57 pages • 1 hour read
David LubarHidden Talents
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Explain briefly why Martin is at Edgeview, despite being honest, good at his studies, and non-violent.
Describe three things that signal Edgeview isn’t a top school for troubled youth.
What is Ms. Nomad’s greatest desire? What is Mr. Briggs’s? How does each teacher move a little closer toward their big goal?
Why don’t the people in town like Edgeview Alternative School? What do they support instead?
Explain how the boys’ visits to town cause the school’s inspection day to be hurried up.
How does Martin’s power work? Why was he unaware of it for so long? How can he use it to make people happy instead of angry?
On learning about his own psychic power, Martin decides not to use it during his interview with the school inspectors. Why does he decline it, and what does he do instead?
When Martin fights Bloodbath, he suddenly gets a new understanding into his problems at home. What is it that enlightens Martin, and what is the insight?
In the story, three people bully Martin. Name each, explain briefly how they inflict abuse on the boy, and describe how his response to them changes during the story.
