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1) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!"--Jacket...
2) Shadows
Author
Language
English
Description
They call it the Academy. A secluded cliff-top mansion overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. A school for children gifted-or cursed with extraordinary minds.
3) Ungifted
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
730L
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
Series
Time quintet volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"With Meg Murray's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death."
Author
Series
Goosebumps volume 29
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
Tired of baby sitting his genius cousin Kermit, Evan and his friend Andy decide to teach Kermit a lesson with a green, slimy substance that comes in a can marked Monster Blood.
Publisher
Great Potential Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Provides a definition of gifted children, and discusses their characteristics and issues such as communication, motivation, enthusiasm, discipline, perfection, idealism, friends and peers, family relationships, values, and how to find a good educational fit or get professional assistance for testing, diagnosis, or counseling.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Based on the renowned "Renzulli Method," which has been adopted in schools all over the country, LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD'S MIND presents a practical program to help children fire up a love of learning to last a lifetime. World-renowned experts Drs. Renzulli and Reis illustrate the crucial role parents can play in their children's development and address how they can work with teachers to enhance their children's education. They uncover the hidden potential...
Author
Series
Fastback volume 398
Publisher
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Raising a gifted child is both a joy and a challenge. Gifted and exceptional children can seem self-sufficient, but it takes more than intelligence to lead a happy and fulfilling life. Your child need your support and advocacy in school, in social situations, and even at home"--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
Examines the problems of gifted and talented teenagers and explains how they can make the best use of their educational opportunities, get along better with parents and friends, and understand themselves better. Includes a section in which gifted individuals speak out.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A discussion of how to cope with some of the problems of being a teenager of special ability, including problems with friendships, family relationships, and how to use a gift for the best.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
In a series of journal entries, eleven-year-old child prodigy Millicent Min records her struggles to learn to play volleyball, tutor her enemy, deal with her grandmother's departure, and make friends over the course of a tumultuous summer.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration of child genius through the stories of fifteen exceptionally gifted young people, from cybernetics founder Norbert Wiener and chess master Bobby Fischer to movie icon Shirley Temple and African-American musician Philippa Schuyler.
"From the author of the widely praised Raising America, an eye-opening exploration of child genius and the parental and societal aspirations that accompany it. Off the Charts casts Americas current...