by Dan Elish
For, as Billy B. Brilliant had once told her in the valley of Kilimanjaro, “Never underestimate the power of great art.”
About the Author
Dan Elish is the insanely gifted author of many novels for both adults and children, including THE ATTACK OF THE FROZEN WOODCHUCKS; 13 (based on the Broadway musical); and THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTEST.
When he’s not busy typing furiously away on his Lap-Top (not a Gum-Top or a Hat-Top or even a Balloon-Top), you can find Dan in New York City, where he lives with his wife, Andrea, and daughter, Cassie, and son, John. Visit Dan online at www.danelish.com.
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Also by Dan Elish
13
A Novel, with Jason Robert Brown
THE ATTACK OF THE FROZEN WOODCHUCKS
THE WORLDWIDE DESSERT CONTEST
JASON AND THE BASEBALL BEAR
THE GREAT SQUIRREL UPRISING
BORN TOO SHORT
The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case
Credits
JACKET ART © 2011 BY BRANDON DORMAN
JACKET DESIGN BY JENNIFER ROZBRUCH
Copyright
The School for the Insanely Gifted
Copyright © 2011 by Dan Elish
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Elish, Dan.
The School for the Insanely Gifted / Dan Elish. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Eleven-year-old musical genius Daphna Whispers embarks on a global journey to find her missing mother, only to uncover a shocking secret about the Blatt School for the Insanely Gifted where she is a student.
ISBN 978-0-06-113873-7 (trade bdg.) — ISBN 978-0-06-113874-4 (lib. bdg.)
[1. Genius—Fiction. 2. Schools—Fiction. 3. Voyages and travels—Fiction. 4. Missing persons—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.E4257 Sc 2011
[Fic]—dc22
2010021962
CIP
AC
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EPub Edition © 2011 ISBN: 9780062084569
11 12 13 14 15 CG/RRDB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
First Edition
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