Books for Children Featuring Gifted Children

Linda Kreger Silverman and Deirdre Lovecky

 Arkin, A. (1976). The Lemming Condition. New York: Harper Collins.

 Arthur, R. M. (1967). Requiem for a Princess. New York: Atheneum.

 Auel, J. M. (1980). The Clan of the Cave Bear. New York: Crown. (Young Adult). (First of a three-part series.)

 Avi. (1990). The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle. New York: Orchard Books.

 Avi. (1991). Nothing But the Truth. New York: Orchard Books. (Young Adult.)

 Avi. (1992). Blue Heron. New York: Bradbury Press. (Young Adult.)

 Babbitt, N. (1975). Tuck Everlasting. New York: Farrar. Straus & Giroux. Bell, W. (1986). Crabbe's Journey. Boston: Little, Brown. (Young Adult).

 Blume, J. (1970). Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. New York: Bradbury.

 Blume, J. (1972). Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. New York: Dutton.

 Blume, J. (1972). Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. New York: Dutton.

 Bonhan, F. (1968). The Nitty Gritty. New York: Dutton.

 Boyd, C. D. Charlie Pippin. New York: Viking Penguin.

 Brink, C. (1973). Caddie Woodlawn. New York: Macmillan.

 Brittain, B. (1991). Wings. New York: Harper Collins.

 Brooks, B. (1986). Midnight Hour Encores. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Brooks, J. (1992). Knee Hold. New York: Orchard Books. (Young Adult.)

 Brown, I. (1981). Morning Glory Afternoon. Hillsboro, OR: Blue Heron.

 Bryce, C. (1989). The Power of One. New York: Ballantine. (Young Adult.)

 Bunting, E. (1990). The Wall. Boston: Clarion Books.

 Burnett, F. (1987). The Secret Garden. New York: Scholastic.

 Burnett, F. (1989). The Little Princess. New York: Putnam.

 Burningham, J. (1978). Time to Get Out of the Bath, Shirley. New York: Crowell.

 Calvert, P. (1980). The Snowbird. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

 Cameron, E. (1971). A Room Made of Windows. Boston: Little, Brown. (First in a series.)

 Castaneda, O. (1991). Among the Volcanoes. New York: Lodestar.

 Cauvin, P. (1979). A Little Romance. New York: Dell. (Young Adult). (also, film/video from Warner Bros., 1979).

 Clark, A. ( 1990). A Ghost from the Grand Banks. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult.)

 Cleaver, V., & Cleaver, B. ( 1971).1 Would Rather Be a Turnip. Philadelphia: Lippincott.

 Cohen, B. (1991). 213 Valentines. New York: Henry Holt.

 Cole, B. (1989). Celine. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Young Adult.)

 Conford, E. (1977). And This Is Laura. Boston: Little, Brown.

 Corcoran, B. (1986). IAm the Universe. New York: Atheneum.

 Cresswell, H. ( 1977). Ordinary Jack. New York: Macmillan. ("The Bagthorpe Saga," Book 1)

 Cresswell, H. (1978). Absolute Zero. New York: Macmillan. ("The Bagthorpe Saga," Book 2)

 Cresswell, H. (1978). Bagthorpes Unlimited. New York: Macmillan.

 Cresswell, H. (1979). Bagthorpes vs. The World. New York: Macmillan.

 Cresswell, H. (1984). Bagthorpes Abroad. New York: Macmillan.

 Cresswell, H. (1986). Bagthorpes Haunted. New York: Macmillan.

 Cresswell, H. (1989). Bagthorpes Liberated. New York: Macmillan.

 Cunningham, J. (1965). Dorp Dead. New York: Pantheon Books.

 Dahl, R. (1982). George's Marvelous Medicine. New York: Bantam.

 Dahl, R. (1988). Matilda. New York: Viking Penguin.

 Danziger, P. (1974). The Cat Ate My Gym suit. New York: Delacorte Press.

 DeAngelo, M. (1974). Fiddlestrings. New York: Doubleday.

 deTrevino, E. B. (1965).1 Juan de Pareja. New York: Bell Books.

 Dickinson, P. (1989). Eva. New York: Delacorte Press. (Young Adult.)

 Duncan, L. (1971). A Gift of Magic. Boston: Little, Brown. (Young Adult.)

 Dunlop, E. (1975). Elizabeth. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

 Fenner, C. (1991). Randall's Wall. New York: McElderry Books. Fisk, N. (1980). A Rag, A Bone and a Hank of Hair. New York: Crown.

 Fitzgerald, J. D. (1967). The Great Brain. New York: Dial. (The first of an extensive series).

 Fitzhugh, L. (1964). Harriet, the Spy. New York: Dell Yearling.

 Fitzhugh, L. (1965). The Long Secret: The Further Adventures of Harriet, the Spy. New York: Dell Yearling.

 Fitzhugh, L. (1974). Nobody's Family is Going to Change. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 Gardam, J. (1977). Bilgewater. New York: Greenwillow.

 George, J. C. (1959). My Side of the Mountain. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Greene, B. (1973). Summer of My German Soldier. New York: Dial.

 Greene, B. (1974). Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. New York: Dial Press.

 Greene, B. (1978). Morning is a Long Time Coming. New York: Dial.

 Greene, C. (1969). A Girl Called Al. New York: Viking.

 Greene, C. (1975).1 Know You, Al. New York: Viking.

 Greene, C. ( 1979). Your Old Pal, Al. New York: Viking.

 Greene, C. (1982). Al(exandra) the Great. New York: Viking Press.

 Greene, C. (1986). Isabelle and Little Orphan Frannie. New York: Viking Kestrel.

 Greenwald, S. (1983). Will the Real Gertrude Hollings Please Stand Up? Boston: Little, Brown. (About Dyslexia.)

 Greenwald, S. (1987). Alvin Webster's Surefire Plan for Success (And How it Failed). Boston: Little, Brown.

 Greenwald, S. (1991). Here's Hermione. A Rosy Cole Production. Boston: Little, Brown.

 Gripe, M. (1969). Hugo and Josephine. New York: Dell.

 Gripe, M. (1976). In the Time of the Bells. New York: Delacorte.

 Hamilton, V. (1971). The Planet of Junior Brown. New York: Macmillan.

 Hamilton, V. (1976). Arilla Sun Down. New York: Greenwillow Books. (Young Adult.)

 Hamilton, V. (1979). Justice and Her Brothers. New York: Wm. Morrow. ("The Justice Cycle," Book 1.)

 Hamilton, V. (1980). Dustland. New York: Wm. Morrow. ("The Justice Cycle," Book 2.)

 Hamilton, V. (1981). The Gathering. New York: Wm. Morrow. ("The Justice Cycle," Book 3.)

 Hassler, J. (1981). Jemmy. New York: Atheneum.

 Hermes, P. (1990).1 Hate Being Gifted. New York: Putnam.

 Hersey, J. (1961). The Child Buyer. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult.)

 Hodges, M. (1967). The Hatching of Joshua Cobb. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 Hoffman, M. (1991). Amazing Grace. New York: Dial.

 Holmann, F. (1974). Slake's Limbo. New York: Scribner's.

 Hoover, H. M. ( 1976). Treasures of the Morrow. New York: Four Winds Press (Young Adult.)

 Howker, J. (1989). Badger on the Barge and Other Stories. New York: Greenwillow Books.

 Hunt, I. (1978). The Lottery Rose. New York: Scribner's.

 Hunter, M. (1972). A Sound of Chariots. New York: Harper & Row.

 Hurwitz, J. (1988). Teacher's Pet. New York: Morrow.

 Jarrell, R. (1963). The Bal Poet. New York: Macmillan.

 Johnston, N. (1977). A Mustard Seed of Magic. New York: Atheneum.

 Karr, K. (1990). lt Ain 't Always Easy. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 Kerr, J. (1971). When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. New York: Dell.

 Kerr, J. (1975). The Other Way Round. New York: Coward, McCann & Geohagen.

 Kerr, M. E. (1975).1s that You, Miss Blue? New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Kerr, M. E. (1986). Night Kites. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Key, A. (1965). The Forgotten Door. Philadelphia: Westminster Press.

 Keyes, D. ( 1966). Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. (Young Adult.)

 Knowles, J. (1960). A Separate Peace. New York: Macmillan. (Young Adult.)

 Konecky, E. ( 1976). Allegra Maud Goldman. New York: Dell. (Young Adult.)

 Konigsburg, E. L. ( 1967). From the Mired- Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. New York: Atheneum.

 Konigsburg, E. L. (1968). Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth. New York: Atheneum

 Konigsburg, E. L. (1972). (George). New York: Atheneum.

 Konigsburg, E. L. (1976). Father's Arcane Daughter. New York: Atheneum.

 Konigsburg, E. L. (1986). Up from Jericho Tel. New York: Atheneum.

 Krumgold, J. (1967). Henry 3. New York: Atheneum.

 Lasky, K. (1981). The Night Journey. New York: F. Warne.

 Lasky, K. (1986). Pageant. New York: Four Winds.

 LeGuin, U. (1968). The Wizard of Earrhsea. Berkeley, CA: Parnassus Press. (Volume 1 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")

 LeGuin, U. (1971). The Tombs of Aluan. New York: Atheneum. (Volume 2 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")

 LeGuin, U. (1972). The Farthest Shore. New York: Atheneum. (Volume 3 in "The Earthsea Trilogy.")

 LeGuin, U. ( 1990). Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea. New York: Atheneum.

 LeGuin, U. ( 1976). Very Far Away From Anywhere Else. New York: Bantam. (Young Adult).

 LeGuin, U. (1979). Leese Webster. New York: Atheneum. L'Engle, M. (1962). A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. (Book l in series.)

 L'Engle, M. (1973). A Wind in the Door. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 2 in series.)

 L'Engle, M. (1978). A Swiftly Tilting Planet. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 3 in series.)

 L'Engle, M. (1986). Many Walers. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 4 in series.)

 L'Engle, M. (1989). An Acceptable Time. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (Book 5 in series.)

 L'Engle, M. (1968). The Young Unicorns. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 L'Engle, M. (1969). Prelude. New York: Vanguard Press.

 L'Engle, M. (1983). And Both Were Young. New York: Delacorte Press.

 Levitin, S. (1976). The Mark of Conte. New York: Macmillan. (Young Adult.)

 Levitin, S. (1977). Beyond Another Door. New York: Atheneum.

 Little, J. (1972). From Anna. New York: Harper Collins.

 Little, J. (1977). Listen for the Singing. New York: Harper Collins.

 Lord, B. (1984). In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. New York: Harper & Row.

 Love, S. (1978). Melissa's Medley. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich.

 Lowry, L. (1979). Anastasia Krupnik. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1981). Anastasia Again. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1982). Anastasia At Your Service. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1984). Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1985). Anastasia on Her Own. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1986). Anastasia Has the Answers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1987). Anastasia's Chosen Career. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 Lowry, L. (1988). All About Sam. Boston: Houghton MiMin.

 MacKinnon, B. (1984). The Meantime. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

 MacLachlarl, P. (1988). The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt. New York Harper & Row.

 Mahy. M. (1986). The Catalogue of the Universe. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult).

 Mahy, M. (1987). The Tricksters. New York: Scholastic. (Young Adult.)

 Martin, A. M. (1988). Very Turly, Shirley. New York: Holiday House. (About Giftedness and Dyslexia.)

 Mathis, S. B . ( 1972). Teacup Full of Roses. New York: Viking. (Young Adult.)

 McKinley. R. (1984). The Hero and the Crown. New York: Greenwillow Books.

 Moser, D. (1975). A Heart to the Hawks. New York: Atheneum.

 Murphy, S. R. (1974). Poor Jenny, Bright as a Penny. New York: Viking.

 Murray, M. (1988). Like Seabirds Flying Home. (Young Adult).

 Newman, R. (1967). The Boy Who Could Fly. New York: Atheneum.

 Nostlinger, C. (1976). Konrad. New York: Avon.

 O'Brien, R. C. (1971). Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. New York: Atheneum.

 O'Neal, Z. (1980). The Language of Goldfish. New York: Viking. (Young Adult.)

 O'Neal, Z. (1985). In Summer Light. New York: Viking Kestrel. (Young Adult l_

 Paterson, K. ( 1974). Of Nightingales that Weep. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

 Paterson, K. (1976). The Master Puppeteer. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

 Paterson, K. (1977). Bridge to Teribithia. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

 Paterson, K. (1978). The Great Gilly Hopkins. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

 Paterson, K. ( 1980). Jacob Have I Loved. New York: Avon. (Young Adult.)

 Paterson, K. (1985). Come Sing, Jimmy Jo. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Paterson, K. (1991). Lyddie. New York: Lodestar.

 Paulsen, G. (1987). Dogsong. New York: Puffin. (Young Adult.)

 Paulsen, G. (1989). Hatchet. New York: Puffin. (Young Adult.)

 Peck, R. (1985). Remembering the Good Times. New York: Delacorte Press. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. ( 1970). Pennington 's Last Term. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. (1970). Pennington's Seventeenth Summer. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. (1972). The Beethoven Medal. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. (1973). Pennington's Heir. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. (1973). A Pattern of Roses. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. (Young Adult.)

 Peyton, K. M. (1977). Prove Yourself a Hero. London: Oxford University Press. (Young Adult).

 Peyton, K. M. (1981). Dear Fred. New York: Philomel. Pfeffer, S. (1989). Dear Dad, Love Laurie. New York: Scholastic.

 Picard, B. L. (1966). One is One. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.

 Pinkwater, J. (1989). Buffalo Brenda. New York: Macmillan.

 Pinkwater, J. (1991). Tails of the Bronx. New York: Macmillan.

 Potok, C. (1967). The Chosen. New York: Random House. (Young Adult.)

 Potok, C. (1969). The Promise. New York: Random House. (Young Adult.)

 Raskin, E. (1978). The Westing Game. New York: Avon Books.

 Rodgers, M. (1972). Freaky Friday. New York: Harper & Row.

 Rodgers, M. (1974). Billions for Boris. New York: Harper & Row.

 Rogers, P. (1973). The Rare One. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.

 Roe, E. (1989). Circle of Light. New York: Harper & Row.

 Ryan, M. (1991). My Sister is Driving Me Crazy. New York: Simon & Schuster.

 Sachar, L. (1991). SomedayAngeline. New York: Avon.

 Sachar, L. (1991). Dogs Don't Tell Jokes. New York: Knopf.

 Sachs, M. (1991). Circles. New York: Dutton.

 Say, A. (1979). The Ink-Keeper's Apprentice. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Sebestzen, O. (1979). Words by Heart. Boston: Little, Brown.

 Sebestzen, O. (1989). The Girl in the Box. Boston: Little, Brown.

 Sefton, C. (1964). In a Blue Velvet Dress. New York: Harper & Row.

 Shecter, B. (1967). Conrad's Castle. New York: Harper.

 Shiras, W. H. (1953). Children of the Atom. New York: Gnome Press (available from Science Fiction Book Club).

 Sleator, W. (1983). Fingers. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult.)

 Sleator, W. (1985). Singularity. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Sleator, W. (1986). The Boy Who Reversed Himself. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Sleator, W. (1988). The Duplicate. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Sleator, W. (1990). Strange Attractors. New York: E. P. Dutton.

 Smith, B. (1943). A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Snyder, Z. (1987). And Condors Danced. New York: Delacorte.

 Snyder, Z. (1990). Libby on Wednesday. New York: Delacorte Press.

 Smith, D. B. (1978). Dreams and Drummers. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell.

 Sobol, D. (1963). Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective. New York: Elsevier/Nelson Books. (The first of an extensive series; some published by Bantam Skylark, Delacorte, Morrow, T. Nelson, and Four Winds Press.)

 Stolz, M. (1973). Lands End. New York: Harper & Row.

 Stone, B. (1988). Been Clever, Forever. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult.)

 Sypher, L. (1991). Cousins and Circuses. New York: Puffin.

 Sypher, L. (1991). The Edge of Nowhere. New York: Puffin.

 Sypher, L. (1991). The Spell of the Northern Lights. New York: Puffin.

 Sypher, L. (1991). The Turnabout Year. New York: Puffin.

 Talbert, M. (1985). Dead Birds Singing. Boston: Little Brown. (Young Adult.)

 Taylor, M. (1976). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. New York: Dial.

 Taylor, M. (1981). Let the Circle Be Unbroken. New York: Dial.

 Taylor, M. (1990). The Road to Memphis. New York: Dial.

 Terris, S. (1990). Author, Author. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 Thompson, J. F. (1987). Simon Pure. New York: Scholastic. (Young Adult.)

 Tolan, S. (1980). The Last of Eden. New York: Frederick Warne. (Young Adult).

 Tolan, S. (1981). No Safe Harbors. New York: Scribner's. (Young Adult).

 Tolan, S. (1983). A Time to Fly Free. New York: Scribner's.

 Tolan, S. (1983). The Great Skinner Strike. New York: Macmillan.

 Tolan, S. (1986). The Great Skinner Enterprises. New York: Four Winds Press.

 Tolan, S. (1987). The Great Skinner Getaway. New York: Four Winds Press.

 Tolan, S. (1988). The Great Skinner Homestead. New York: Four Winds Press.

 Tolan, S. (1986). Pride of the Peacock. New York: Scribner's. (Young Adult).

 Tolan, S. (1988). A Good Courage. New York: Morrow Jr. Books. (Young Adult).

 Tolan, S. (1990). Plague Year. New York: Morrow Jr. Books. (Young Adult).

 Tolan, S. (1991). Marcy Hooper and the Greatest Treasure in the World. New York: William Morrow.

 Tolan, S. ( 1992). Sophie and the Sidewalk Man. New York: Four Winds Press.

 Towne, M. (1990). Steve the Sure. New York: Atheneum.

 Ure, J. (1985). The Most Important Thing. New York: W. Morrow. (Young Adult).

 Vinke, H. (1984). The Short Life of Sophie Scholl. New York: Harper & Row. (Young Adult).

 Voigt, C. (1981). The Homecoming. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult.)

 Voigt, C. (1982). Dicey's Song. New York: Atheneum. (Young Adult.)

 Voigt, C. (1987). Come a Stranger. New York: Ballantine. (Young Adult.)

 Walsh, J. (1991). A Chance Child. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

 Weiman, E. (1982). It Takes Brains. New York: Atheneum.

 Wells, R. (1980). When No One Was Looking. New York: The Dial Press.

 Whitaker, A. (1986). Dream Sister. New York: Dell.

 Wilhelm, K. (1986). Huvsman's Pets. New York: Ace. (Young Adult.)

 Williams, B. W. (1983). Mitzi's Honeymoon with Nana Potts. New York: Dell.

 Williams, V. B. (1986). Cherries and Cherry Pits. New York: Greenwillow Books.

 Williams, J., & Abrashkin, R. (1968). Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine. New York: McGraw-Hill.

 Wojciechowska, M. (1964). Shadow of a Bull. New York: Atheneum.

 Wojciechowska, M. ( 1970). Don 't Play Dead Before You Have To. New York: Harper & Row.

 Wolff, V. (1991). The Mozart Season. New York: Holt. (Young Adult.)

 Wood, M. (1988). The Secret Life of Hilary Thorne. New York: Macmillan.

 Woodson, J. (1990). The Last Summer with Maizon. New York: Dell Yearling.

 Wyndham, J. (1983). The Chrysalids. Guilford, CN: Ulverscroft.

 Yep, L. (1977). Child of the Owl. New York: Harper & Row.

 Yep, L. (1982). Kind Hearts and Gentle Monsters. New York: Harper & Row.

 Yep, L. (1991). The Star Fisher. New York: Morrow.

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