Chapter 3 Summary

Jamie kept picturing Van standing at the crib with his head down. Jamie kept asking for more pancakes. If he kept eating, he wouldn't have to think about what was next. After breakfast, Jamie settled in the big easy chair with his magic book, his favorite book. He remembered when he got the book. He was with Van and his mom. It was the first thing the three of them had done together. Van told him to pick out anything he wanted and he'd buy it for him. Van seemed to be disappointed when Jamie picked the magic book. He kept showing Jamie different things but all Jamie wanted was the magic book.

Reading the book, he read all the different ways of doing magic—magic for fun, illusion, silent magic. The most skilled magicians were the ones who performed silent magic...