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Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s on the SAT. Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make the rest of us feel inadequate. Those children tapped as possessing special abilities will go on to achieve great things, while the rest of us have little chance of realizing our dreams. Right?
In “Ungifted”, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman, who was relegated to special education as a child, sets out to show...
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An Elf wielding a magic sword journeys to find powerFor those who enjoy magic, swords and mystical creaturesEckxio, an exiled elf, journeys to a mountain in hopes of gaining an ability that all elves are born with. Since his childhood, Eckxio was unable to cast magic and relies on his magic sword and shield to survive. He hopes to find the legendary fairy king in the mountain and believes that the holy entity will grant him incredible magical powers....
5) Supergifted
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Ungifted volume 02
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The highly anticipated sequel to Ungifted from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call gifted. But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it--Donovan's school. Almost immediately,...
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Trials of Apollo volume 3
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The Greek god Apollo, cast down to earth as the ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos, and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor--and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles--somewhere in the American Southwest.
The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle...
7) Slacker
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Slacker volume 1
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When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or...
8) Notorious
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Told in different voices, on Centerlight Island, halfway between the United States and Canada, middle-schoolers Keenan and ZeeBee team up to seek gold rumored to be hidden there a famous gangster.
9) Unplugged
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As the son of the world's most famous tech billionaire, Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wants. So when his father's private jet drops him in the middle of nowhere at a place called the Oasis, Jett can't believe it. He's forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, whom he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used...
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B de Blok/PenguinRandom House Grupo Editorial
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2021.
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"El término "superdotado" nunca se ha aplicado a un chico como Donovan Curtis, quien es más conocido por sus bromas absurdas y estrafalarias. Cuando una de sus acciones tiene resultados verdaderamente desastrosos, parece que al fin ha ido demasiado lejos. Pero gracias a un error de uno de los administrativos del colegio, Donovan es enviado a la Academia de Excelencia Escolar (AEE), a formar parte de un programa especial para estudiantes dotados...
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"I am a daughter of Reaper and Earth, born from the soil and raised in the shadow of death. I do not fear you." With the kingdoms embroiled in a political war that threatens to exile all ungifted, twenty-year-old Bellamy must manifest, or everything she loves will be stripped away. Fueled by fierce determination, Bellamy will stop at nothing to prove she deserves to be amongst the ranks of the greatest elemental elites. Until one night, she confronts...
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When 80% of the population is gifted with touch magic, it's best to keep your hands-and your lips-to yourself. Especially if you're an ungifted serf like I am.
The problem is, the most dangerous guy at Gifted Fae Academy is the one I want to touch more than anything, even as I draw the attention of the school's most gorgeous Apprentice Fae.
When my entry exam leads to the revelation that I may not be as Ungifted as I previously believed… well…...
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Soldier and a liar volume 1
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Four supernaturally gifted teenagers--a self-conscious perfectionist, an amnesiac, a fighter looking for revenge, and a secretive telepath--are forced to work together to save their sector from the threat of a rebel takeover.
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This box set includes all three books in the bestselling GIFTED FAE ACADEMY series. A New Adult Urban Fantasy saga full of magic, moral gray areas, and sizzling enemies-to-lovers. Perfect for fans of Cruel Magic and Evermore Academy. Over 18 HOURS of angsty romance!
This Complete Collection Includes:
The Fae and The Fallen
The Brave and The Broken
The Strong and The Stolen
Don't miss your chance to binge the entire series. One-click today!
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An enslaved queen. A king who longs for peace. Death, destruction, and despair stalk them both.
A wizard queen is captured by a madman who seeks world dominance. Enslaved by magical means, she is forced to wield her magic against her own people.
Can she escape her invisible bonds, or will her wizardom fall to the might of the lord enchanter and his golem army?
In another nation, the last remaining wizard is expunged, freeing the Ungifted from wizard...
16) Aftermath
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In this supernatural, mystery thriller, Vallon Drake and her psychic allies from the ultra-secret American Geological Survey must face danger and destruction when Homeland Security decides to destroy all Gifted-thosepeople who can rewrite the landscape using only their minds. In a breakneck race to save her kind, Vallon leaves everyone she cares about, including her sexy warlock, to rush back to Seattle-only to find that friends are not really friends...
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Follow a ragtag squad of heroes determined to save their world from impending doom.
This 30-hour epic fantasy box set concludes the Fall of Wizardoms Saga, an epic fantasy adventure rife with action, intrigue, and witty banter, narrated by Travis Baldree.
From Shadow of a Dragon Priest:
A man who commands dragons rises. The people call him a prophet, a savior...the one who will free them from the tyranny of the wizard class.
They do not comprehend...
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A prequel to the Sword of Truth series follows the experiences of Magda Searus, who is shunned by her community members when she makes unsettling discoveries about her powerful husband's suicide and ventures out into a war-stricken world.
Safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war. But when her husband, a man who loved life and loved her, unexpectedly commits suicide, she suddenly...
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