Soon Coren and Lenora figure out what's going on and who is causing all of the problems. You have to read this book and its sequels!

An Edge of Your seat +Laughing your head off Fantasy

This book is not as serious as some of the great books i've read ( aka:His Dark Materials, stuff like that), but the writing is just as good. In this humorus fantasy, the bored Princess Lenora runs away from an unwanted marrige to the kind, but boring, weakling Prince Coren. When Lenora runs away, Prince Coren follows her. They get trapped in another world that Lenora has accidently created, a world thats completely controled by the evil Hevak. This book shows that people aren't always what they seem, and everybody has a gift that will help in hard times.

The Bored Adventurous Princess and Boring Prince

This book is the first in a series (I have only read the first two so far) for young adult readers - but anyone could read it. This book shows you the downsides of reading minds and getting everything you dream of, and also shows you that maybe boring people aren't so boring after all. It is somewhat of a love story, but not so that it's annoying or at all like a romance novel; it's more like a first kiss book. If you like this one, you'll also like "The Enchanted Forest Chronicles," "A Gift of Magic," and "The Giver."

Of Two Minds

I really love this book. I like reading fantasy and romance. This book has both but has more fantasy in it. Princess Lenora is a girl who is turning 17. Her father brings Prince Coren to her for her birthday. Her parents and Coren's parents wants them to marry. Before they met both saw something in a mirror or water. They both don't want to marry each other and some how they both think that there is something wrong with each other. They travel to a another world were they both most trust each other to save themselves and others. I think that anyone who loves fantasy with a little bit of romance should read this book and read the sequel to it. ("More Minds", "Out of Their Minds", and "A Meeting of Minds")

One Mind + One Mind = Two Minds

Lenora, a reckless princess that has the power to change whatever she imagines into reality. Coren, a timid prince that can speak with people mind to mind if they also have the power. They meet, and fall head-first into an adventure that is hilariously romantic, yet interesting. This is a great book for all ages, and I recommend it to all.