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Young Adult · 2012 · G

Ungifted

by Gordon Korman

A troublemaking kid is accidentally sent to the gifted program — and somehow fits right in

Donovan, whose real gift is getting into trouble, finds himself at an academy for gifted students! Donovan is definitely skilled... at getting into trouble. And when one of his thoughtless pranks accidentally destroys the school gym during the Big Game, with the superintendent watching, he knows he's in for it. Suspension at best, maybe expulsion. Either way, a lawsuit and paying for damages. But through a strange chain of events, his name gets put on the list for the local school for gifted students: the Academy for Scholastic Distinction. Donovan knows he's not a genius, but he can't miss th

ForAll agesGenreYoung AdultLength280 pagesRead time~4.5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Mild middle-school language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

None

No significant psychological content

What this book is about

Donovan Curtis does something monumentally destructive and is accidentally shuffled into the Academy for Scholastic Distinction to avoid punishment. Surrounded by genius kids who have never taken gym class, Donovan discovers that different kinds of intelligence complement each other. Korman's warm comedy uses multiple perspectives to celebrate the breadth of human talent.

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