The School for the Insanely Gifted

The School for the Insanely Gifted by Elish, Dan. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780061138737.

Daphna Whispers is insanely gifted. At age two and a half, she composed her first sonata. At age eight, she completed an opera. And now, at eleven and three-quarters, she is orchestrating a piano rhapsody. With a résumé like that, its no wonder she is a student at the prestigious Blatt School for the Insanely Gifted. But as sixth grade draws to a close, Daphnas mind is far from the upcoming "Insanity Cup" competition. Shes preoccupied by her mothers disappearance two months ago. When a mysterious man breaks into Daphnas small New York apartment, Daphna discovers that her mothers disappearance wasnt a random accident. Her mother knew something—and now somebody is after Daphna. What starts out as a simple fact-finding trip to the basement with her friends spirals into an international expedition. And while Daphna hopes to uncover the secret of her mothers disappearance on her global trek, the last thing she expects to uncover is an outrageous secret about the Blatt School. And one insanely shocking secret about herself.