Ungifted

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a hilarious and heartfelt novel in which one middle-school troublemaker accidentally moves into the gifted and talented program--and changes everything.

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.

Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 08/21/2012
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.89w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780061742668
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 153175 / Ungifted


Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2012 pg. 159 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2012
Booklist 07/01/2012 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 70
Shelf Awareness 08/24/2012
School Library Journal 10/01/2012 pg. 140
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 75 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Korman, Gordon: -

Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than ninety middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Unteachables, Pop, Schooled, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at www.gordonkorman.com.