![]() ![]() There is also a prequel called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but Katniss is not the central character. Only someone who is a creative thinker would be able to come out of this alive. She often has to outthink her opponents rather than overpower them. She has to manage her way not only through the games themselves with everyone trying to kill her, she has to navigate the politics of the games outside of the arena and the complexity of the dystopian society she lives in. On the contrary, Katniss is quite the problem solver. If you’ve read any of the books or seen the movies, you might think Katniss Everdeen doesn’t appear to be gifted because she doesn’t show any academic prowess. Moving into young adult territory, the Hunger Games series has a gifted female as its main protagonist. You can also check out the series on Disney+. This book is full of puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers that readers can work on individually. Benedict’s Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums The Extraordinary Education of Nicolas BenedictĪnd as a bonus read, there is a volume titled The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey They go on missions where their talents are put to use throughout the series, which has four books so far: They each have their own specific abilities as well as unique quirks. Answering the call is not just one gifted character, but four of them. “Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” What a great way to start a book series, and it’s the opening to The Mysterious Benedict Society. The Mysterious Benedict Society (6) grades 3-7 So you get to work on the same puzzles the main character is working on. They’re right there in the book, with an answer key in the back. What I especially like about the series, besides the realistic way it portrays gifted children, is that the reader gets to try and solve some of the puzzles themselves. He uses these creative thinking abilities to work his way through a scavenger hunt, take part in a puzzle hunt run by an eccentric potato chip tycoon, or work his way out of the mansion of a famous musician. The premise of these books is that Winston Breen is excellent at deciphering puzzles both big and small. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen (3) grades 3-7Ī series you might not have heard of is The Puzzling World of Winston Breen. It was his creative thinking abilities that allowed him to be so successful in solving these mysteries. Each mystery is solved based on a lapse in logic, a piece of knowledge, or an astute observation by the ever-thinking Encyclopedia. And he made a little coin in the process (25 cents a day plus expenses). Through the 29 books in the series, Encyclopedia was allowed to let his talents fly and to use his intelligence somewhere other than in the classroom. I loved reading about Encyclopedia Brown using his creative thinking skills to solve mysteries that his police chief father could not, or the ones that other kids brought to him in the small office he set up in the family garage. Encyclopedia Brown has been around since I was a kid (yes, that long). ![]() My first series choice is near and dear to my heart. These series range from young readers to adults. I chose series because it gives you so many more options to check out these books. With that in mind, I would like to recommend five different book series that portray gifted people using their abilities to be creative. ![]() It can be difficult to find a gifted person portrayed as a typical human being using their creative thinking abilities. These gifts are often shown as freakish or with special powers, like in the Harry Potter series. It’s no different for a gifted person: they want to see people who are like them, whether they be awkward, brilliant, or creative. This goes for girls, this goes for black and brown people, and this goes for handicapped folks as well. Whenever someone reads a book, they want to be drawn to characters who think, act, and look like they do. ![]()
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