Gordon Korman - HarperCollins Children's Books

it probably takes forever to get there. Schools for thegifted are few and far between. Chances are you don’tlive near one. Friends? Those are the people you slavealongside. They might be awesome, but how wouldyou ever find out? You’re too busy for them, andthey’re too busy for you. Sports? When? And besides,why play when you probably stink?What about TV or video games? Oh, please. You’refar too smart for that. Pep rallies? For what—therobotics team? Forget it—and the same goes for schooldances, funny-hat day, drama club, charity drives. . . .“Dances?” repeated Abigail Lee when I broughtup the subject in homeroom. “Who do you want todance with? Him?” She pointed at skinny, needlenosedNoah Youkilis.She had a point. Most of the guys at the Academyfor Scholastic Distinction weren’t exactly whatyou’d call Hollywood hunks. I didn’t expect bodybuilders,but it would be nice if they could growa set of shoulders between the lot of them. And itwouldn’t hurt to spend a little time outdoors to put32