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21) Loveboat, Taipei
Author
Series
Loveboat volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
When Ever Wong's parents sent her away fro the summer, she's expecting Chien Tan: a strict, educational immersion program in Taiwan. Instead, she finds the infamous "Loveboat." There, Ever is surrounded by prodigies, like Rick Woo, Chinese American wonder boy and longtime bane of her existence; Ever's roommate, the confident and clever Sophia Ha, as glamorous as she is sharp; and the intimidatingly cool Xavier Yeh, heir to an international tech empire....
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Every child prodigy grows up eventually. For the Promise sisters, escaping their mother{u2019}s narcissism and the notoriety that came with her bestselling book hasn't been easy. Minerva Promise claimed that her three ; daughters gifted pianist Joanie, artistic Meg, and storyteller Avery ; were engineered and molded to be geniuses. In adulthood, their modest lives fall far short of her grand ambitions. But now, twenty years after the book's release,...
Author
Series
Childhood of Jesus volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
David enrolls in the Academy of Dance in Estrella, where he learns about the mystical qualities of the stars and makes troubling discoveries about the capabilities of grownups.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again. After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale returns to her graduate research on nesting birds in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships have not broken her. When a mysterious child who shows up at her cabin, barefoot and covered in bruises, Joanna enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to solve the mystery...
25) Golden ticket
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old girl Ash McNulty struggles to keep up keep up with her fellow "Gifted and Talented" classmates, but when her plan to win the Quiz Bowl to show she is still on top backfires, she learns that there are many ways to be special.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Wits Guts Gritis inspired by the many what-if questions acclaimed science writer and mother of two Jena Pincott asked herself as research on how the invisible forces that shape our minds and health has emerged and grown over the past decade. What if we identify the microbes that support stress resilience, find ways to expose our kids to them, and then test them? What if we reintroduce the mineral magnesium, deficient in almost every child's diet?...
Author
Series
Up-and-under volume 1
Publisher
Tor Com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework--without complaint, without fuss, without prompt. Zib is also an exceptional child, because all children are, in their own way. But where everything Avery does and is can be measured, nothing Zib does can possibly be predicted, except for the fact that she can always be relied upon to be unpredictable....
Author
Series
Up-and-under volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Kelly Barnhill and Cat Valente's Fairyland books, adventure and danger lurk Along the Saltwise Sea in this new book by Seanan McGuire's latest open pseudonym, A. Deborah Baker. Be sure to explore the myriad wonders that can be found Along the Saltwise Sea. After climbing Over the Woodward Wall and making their way across the forest, Avery and Zib found themselves acquiring some extraordinary friends in their journey through the Up-and-Under....
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Why Twice-Exceptional Kids Are Stuck and How to Help Them. Bright, talented children diagnosed with developmental or learning disorders are known as "Twice Exceptional" (or 2e). Because giftedness and disability often mask one another, many 2e kids aren't identified by our current mental health and educational systems--and as a result they don't receive the therapies or special educational services that can minimize their challenges and build on...
31) Sage's eyes
Author
Series
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
From V.C. Andrews, bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic (the first in a series of Lifetime movie events about the Dollanganger family), comes the tale of a young girl kept under the watchful eye of her adoptive parents, as if they fear who{u2014}or what{u2014}she{u2019}ll become{u2026} Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child. Her adoptive parents watch her obsessively, as if studying her for warning signs of{u2026}something. And maybe they{u2019}re...
32) Sweet sanctuary
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"In tiny Cottage Cove, on the coast of Maine, Wren Evans is raising her gifted son, Charlie. A single mom, she's fought hard to give Charlie a stable, secure home life. When a prestigious music academy in Boston expresses interest in Charlie's talent, Wren is willing to move them again to make his dreams come true. But Wren doesn't know that Charlie has been praying for her. And the answer to her son's prayers will change both of their lives. As Wren...
Author
Series
Up-and-under volume 4
Publisher
Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Since stumbling from their world into the Up and Under, Avery and Zib have walked the improbable road across forests, seas and skies, finding friends in the unlikeliest of places and enemies great in number, as they make their way toward the Impossible City in the hope of finding their way home. But the final part of their journey is filled with danger and demise. Not everyone will make it through unscathed. Not everyone will make it through alive....
Author
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The coming-of-age story of Randolph Colfax (Rann for short), an extraordinarily gifted young man whose search for meaning and purpose leads him to New York, England, Paris, and Korea. While in Paris Rann falls for the beautiful and equally brilliant Stephanie Kung, who lives with her Chinese father and has not seen her American mother since she abandoned the family when Stephanie was six years old. Separated for long periods of time, their final reunion...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
For nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science is not always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
39) Ungifted
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Author
Publisher
Prufrock Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The second edition of Smart Kids With Learning Difficulties is an updated and comprehensive must-read for parents, teachers, counselors, and other support professionals of bright kids who face learning challenges every day. This practical book discusses who these students are; how to identify them; what needs to be implemented; best practices, programs, and services; and specific actions to ensure student success. Along with tools and tips, each chapter...
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