{"title":"David Lubar","description":"DAVID LUBAR created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. He is also the author of True Talents, Flip, and Extremities, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers, as well as the popular Weenies short-story collections, and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series, which has been optioned for TV. He lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.","products":[{"product_id":"hidden-talents-paperback","title":"Hidden Talents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in a hit supernatural duology for young readers by award-winning author David Lubar. This hilarious coming-of-age-with-powers story starring the misfits at Edgeview Alternative School was shortlisted for the Printz Award and is now available in trade paperback. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen thirteen-year-old Martin Anderson arrives at the Edgeview Alternative School, it's the end of the road. Literally. He's been expelled from every other school. Edgeview is the last stop. A warehouse for the system's rejects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin fits right in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone has given up on Martin. Even Martin. But at Edgeview Martin falls in with a group of five outsiders who make the other Edgeview rejects appear gifted by comparison. He makes a remarkable discovery: each of his friends possesses a remarkable talent. One is telekinetic. Another is empathic. Others have psychic abilities. Martin thinks these talents make them special. They think it makes them freaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin has one shot to convince them otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with a glimpse of David Lubar as a writer whose comic talent is matched by his ability to write with sensitivity and power about adolescents.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Alan Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50255467053279,"sku":"9780765379146","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/EmdgXmSzGm9780765379146.webp?v=1781906218"},{"product_id":"true-talents-paperback","title":"True Talents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Talents\u003c\/i\u003e is the second suspenseful and hilarious novel for teens by acclaimed author, David Lubar about Martin Anderson and his exceptional friends. The supernatural duology begins with the wildly popular \u003ci\u003eHidden Talents\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie Trash Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a firestarter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict the future, and Martin can see into people's souls. Now back home with their families, all the boys want to do is get back to their normal lives, start attending high school, and keep in touch with their friends from Edgeview. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Trash tests his power in a bank and accidentally steals a fistful of cash, he is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a shadowy company whose purpose is to gather information about psychic phenomena--and who is willing to do anything to get it. Torchie, Cheater, Lucky, Flinch, and Martin join forces to rescue their friend using their hidden talents, and discover their true talents in the process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Talents\u003c\/i\u003e is an American Library Association YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers selection.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50255467217119,"sku":"9780765379153","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/WERGRGhRQTVibzcxR0ZFWXQyUHpRUT09.webp?v=1781906219"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-lubar.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}