UNGIFTED
For fans of Louis Sachar and Jack Gantos, this funny and touching underdog story is a lovable and goofy adventure with robot fights, middle-school dances, live experiments, and statue-toppling pranks!
When Donovan Curtis pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students.
Although it wasn't exactly what Donovan had intended, the ASD couldn't be a more perfectly unexpected hideout for someone like him. But as the students and teachers of ASD grow to realize that Donovan may not be good at math or science or just about anything , he shows that his gifts may be exactly what the ASD students never knew they needed.
Don't miss the sequel to this word-of-mouth hit: Supergifted! This funny and heartwarming sequel to Ungifted cleverly sends up our preconceived ideas about intelligence, heroism, and popularity.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 13 años.
KORMAN GORDON
Gordon Korman ha escrito más de cincuenta novelas para jóvenes y adolescentes. Entre sus favoritas se incluyen el bestseller número 1 del New York Times, "Las 39 Pistas: Una Nota Falsa", "Los Tres del Reclusorio", "El Hijo de la Mafia", "Nacido para el Rock" y "Educado". Aunque no jugó al fútbol americano en la preparatoria, Gordon ha sido aficionado y abonado toda su vida. Dice: "Siempre me ha fascinado la 'cultura del choque' en el fútbol americano y quería explorarla, no solo a través de los mejores momentos, sino también desde su lado más oscuro". Gordon vive con su familia en Long Island, Nueva York.