Name: Hidden Talents
Rating: 3.333333333333333 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9780765379146

David Lubar

A debut young adult novel from a popular children's author tells the story of thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson, who arrives at the Edgewater Alternative School as an outcast but quickly finds his place among other teens with strange gifts. 15,000 first printing.

Hidden Talents

When thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reprint.

Jeni Enjaian

A review from my old blog...

I found myself very disappointed with this book. The first thing that jumped into my mind when I started reading the book was how much this seemed like Holes. The details are different but the concept is roughly the same.

Another detractor was Lubar's use of a curse word a couple of times when I found its usage rather gratuitous. The writing style is interesting but I don't like the ultimate message that the book communicates. I would not use this book in my curriculum as a future middle school language arts teacher.

When thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself. Reprint.

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