Gifted

By Beth Evangelista

Book Overview

Sometimes brains aren't everything. George R. Clark is gifted. Mentally, he's light-years ahead of his classmates. His parents worship him, and his teachers adore him. But socially, George is at the bottom of the curve. Most of his classmates avoid him-if he's lucky. 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. Only the fact that George's father is the school principal has saved him in the past. 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. 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 . . . if he survives it. This witty novel provides a different perspective on bullying and the battle of brains versus brawn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802796443
• ISBN13: 9780802796448
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

a gifted story landing you right into crazy teen world

What to think about George? He's the main character who is totally funny, lovable, obnoxious and a definite survivor. His best friend, Anita is such a loyal and unusual friend. This story drops you right back into middle school.... this amazing field trip week is exciting and will also keep you laughing. I love how this author writes and I feel like I've been to Camp Rose. Mr. Zimmerman, the music man is hilarious. My kids all enjoyed this book.... I look forward to George and Anita's high school adventures. And I'm dying to know what trouble George will get himself into, which is bound to happen. Will Anita and George be together? So many of kids books are in the fantasy realm. It's nice to see a story dealing with real life, because so many times truth is stranger than fiction. and we all need to laugh at ourselves!!!!

Gifted - a MUST read for realistic fiction lovers

This is a fast and exciting read about an adolescent boy who finds himself the victim of bullying just because he's smart and, of course, the school principal's son. The action takes place during an overnight school trip at a beach-front educational camp. Lucky for the "Bruise Brothers" the principal is NOT going along; unlucky for George, the nerdy main characer, he's going alone. In the end an unlikely hero emerges as the story takes an interesting twist. The story moves quickly and is laced with humor and typical "kid" interactions. You will certainly enjoy this read!