'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. This witty novel provides a different perspective on bullying and the battle of brains versus brawn. Prologue Anita thinks the story should begin with the two of us sitting side by side on the steps in front of the main entrance, grimly watching our happy classmates pull into the school parking lot with all their gear, and waiting with hearts of lead for that dreadful moment when we. Suddenly thrown into a crash course on human nature, without his father to protect him, the most intellectually gifted kid in the eighth-grade might actually learn something before the end of the trip. For my gifted sons: Michael, Matthew, and Nicholas. Deftly pondering the complexities and consequences that accompany the best intentions, Gifted explores just how far one person will push another, and how much can be endured, in the name of love. But his father isn't going on the eighth grade science field trip, and George has a feeling it's going to be open season on dorks. In her stunningly eloquent debut novel, Nikita Lalwani pits a parent’s dream against a child’s. Only the fact that George's father is the school principal has saved him in the past. Until the Bruise Brothers, the intellectually challenged members of the school football team, decide they want George to pass a test of their own design. Most of his classmates avoid him-if he's lucky. Books, Bullies and Gangs The Ant Bully (Scholastic Press) Beth Evangelista, Gifted Debora Allie, The Meanest Girl Alex Flinn, Breaking Point. But socially, George is at the bottom of the curve. His parents worship him, and his teachers adore him.

Mentally, he's light-years ahead of his classmates.

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