Books for the Gifted
The books below are organized by purpose and age. I've attached articles to headings that may require an explanation.
Many of these books were recommended by speakers in sessions at TAGT conferences, but I'm hoping that teachers and parents will send me more. If you have any books to add, please email me at the usual: bhaygood@nbisd.org. Thanks!
Criteria for a great book
Content appropriate
High level of language/vocab
Full array of literary devices
Descriptive words
Character who displays gifted traits/behaviors
Gifted students will relate to the characters, problems, issues
Gifted students can relate to the challenges
Reading Recommendations for Advanced Learners
From the Texas Reading Initiative Task Force for the Education of Primary Gifted Children
Use preinstruction assessments to accurately determine students' instructional and independent levels of reading.
Use a variety of assessments beyond standardized achievement tests to document students' progress and guide instruction.
Use strategies geared to gifted students' instructional needs including curriculum compacting, advanced content, appropriate pacing, and above grade-level materials.
Focus on far greater depth and complexity.
Incorporate into reading programs rich, inviting tasks requiring spatial as well as analytical and abstract thinking.
Encourage students to develop more complex, high-level comprehension and reach advanced interpretations.
Encourage and support advanced levels of vocabulary and word study.
Promote students' research using technology to generate original investigations and advanced products.
Provide frequent opportunities for students to explore authentic text and a variety of genres.
Allow students to pursue individual interests through reading.
Provide examples of superior work in order to challenge students to ever-increasing levels of excellence.
Biographies
Bibliotherapy - students connecting with the book and applying it.
Ways to connect include:
Identification - identifying with the character
“Hey, I’m like that”
Catharsis - connecting
“I feel his pain”
Insight - figuring something out
“I understand now”
Application - culminating in a product
“This has inspired me to do/make something”
Elementary Biographies:
Books from the "Who Was..." Series - These books highlight historical figures - many of whom share traits of your G/T kids.
I Am Sonia Sotomayor, by Brad Meltzer
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx, by Jonah Winter
I Dissent, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark, by Debbie Levy
The Boy Who Loved Math, by Deborah Heiligman - Paul Erdös is a boy who is hyperfocused on math.
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca - Navigating life as a would-be female engineer in the 1940s.
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein, by Jennifer Berne - This book highlights the power of imagination.
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson, by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer - Love of physics and astronomy; real-life, advanced child scientist.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar - A librarian champions bilingual literacy.
Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln, by Margarita Engle and Rafael López - The tale of a musical prodigy who has the opportunity to impact a war-torn country in a performance for President Abraham Lincoln.
Little People, Big Dreams Series, by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Beatrice Cerocchi - Featuring Jane Goodall, Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks, Mohammed Ali, Maria Montessori, and more.
Funny Bones: Posada, and His Day of the Dead Calaveras, by Duncan Tonatiuh -
Older Elementary/Middle School Biographies:
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx, by Jonah Winter
No Truth without Ruth, by Kathleen Krull
Rosa, by Nikki Giovanni - The story and impact of Rosa Parks.
Common G/T Traits
Asynchronous Development
Asynchronous Development, by Jean Goerss, Sep 13, 2011 via SENG
Elementary:
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart - Characters demonstrate asynchronous development, yet get along to succeed at solving puzzles and challenges.
Someday Angeline, by Louis Sachar - About a student coping with being accelerated by two grades.
Archibald Frisby, by Michael Chesworth - A creative student attends summer camp.
The Boy Who Loved Math, by Deborah Heiligman - Paul Erdös is a boy who is hyperfocused on math.
Violet the Pilot, by Steve Bremen - Violet is a science-loving girl inventor with a flair for the air! Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer will love this classic underdog story by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Bremen.
Starstruck: The Cosmic Journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson, by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer - Love of physics and astronomy; real-life, advanced child scientist.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Someday Angeline, by Louis Sachar - About a student coping with being accelerated by two grades.
Millicent Min, Girl Genius, by Lisa Yee - Friendship navigation with asynchronicity
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, by Lauren James, A book about an asynchronous young lady, traveling alone through space - solving problems and staying alive.
The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1), by John Flanagan - The protagonist of this series has highly advanced abilities, but trouble navigating social/relational situations in a medieval fantasy realm under attack.
Intrinsic Motivation
Elementary:
Frederick, by Lio Lionni - a cute story about acceptance, purpose, and doing what you love.
An Inconvenient Alphabet, by Beth Anderson and Elizabeth Baddeley - Samuel Webster and Benjamin Franklin make a resolution to fix the English language - a book on tenacity.
Archibald Frisby, by Michael Chesworth - A creative student attends summer camp.
Green Pants, by Kenneth Kraegel - Jamison had to wear green pants to rock out.
What Do You Do With an Idea, by Kobe Yamada - This New York Times Bestseller shows that the growth of an idea can parallel the growth of your confidence.
The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires - A book about anger, frustration, perseverance, and motivation to create "the most magnificent thing."
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place, by E.L. Konigsburg, a young woman finds a cause worth fighting for.
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
Introversion
Elementary:
The Library, by Sarah Stewart, pictures by David Small - Quiet time is important.
Someday Angeline, by Louis Sachar - About a student coping with being accelerated by two grades.
Archibald Frisby - Michael Chesworth - A creative student attends summer camp.
When We Were Alone, by David A. Robertson
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Savvy Series, by Ingrid Law - When you turn 13, you get a super power - some children must set off alone.
Quiet Power - The Secret Book for Introverted Kids, by Susan Cain
Save Me a Seat, by Sarah Weeks (Author), Gita Varadarajan - Children from different cultures realize they aren't so different.
Free Lunch, by Rex Ogle - Looking at the world from the perspective of an impoverished 6th grade boy - learning empathy and appreciating that not everyone has the same means - intellectually, physically, emotionally, and financially.
The Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo - This book deals with death, introversion, and dealing with our feelings.
The Gifted, the Talented and Me by William Sutcliffe - Managing introversion and positively comparing your abilities to those of others.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, by Lauren James - A book about an asynchronous young lady, traveling alone through space - solving problems and staying alive.
Perfectionism
Elementary:
Nobody’s Perfect, A Story for Children About Perfectionism, by Ellen Flanagan Burns
Perfectionism, by Miriam Adderholt
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes, by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Perfectionism, by Miriam Adderholt
The Gifted, the Talented and Me by William Sutcliffe - Managing introversion and positively comparing your abilities to those of others.
Existential Crises:
Elementary:
The Heart and the Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers - Managing grief - A young girl deals with death for the first time.
Lailah’s Lunchbox, by Reem Faruqi - An introduction to different cultures/beliefs
Older Elementary/Middle School:
The Tiger Rising, by Kate DiCamillo - This book deals with death, introversion, and dealing with our feelings.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros - A book about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Ghost Boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes - Two young ghosts from different times in American history examine the influence of racism as they come to terms with their deaths.
High School:
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life, by Benjamin Alire Saenz - In his senior year, Sal suddenly finds himself in fights, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal’s not who he thought he was, who is he?
Multipotentialites and Specialists:
Elementary:
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment, by Jessica and Parker Curry - A young girl is inspired to believe that she can be anything that she wants
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez, by Andrea Beaty - The newest picture book from the creators of Iggy Peck, Architect; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Ada Twist, Scientist stars Sofia Valdez, a community leader who stands up for what she believes in.
Violet the Pilot, by Steve Bremen - Violet is a science-loving girl inventor with a flair for the air! Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer will love this classic underdog story by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Bremen.
Rosie Revere, Engineer, by Andrea Beaty - Specialists and Multipotentialites
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty - Specialists and Multipotentialites
Zoey and Sassafras, by Asia Citro - Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, go on adventures, perform experiments, solve problems, and get to the bottom of mysteries. The series highlights child-led scientific inquiry.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
The Gifted, the Talented and Me by William Sutcliffe - Managing introversion and positively comparing your abilities to those of others.
Twice Exceptional:
Elementary:
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - At her new school, Ally does her best to disguise her inability to read by creating clever distractions.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin - The heroine of this book is on the autism spectrum. No one understands Rose Howard - most notably, her obsession with homonyms. But when her dog, Rain, goes missing, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone to reconnect with her dog the world outside her mind.
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - At her new school, Ally does her best to disguise her inability to read by creating clever distractions.
The Goldfish Boy, by Lisa Thompson - A young man struggling with OCD confines himself to his home where he becomes the last person to see a child before the child is kidnapped.
Delightfully Different, by D. S. Walker - A poignant glimpse into the life and mind of a girl with Asperger's Syndrome who demonstrates through her compelling experiences that every life has a purpose and that being unique is what makes each of us special. Overexcitabilities: sensual, intellectual, imaginational, emotional.
Colin Fischer by Edward Miller and Zack Stentz - 2E - Colin is the only one with the knowledge and ability to clear the name of the school bully... his biggest obstacle is a lack of basic understanding of human social interaction, thoughts, and feelings.
Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper - Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people—her teachers, her doctors, her classmates—dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
Delightfully Different, by D. S. Walker - A poignant glimpse into the life and mind of a girl with Asperger's Syndrome who demonstrates through her compelling experiences that every life has a purpose and that being unique is what makes each of us special. Overexcitabilities: sensual, intellectual, imaginational, emotional.
Colin Fischer by Edward Miller and Zack Stentz - 2E - Colin is the only one with the knowledge and ability to clear the name of the school bully... his biggest obstacle is a lack of basic understanding of human social interaction, thoughts, and feelings.
The Half-life of Planets, by Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin - The story of a relationship between a strong, intellectual, astrophysical teen girl who has sworn off boys for the summer, and a musical boy with Asperger's.
Degree of Giftedness & Imposter Syndrome:
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Ungifted, by Gordon Korman - Although it wasn’t exactly what Donovan had intended, the "Academy of Scholarly Distinction' couldn’t be a more perfectly unexpected hideout for someone like him. But as the students and teachers of the 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.
Supergifted, by Gordon Korman - This funny and heartwarming sequel to Ungifted investigates preconceived notions of intelligence, heroism, and popularity.
Dabrowski's Overexcitabilities
Overexcitability and the Gifted, by Sharon Lind, Sep 14, 2011 via SENG
Delightfully Different, by D. S. Walker - A poignant glimpse into the life and mind of a girl with Asperger's Syndrome who demonstrates through her compelling experiences that every life has a purpose and that being unique is what makes each of us special. Overexcitabilities: sensual, intellectual, imaginational, emotional.
Emotional
Emotional Intensity in Gifted Children, By Lesley Kay Sword, Sep 14, 2011 via SENG
Elementary:
Mustafa, by Marie-Louise Grey - A story about finding yourself in a new home.
Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Catrow
Someday Angeline, Louis Sachar - About a student coping with being accelerated by two grades.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Millicent Min, Girl Genius, by Lisa Yee - Friendship navigation with asynchronicity
The Gifted, the Talented and Me by William Sutcliffe - Managing introversion and positively comparing your abilities to those of others.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg - In this winner of the Newberry Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere—to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt - Holling Hoodhood gets stuck with his teacher, whom he thinks has it out for him. This book covers everything from managing emotions to Shakespeare from the perspective of a 7th grade schoolboy in the 1960s.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
Deliver Us from Normal, by Kate Klise - A child manages the ups and downs of adventuring with an interesting family.
High School:
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman - "A smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes the only way to survive is to open your heart."
Imaginational
Elementary:
Sarabella’s Thinking Cap, by Judy Schachner
Me... Jane, by Patrick McDonnell
Olivia, by Ian Falconer - OEs: Intellectual, Imaginational, Emotional, Psychomotor, Sensual
Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Catrow
On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein, by Jennifer Berne - This book highlights the power of imagination.
Infinity and Me, by Kate Hosford - A starry night starts off a chain reaction of imaginings regarding the infinite meaning(s) of infinity.
Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling - A fantastic series for dreamers.
Going Places, by Paul Reynolds and Peter Reynolds - A go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight in this picture book for creators of all ages, with art from New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds.
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai's first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
Zoey and Sassafras, by Asia Citro - Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, go on adventures, perform experiments, solve problems, and get to the bottom of mysteries. The series highlights child-led scientific inquiry.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, by Barbara Kerley
The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis
Me... Jane, by Patrick McDonnell
Matilda, by Roald Dahl - Matilda uses her imagination and a little magic to fight against injustices.
Going Places, by Paul Reynolds and Peter Reynolds - A go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight in this picture book for creators of all ages, with art from New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, by Barbara Kerley
The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis
Amal Unbound, by Aisha Saeed - A tale of corruption, servitude, resistance, and justice.
The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love, by Sarvenaz Tash - Friends who share their love of fantasy and comic books sort out their feelings around a Comicon where things aren't what they seem.
Intellectual
Elementary:
Hidden Figures, by Margot Lee Shetterly - High school students who enjoyed the 2016 blockbuster “Hidden Figures” can dive deeper into the true story of African-American women whose calculations helped launch NASA astronauts into space through Margot Lee Shetterly’s book of the same name. For younger students, there’s a young readers’ edition and a picture book version.
Katherine Johnson Biographies: Reaching for the Moon, by Katherine G. Johnson (autobiography), Counting on Katherine, by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk, and Counting the Stars, by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Raúl Colón.
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid, by Jeanette Winter - The Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid, designed opera houses, museums and bridges whose swirling structures and irregular shapes that defied convention. Teachers and students can extend the learning by checking out real photos of Hadid’s work and mapping their locations around the world.
Ada Lovelace Biographies: Ada's Ideas, by Fiona Robinson, Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine, by Laurie Wallmark and April Chu, and Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science, by Diane Stanley and Jessie Hartland
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos, by Deborah Heiligman and LeUyen Pham - Young readers don’t need to understand Paul Erdos’ mathematical proofs to relate to his dislike for adult rules and his zeal for his favorite subject. Born in Hungary, Paul spent his life exploring and adoring numbers with friends all over the world. With equations, graphs, and number groups peppered throughout the artwork, this book’s illustration note provides avenues for extended learning about concepts such as harmonic primes and amicable numbers.
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, by Laurie Wallmark - This biography spotlights Grace Hopper — oft forgotten female pioneer of computer science. Grace developed a computer language that simplified programming, coined the term software “bug" (when one of the U.S. Navy’s early computers stopped working, Grace used a pocket mirror and problem-solving skills to discover a trapped moth, blocking a switch) and retired from the U.S. Navy as an admiral.
The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca and Daniel Rieley - Raye Montague navigated racial and gender discrimination in the segregated south. This rhyming text shares Raye's early interest in math and how she taught herself engineering while working as a U.S. Navy typist, eventually shifting her dreams to ship design. When the president ordered a ship design in an expedited time frame, Montague surprised her white male colleagues by completing the world’s first ship design by computer. She eventually became a registered engineer and the Navy’s first female program manager of ships.
Nothing Stopped Sophie, by Cheryl Bardoe and Barbara McClintock - Winner of a 2019 Mathical Book Prize, this picture book captures the life of Sophie Germain, a girl who grew up amid the French Revolution and found order and sense in math. Sophie spent her adult life tackling big math problems like Fermat’s Last Theorem. This highly visual book brings Sophie's mathematical imaginings to life.
Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci, by Joseph D'Agnese and John O'BrienAda Twist, Scientist, by Andrea Beaty
Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Catrow
Stories with Holes, by Nathan Levy - Stories that force students to ask questions of their adult to find the answer.
The Test Booklet of Basic Knowledge, by Nathan Levy - This book covers everything the typical elementary school kid should know when they graduate to the 6th grade.
The Report Card, by Andrew Clements - Anticipation-builder, Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder
Yolanda’s Genius, by Carol Fenner - Anticipation-builder, Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder
Who Put Butter in Butterfly...and Other Fearless Investigations Into Our Illogical Language, by David Feldman, Kassie Schwan - Curiosity and Random Facts
The Way Things Work, by David Macaulay - Curiosity and Random Facts
Do Fish Drink Water? Puzzling and Improbable Questions and Answers, by Bill McLain - Curiosity and Random Facts
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Why, by Amy Shields - Curiosity and Random Facts
Weird But True, by National Geographic Books - Curiosity and Random Facts
Infinity and Me, by Kate Hosford - A starry night starts off a chain reaction of imaginings regarding the infinite meaning(s) of infinity.
Violet the Pilot, by Steve Bremen - Violet is a science-loving girl inventor with a flair for the air! Fans of Ada Twist, Scientist and Rosie Revere, Engineer will love this classic underdog story by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Bremen.
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart - Characters demonstrate asynchronous development and G/T "quirks," yet get along to succeed at solving puzzles and challenges. Reynie Muldoon and Sticky Washington demonstrate Intellectual Overexcitabilities.
Older Elementary/Middle School:
Elizabeth Berg, True to Form, Durable Goods, Joy School
The Boy Who Played with Fusion, by Tom Clynes
Fish in a Tree, by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - At her new school, Ally does her best to disguise her inability to read by creating clever distractions.
The Test Booklet of Basic Knowledge, by Nathan Levy - This book covers everything the typical elementary school kid should know when they graduate to the 6th grade.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi - Anticipation-builder, Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder
The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin - Anticipation-builder, Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder
Colin Fischer by Edward Miller and Zack Stentz - 2E - Colin is the only one with the knowledge and ability to clear the name of the school bully... his biggest obstacle is a lack of basic understanding of human social interaction, thoughts, and feelings.
Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World, by Vashti Harrison - A collective biography for middle grade readers, this illustrated volume includes profiles on mathematicians Wang Zhenyi, Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper, and Katherine Johnson among its 40 featured women.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The Boy Who Played with Fusion, by Tom Clynes
Things Not Seen, by Andrew Clements - Anticipation-builder, Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder. Some dating/romance.
Colin Fischer by Edward Miller and Zack Stentz - 2E - Colin is the only one with the knowledge and ability to clear the name of the school bully... his biggest obstacle is a lack of basic understanding of human social interaction, thoughts, and feelings.
Sensual
Elementary:
Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Catrow
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart - Characters demonstrate asynchronous development, yet get along to succeed at solving puzzles and challenges. Constance Contraire demonstrates a Sensual Overexcitability.
Zoey and Sassafras, by Asia Citro - Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, go on adventures, perform experiments, solve problems, and get to the bottom of mysteries. The series highlights child-led scientific inquiry.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
The London Eye Mystery, by Siobhan Dowd
Colin Fischer by Edward Miller and Zack Stentz - 2E - Colin is the only one with the knowledge and ability to clear the name of the school bully... his biggest obstacle is a lack of basic understanding of human social interaction, thoughts, and feelings.
High School:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon (mature themes)
Psychomotor
Elementary:
Molly Lou Melon, by Patty Catrow
The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart - Characters demonstrate asynchronous development, yet get along to succeed at solving puzzles and challenges. Kate Weatherall demonstrates a Psychomotor Overexcitability.
Later Middle School/Early High School:
Merci Suárez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina - Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school — and the steadfast connection that defines family.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg - In this winner of the Newberry Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere—to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time, by Lisa Yee - A talented athlete struggles to make the grade.
The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo - Xiomara Batista grows up and has to fight her own battles - with her poetry, and with her fists.
High School:
The Poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo - Xiomara Batista grows up and has to fight her own battles - with her poetry, and with her fists.
Dr. Kingore's 7 Traits of Gifted Learners
Advanced Language
13 Words, by Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman - This book is fantastic for all kids as an introduction to using context clues.
