US - Gifted: Better Late than Never: 02 - Softcover

Kaye, Marilyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753463008 ISBN 13: 9780753463000

Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Gifted: Better Late Than Never by Marilyn Kaye Goth girl Jenna Kelley has the ultimate tool to stage a teenage rebellion: she can read people's minds without even trying. When her alcoholic mother is hospitalized, a stranger shows up who says he's her long-lost dad and promises a better future. Too good to be true? Her gifted classmates think so, but Jenna is so determined to have a real parent around and a somewhat normal life that she might have lost her ability to listen.

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Review

School Library JournalKaye draws her readers in from the get-go, satisfying them in each book, but leaving them wanting more. Strong female characters take the lead in each title, but the author also brings in perspectives of the other "gifted" students throughout. Both selections are fast paced and entangling, giving them wide appeal, particularly for reluctant readers. Teens Read Too[Kaye] is working her usual magic by slowly giving readers a look at her cast of interesting characters. Kaye draws her readers in from the get-go, satisfying them in each book, but leaving them wanting more. Strong female characters take the lead in each title, but the author also brings in perspectives of the other "gifted" students throughout. Both selections are fast paced and entangling, giving them wide appeal, particularly for reluctant readers. [Kaye] is working her usual magic by slowly giving readers a look at her cast of interesting characters. "Kaye draws her readers in from the get-go, satisfying them in each book, but leaving them wanting more. Strong female characters take the lead in each title, but the author also brings in perspectives of the other "gifted" students throughout. Both selections are fast paced and entangling, giving them wide appeal, particularly for reluctant readers." --School Library Journal "[Kaye] is working her usual magic by slowly giving readers a look at her cast of interesting characters." --Teens Read Too Kaye draws her readers in from the get-go, satisfying them in each book, but leaving them wanting more. Strong female characters take the lead in each title, but the author also brings in perspectives of the other "gifted" students throughout. Both selections are fast paced and entangling, giving them wide appeal, particularly for reluctant readers. "School Library Journal" [Kaye] is working her usual magic by slowly giving readers a look at her cast of interesting characters. "Teens Read Too""

Book Description

Meadowbrook Middle School is an ordinary school with ordinary students – queen bees, jocks, nerds, brains, all the usual suspects. With nine exceptions. These students look like the others, but each of them has a special supernatural attribute that marks them out. You could call it a skill, a talent or a disadvantage, but each of these students is unique – they’re gifted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0753463008
• ISBN 13: 9780753463000
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224