Supergifted audiobook

A fun, quick read. I would've liked to have seen more of the genius kids other than Noah, and it really bothered me how little anyone listed to or appreciated Donovan - even in the end.

The plot was good. But overall my least favorite Gordon Korman book due to the fact that everything that happened was explained on the back cover. There was no questions that pushed the book forward. So repetitive!!!! The whole book could have been jammed onto 10 pages. The only slightest mystery (Heavy Metal) was so obvious and I figured out the mystery when it first started

A fun and funny sequel to Ungifted that is easy to read. Like Ungifted, Korman has delved into the concepts of friendship, identity, and what it means to be successful. A recommended read for students in grades 4 and up.

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Korman Has Fun With Nerd ConventionsThis book is narrated by "normal" kid Donovan, (the hero of book one - "Ungifted"), but it is owned by Noah Youkilis, the supergifted 200 IQ genius-plus, who yearns to be a failure at something. The setup is that Noah leaves the Academy for the Gifted, (where he dominates every class and easily surmounts every challenge), and joins Donovan in a normal school, where he is a hopeless failure. That's not as odd as it sounds. I've read that the Scholastic Aptitude Test people noticed that on a significant number of SAT questions the wrong answers were consistently chosen by the lowest scoring kids and by the highest scoring kids. It seems the highest scoring kids over analyzed some questions and came up with answers that had not been anticipated by the test writers. That's sort of what happens to Noah.Told in alternating chapters by Donovan and by Noah we follow Noah's school days as Noah experiences the thrill of failure and Donovan tries to protect his socially inept friend. Turning all of the school conventions on their heads Korman has a grand time skewering what it means to learn and succeed at school. Of course, as funny and energetic as all that is it won't carry an entire book. MILD PREMISE SPOILER. Donovan performs a heroic act that for complicated plot reasons he can't take credit for. Noah takes credit, to take the heat off Donovan, but then Noah gets a little bit too into being a hero and starts believing his own fake heroism. That setup carries the last half of the book, and between Donovan's envy and frustration and Noah's self-delusion we gain some sharp insights into friendship, celebrity, loyalty, honesty, and doing the right things for the right reasons. This is not done in the form of soapbox messaging, but is woven quite nicely into the flow of the story. Who expected such interesting angles as part of a funny school daze sort of book?The book slows down a bit when we touch on Donovan's being belittled by his Marine brother-in-law, but even there Korman ties to mix things up and make some novel humorous points. They just didn't work as well for me. Then again, an entire book of just Noah probably would have been too much of a good thing. We have other excellent supporting characters who brighten things up and add variety and some funny angles, and that helps to keep the book screaming along.So, a funny, insightful and appealing book that plays around very successfully with school daze standards. A nice find. (Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

This review and many more like it are available on Read Till Dawn .Anyone who has followed this blog for long knows that I am a huge fan of Gordon Korman's. I have read most of his backlog, and I make a point of reading every one of his new books as they come out. Ungifted, the prequel to Supergifted, is one of my absolute favorites of his books.  I'm not just saying that, either: I have literally given it to my friends as birthday presents more than once, because it's a funny and engaging read that I knew they would enjoy.That being said, I obviously came into Supergifted with a lot of enthusiasm and very high expectations.And it largely did deliver. I have to say that it doesn't quite reach the same level of awesomeness as Ungifted–it's a little less wackily original, and it sidelines a couple of my favorite characters–but it's still a fun read in its own right. Perhaps most importantly, it feels like a genuine continuation of the first book. I always hate when the tone changes from book to book, or when characters act completely different in later books. But Donovan's and Noah's stupid decisions ring completely true and realistic within the context of Ungifted, so I took them in stride and laughed at their ridiculousness rather than being bothered by them.As I said, I didn't enjoy the book quite as much. I found myself getting rather annoyed by the characters at certain times,  and their dynamics were kind of strange. The storyline with how underappreciated Donovan is at home, and his strained relationship with his brother-in-law, was probably my least favorite. I also didn't appreciate that Rachel was sidelined and basically replaced with Megan.All in all, I enjoyed reading Supergifted and I'm glad I had the chance to read it.  If you have the opportunity, and you read and enjoyed Ungifted, then I recommend that you check out Supergifted.

** spoiler alert ** Imagine being the mystery hero your town loves but not being able to tell anyone who you are. The conflict in this book is that Donovan must keep his secret about being the towns hero superkid, and keep his friends that already know from telling anybody else. This book took place at Hardcastle middle school and the gifted school. The main characters are Donovan, Chloe, Noah, Daniel N, Daniel S, Donovan’s mom and dad, Katie, Megan, Hash, and Brad. The genre of Supergifted is realistic fiction and although most of the stuff in this book are unlikely they can still happen, there are no magic or dragons in this book either. The theme of this book is that you’re not a hero because everybody knows you are your a hero for what you do, and it doesn’t matter if nobody knows you are. An example of character vs. self is when Donovan has to keep his secret about being the towns hero Superkid. There is no specific allowed part because it goes on for the majority of the book. An example of external conflict character vs. society is when Donovan has to cope with being told he should be more like superkid even though he is but he can’t tell them like on page 120. I loved this book because it was really funny and super fun to read. I loved how the author switched perspectives from one character to another. This really put me into others feelings. I think people 10 years and older should read Supergifted but only when they’ve read the first book Ungifted. I believe boys and girls can read this book because it doesn’t really have anything that is specifically for a boy or girl.

Fun sequel to Ungifted. It was fun to revisit the characters again. Told in varying character voices: Donovan the impulsive screw up, Noah the super genius trying to be normal, Megan the head cheerleader, Hashtag the captain of the lacrosse team, and snippets of Chloe the gifted genius on the robotics team still going to the Academy. Gets going pretty fast, the middle drags a bit, but the ending wraps up quickly. It explores fame, popularity, heroism, and intelligence.

I love the that its about best friends standing up for each other but thinks the other is being rude. I love this book!

This book is really good!! It continues the story of Donavan and his friends in a new way. Loved it!

Thanks to Edelweiss Plus for an ARC copy of this book!Having loved Ungifted, I had high expectations of Supergifted. And actually, I think I laughed even harder with this sequel! These books are hilarious. Middle grade students should have a good laugh with these. Can't wait to share with the students.

good

It was super good but I like ungifted better than supergifted but is was really good overall!!