The sky is falling!" "Oh no! It is raining so hard! What if it rains for forty days and forty nights?" "Oh no! If the sky falls and it rains for forty days and forty nights, not only will we be orphans, we'll be drowned orphans, dead with the sky crushing our heads!" "Oh no—" Sound like anyone you know? Of course it does. And you know a lot of other things too. Really, you know all the basics at this point. Powers. Gifts. Annie: power—can think like an adult when necessary; gift—purple ring Durinda: power—can freeze people, except Zinnia; gift—green earrings Georgia: power—can become invisible; gift—gold compact Jackie: power—faster than a speeding train; gift—red cape Marcia: power-x-ray vision; gift—purple cloak You also know, because you've been paying good attention, that at the end of Book 4: Jackie's Jokes, a flock of carrier pigeons thundered into the home of the Eights bearing notes that said, Beware the other Eights!
