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Original Title:	Hidden Talents (Talents, #1)
ISBN:	0765357666 (ISBN13: 9780765357663)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/hiddentalents-1/DavidLubar
Series:	Talents #1

Hidden Talents (Talents #1)

David Lubar

Paperback | Pages: 240 pages

Rating: 3.94 | 2674 Users | 313 Reviews

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The book Hidden Talents, by David Lubar was a very, very good book. It is about a young boy, about our age, who has gotten kicked out of all of the schools back in his hometown for lipping off to the teachers and somehow always knowing just the right thing to make them feel bad. Now Martin is onto his last resort, Edgeview Alternative School. At this school he pretty much starts to do the same thing. He begins meeting a lot of new friends in the process and eventually finds out that they all have special psychic powers. For example, his friend Torchie can light things on fire using his mind, but he is always denying that he lights stuff on fire. The rest of Martin's friends also have powers, but they too, deny it. Eventually Martin proves it to them, and helps them practice with their powers to perfect them. But Martin feels bad because he thinks he is the only one without a power, but he was wrong. He too has a power of his own, and at the end of the book, he uses it to help save the school of Edgeview from being closed down by the towns people.
What I liked about this book was that it had me hooked right from the start, and I couldn't put it down. Also, I liked that I could relate to this book in many ways. For example, this famous quote is from a character named Bloodbath, "Hey, this is a toll road," Bloodbath said, holding his hand out. "Pay up." I can relate to this is because it reminds me of my daily life at school, and the people around me. At school there is always that one kid that just picks on everyone, and steals their lunch money and such things, as Bloodbath does to Martin here. "They", are called the bully. Or this quote, that reminds me of that one friend who is always lipping off to the teacher and getting detentions, "Make that a weeks detention." "Fine, I dont care!" There were no things to dislike about this book. Maybe only that it could be longer, because I was having such a great time reading it I didn't want it to end.
I think i literary term that could easily be linked to this book is Irony. Its very ironic because Martin is finding out that all of his new friends have these cool psychic powers, and he thinks he has nothing, except the ability to get in trouble with teachers. But he was wrong. Near the end of the book, Martin finds out that, he too, has a power of his own! How ironic! Here is a quote that demonstrates this irony, "So, for the moment, there were five of them. I mean, there were six of us, but only five were specail." Wow. You can just tell here that Martin really feels left out that he doesn't have a cool special power too, but it is very ironic, because in the end you find out that Martin does infact have a power of his own! What a surprise ending!
Overall, I think this book is great. I think it is the best book that I have read this year, and will read this year. I loved Hidden Talents, because first of all it had me hooked, and very interested from the start. Second off, I love that I can relate my everyday school life, to that of Martin Anderson's in this book. This book is just awesome.

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Title	:	Hidden Talents (Talents #1)
Author	:	David Lubar
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 240 pages
Published	:	February 6th 2007 by Starscape (first published January 1st 1999)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Humor. Childrens. Middle Grade

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The fact I still vividly remember this book even though I read it a decade ago only once says a lot how good this story was for me.

Gah. Just lost the review I wrote for this.ANYWAYS, my only complaints about this book was that it was too short (but it's written for a younger audience) and for the length of the book, it took too long to get to the actual meat of the thing. But, I still enjoyed everything along the way.This book is ridiculously easy to relate to, even if I'm not a pre-teen boy who has hidden talents. This book struck more of a chord with me than most of the adult books I read, emotionally and otherwise.

3.5 stars. This book could have been so much more. It felt like the introductory book to a series. Theres a sequel, but it follows a different set of characters.

I remember a bit about this one... The main character [Martin] is frequently getting into trouble for his smart mouth. He just seems to have a natural gift for saying the exact wrong thing at the wrong time, leading him to be on every adult's bad side. Finally, the decision is made to send him away to a reform school, hoping he'll learn something from the experience.There, he makes friends with an odd cast of characters, including a pyromaniac known causing fires even in the controlled school

Cute story about a group of boys at an alternative school (the end of the line) who find out there's more to them than meets the eye.

Martin has just been sent to the Edgeview Alternative School for kids who have gotten expelled from everywhere else. Martin's major problem is that he just can't stop himself from saying really insulting and hurtful things to people. He seems to fit right in with most of the other kids at the school - his roommate Torchie, who burns things but says he didn't; and Cheater, Flinch, Lucky, and Trash. The school bully Bloodbath just sees Martin as a new punching bag. As the weeks go by, Martin

I love this book! I read it first when I was 13 years old and now, rereading it at 27, it's still a favorite. David Lubar puts the reader squarely in the proverbial shoes and mind of a troubled, misunderstood, teenage boy to give a fascinating look at what it might be like to attend an alternative school. Martin, who narrates the novel, discovers that he is part of unique fraternity of students who inexplicable get in trouble with teachers, no matter how hard they try to avoid it. It's a story