Thirteen-year-old Ship Sooner, alienated from nearly everyone in her small Massachusetts town because of her supernatural hearing ability, makes an extraordinary discovery that changes the course of her life, as well as those of her family members and neighbors.
Kyle jumps at the chance when Amanda Bloom needs help planning a Halloween party. Then a strange run-in with Tom Foss convinces Kyle he's uncovered the key to his own past.
T., a thirteen-year-old math prodigy, is summoned to the Smithsonian on Good Friday 1939, where scientists are working furiously to develop the atomic bomb, and discovers that he holds the key to both the secrets of nuclear fission and time travel.
Examines issues that are of concern for young people who have been labeled "gifted," exploring what the label means and discussing intelligence testing, educational options, and relationships with parents and friends. Includes first-person essays on being gifted.
Discusses a study of more than two hundred gifted students, examining why some teenagers, environmental conditions being equal, fulfill their potential in their particular talent areas as they grow older while others do not.
A collection of stories and quotes in which gifted teens share details about their lives and offer guidance on popularity, friendship, making mistakes, wisdom, school, and more.
Presents information and guidance for gifted young people, explaining what "gifted" means and discussing academic anxiety, emotional needs, and ways of using one's talents.
Contains fictional stories of the challenges that gifted students face in the regular classroom, and provides ways in which teachers and administrators can create educational programs that will motivate students with special talents.
teens talk about being gifted, talented, or otherwise extra-ordinary
Schultz, Robert A.
2007
Teenagers share their thoughts about being gifted, discussing friends and peers, expectations, school, home life, future plans, and other related topics.
