I HATE BEING GIFTED - Softcover

Hermes, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067174786X ISBN 13: 9780671747862

Publisher: Aladdin, 1992

Synopsis

KT's friendship with her two best friends is threatened when KT is selected for the talented and gifted program at school

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-6-- Fearful of being placed in different homerooms, sixth graders KT, Melinda, and Chrissy break into school to get an early peek at room assignments. There they learn that KT has been selected for the school's Learning Enrichment Activity Program (LEAP). Reluctantly, KT joins the gifted group and is dismayed to see Erica move in to appropriate her place with her friends. KT discovers LEAP is not as bad as she had imagined, but being cut out of her former circle is painful. Her family tries to help, but it remains for her to stand up for her principles even though it means losing her friends. The conclusion, while predictable, is nonetheless believable. The theme of exclusion from the in crowd is a popular one, probably because it seems to happen every year in nearly every school. Hermes' insight into the problem of cliques lets her create not only characters, but also situations that are true to life. The writing is accessible and the dialogue is accurate, right down to the all-too-familiar ungrammatical sentence structure. --Phyllis G. Sidorsky, National Cathedral School, Washington, DC
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

This breezy novel concerns the difficult choice facing sixth-grader KT: her best friends or a club for gifted students. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 067174786X
• ISBN 13: 9780671747862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128