This funny and heartwarming sequel to Ungifted, which has become a
word-of-mouth hit, cleverly sends up our ideas about intelligence,
heroism, and popularity.
Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his
genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the
highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic
Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants
to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it--Donovan's school.
Almost immediately, Noah finds himself on the wrong side of cheerleading
captain Megan Mercury and alpha jock Hash "Hashtag" Taggart. Sticking up
for Noah lands Donovan in the middle of a huge feud with Hashtag. He's
told to stay away from the sports star--or else.
That should be the end of it, but when a freak incident suddenly makes
Donovan a hero, he can't tell anyone about it since Hashtag is involved.
So Noah steps in and becomes "Superkid." Now he's gone from nerd to
titan at school. And it may have gone more than a little bit to his
head.