Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. 10-14)Ĭhainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.Įvery four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school. Characters are white by default.Īnother chortleworthy outing from Korman. (Fiction. The narrative moves swiftly and even becomes madcap toward the end as Donovan regains a friendship and becomes a hero in his own right. As in Ungifted, Korman uses multiple first-person points of view to reveal characters’ responses to Noah and to show how characters change when supergifted Noah becomes superhero Noah. But when Donovan saves a runaway truck from crashing into Megan Mercury’s house, Noah takes credit for the heroic feat and nearly loses Donovan as a friend. He would be a target, a “wedgie looking for a place to happen.” Noah is 4 feet 11 inches tall, the size of a fourth-grader, with the posture of an ”oversize praying mantis.” He has a 200-plus IQ, a grating voice, and a “rocket-scientist vocabulary.” But Noah feels that “being a genius isn’t hard.…What’s hard is being normal.” He’s never had to work to get grades before, so now he goes out of his way to pick activities he’s bad at so he can improve at something, such as wood shop and cheerleading. Noah’s best friend, Donovan Curtis, can’t understand why such a genius would come to Hardcastle Middle School on purpose. Meet the Newbies (& Giveaway): Tarun Shanker & Kel.In the sequel to Ungifted (2012), Noah Youkilis gets himself kicked out of the Academy for Scholastic Distinction to see what it’s like at regular middle school.Book Blitz and Giveaway: The Glittering Court by R.Sweet Talk with the Sweet Sixteens: April 5th.Blog Tour and Giveaway: Undecided by Julianna Keyes.Waiting on Wednesday (#171): Strange the Dreamer b.Blog Tour Swoon Thursday (#167) and Giveaway: All.Review: Thrown Down by Tessa Bailey and Dirty Deal.Science in Fiction (#15): Traitor Angels by Anne B.Review: The Vanishing Throne by Elizabeth May.Sweet Talk with the Sweet Sixteens: April 12th.Waiting on Wednesday (#172): The Midnight Star by.Swoon Thursday (#168): My Lady Jane by Cynthia Han.Review: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton.Review: Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh.Book Blitz and Giveaway: Persuasion by Martina Boone.Meet the Newbies (& Giveaway): Kathy MacMillan.Sweet Talk with the Sweet Sixteens: April 19th.Waiting on Wednesday (#173): Bound by Blood and Sa.Review: Seducing the Fireman by Jennifer Bonds. Meet the Newbies (& Giveaway): Melissa Gorzelanczyk.Review: Lotus and Thorn by Sara Wilson Etienne.Release Week Promo and Giveaway: The Wedding Pact.Review: The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele.Cover Reveal: Worked Up by Tessa Bailey.Release Day Blitz and Giveaway: The Rose & The Dag.Sweet Talk with the Sweet Sixteens: April 26th.Waiting on Wednesday (#174): Gemina by Amie Kaufma.Review: Leveling the Field by Megan Erickson.Blog Tour: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi.Swoon Thursday (#170): The Marked Girl by Lindsey.Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
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