Hidden Talents

by David Lubar

Book Overview

Hidden Talents is the first novel in a hit supernatural duology for young readers by award-winning author David Lubar. This hilarious coming-of-age-with-powers story starring the misfits at Edgeview Alternative School was shortlisted for the Printz Award and is now available in trade paperback.

When thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson arrives at the Edgeview Alternative School, it's the end of the road. Literally. He's been expelled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765379147
• ISBN13: 9780765379146
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Tor Teen
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10

Customer Reviews

A book for people who think they don't have talents.

If you're down in the mouth, and you believe you have no talents, read this awesome book. In Hidden Talents these kids are sent to an alternative school for things they say they didn't do. Martin is the new guy and thinks that everyone has a talent. They don't believe him. He's a loner. If you don't think you have a talent, you might discover you do. --Jacob Virzi, Matthew McMinn and Brandon Stover in Ms. Marik's 6th grade class

A wonderful book for all ages.

It's all about a boy who gets sent to a school with tons of kids that have been rejected from other schools. This boy Martin makes friends with other friends who are truly good, but secretly have powers that get them in trouble. Coming here causes Martin to realize his true talent and helps him lead a better life. In the end, he realizes what is truly important to him and tries to set everything right that he had set wrong before.

The Best of the Best!

Hidden Talents is by far the best book I have read. (And I've read plenty!) This book is so great because the chapters never end, they always keep you on the edge of your seat so you want to go straight to the next chapter. I liked it mainly because it was about kids who had special powers but didn't know it. I read this book in school and I just couldn't put it down. I read it twice before the teacher finished-it's that good! This is a book that you would definitely want to add to your bookshelf to read again and again and again! I hope they make this into a movie!

Buy It!

Hidden Talents is a great book. Although it is for older chidren (8th grade and up), students in 5th or 6th grade will love it if they're above reading level and like to read. It's a mixture of real life and science fiction. It really is a good book.

Loved it, loved it, loved it!

If you liked Holes by Louis Sachar, you will love this book! You will really come to know and like Martin and his friends, empathisize with them, and root them on. Great cast of characters from the teachers, the students, etc. As a matter of fact, this would make a great movie!