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81) The soloist
Author
Pub. Date
[1995], c1994
Description
Renne Sundheimer's life as a cello teacher is abruptly changed by two events: his participation as a juror in a murder trial, and his association with a new student, a Korean prodigy who reminds him of his own past.
82) Sage's eyes
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child. Her adoptive parents watch her obsessively, as if studying her for warning signs of...something. And maybe they're right to--even she can't make sense of the strange things she sees and hears. She possesses knowledge that other teenagers don't, that her parents and teachers--no adult--could possibly have. So when Sage finally makes a friend who understands her alarming gift, he becomes her confidant, a precarious...
83) Shadows
Author
Description
The Academy is a school for special children, gifted or cursed with extraordinary minds. Josh tries to save the others from an evil intellect and death.
84) Super gifted
Author
Series
Ungifted volume Book 2
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his genius friend Noah Youkils is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Aca demy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it - Donovan's school.
Author
Series
Universe after volume 1
Description
Think big guns, smugglers, epic space battles, and a telekinetic girl with all the gifts. Jane Kamali is an agent for the Justified. Her mission: to recruit children with miraculous gifts in the hope that they might prevent the pulse from once again sending countless worlds back to the dark ages. Hot on her trail is the Pax--a collection of fascist zealots who believe they are the rightful rulers of the galaxy and who remain untouched by the pulse....
87) Matilda
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
Matilda uses her telekentic powers to get even with her parents, her brother and the evil school principal and also helps her friends and a caring teacher.
88) Sweet sanctuary
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
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. So 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. As Wren plans their move to Boston, life in Maine begins to fall apart. Her job is threatened with budget cuts and Wren's grandmother,...
Author
Formats
Description
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her-her identity, her spirit, her will to live-pay. All Josh Bennett wants is to be left alone, and everyone allows it because they all know his story: each person he loved was taken from his life until at seventeen years old there was no one left. When your name is synonymous with death,...
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Inspired by true events, A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND tells the story of teenage math prodigy Nathan, who struggles when it comes to building relationships. In his confusing world, Nathan finds comfort in the predictability of numbers. But after earning a spot to compete in the prestigious International Math Olympiad, he faces new and unexpected challenges, ultimately triumphing in life and love.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Ann Hulbert examines the lives of children whose rare accomplishments have raised hopes about untapped human potential and questions about how best to nurture it. She probes the changing role of parents and teachers, as well as of psychologists and a curious press. Above all, she delves into the feelings of the prodigies themselves, who push back against adults more as the decades proceed. Among the children are the math genius Norbert Wiener, founder...
92) Indigo
Pub. Date
[2005], 2003
Description
The inspirational story of a lonely old man and his granddaughter, an 'Indigo' child. The term refers to a child blessed with the ability to foresee events, see things that are not evident to others, and heal with a special power not possessed by adults.
Author
Series
Millie Maven volume Book 03
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Enter the world of Millie Maven, a twelve-year-old orphan who embarks on a great adventure that takes her to the distant, mysterious world of FIGS, the FarPointe Institute for Gifted Students. There, she discovers that there is more to her than she ever dared imagine or believe . . . and that there are some truths that change everything" --from the publisher.
Author
Series
Millie Maven volume Book 02
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
"Enter the world of Millie Maven, a twelve-year-old orphan who embarks on a great adventure that takes her to the distant, mysterious world of FIGS, the FarPointe Institute for Gifted Students. There, she discovers that there is more to her than she ever dared imagine or believe . . . and that there are some truths that change everything" --from the publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Examines the state of gifted education in the United States, argues that thousands of children who are highly gifted or of above average intelligence are being overlooked due to lack of funds or indifference, and offers advice to parents and educators on how to reach and challenge gifted students.
Author
Series
Millie Maven volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Enter the world of Millie Maven, a twelve-year-old orphan who embarks on a great adventure that takes her to the distant, mysterious world of FIGS, the FarPointe Institute for Gifted Students. There, she discovers that there is more to her than she ever dared imagine or believe . . . and that there are some truths that change everything" --from the publisher.
100) The Greenstone grail
Author
Series
Sangreal trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18
Description
Nathan Ward, raised under the protection of old Bartlemy in the small English village of Thornyhill, begins having dreams of a magical world known as Eos, and of a greenish stone cup set with jewels, and his life becomes a dangerous adventure when pieces of his dreams begin to materialize in real life.