{"product_id":"hidden-talents-9780765379146","title":"Hidden Talents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson arrives at the Edgeview Alternative School, it's the end of the road. Literally. He's been expelled from every other school. Edgeview is the last stop. A warehouse for the system's rejects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin fits right in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone has given up on Martin. Even Martin. But at Edgeview Martin falls in with a group of five outsiders who make the other Edgeview rejects appear gifted by comparison. He makes a remarkable discovery: each of his friends possesses a remarkable talent. One is telekinetic. Another is empathic. Others have psychic abilities. Martin thinks these talents make them special. They think it makes them freaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin has one shot to convince them otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with a glimpse of David Lubar as a writer whose comic talent is matched by his ability to write with sensitivity and power about adolescents.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Alan Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Talents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlip\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExtremities\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers, as well as the popular Weenies short-story collections, and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series, which has been optioned for TV. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Teen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566236406034,"sku":"9780765379146","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3fe1299-68f0-47e9-8ef4-b761a4f4814d.jpg?v=1731893095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hidden-talents-9780765379146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}