Best Books for Gifted Kids

Gifted kids often feel out of sync with their peers. These books speak to that experience, characters who think differently, question everything, and find their people.

6,309 books

Hilo Legends

Frances Reed

Ancient oral traditions come to life through the legends of King Kamehameha, the demi-god Maui, and the sacred landmarks

Ages 8–12

Lizzie McGuire #14

Mirror Mirror

Disney Book Group

Lizzie and Miranda are set to star in a music video, but insecurity strikes when Miranda hates how she looks on film and

Ages 8–12

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

While Jakob works to crack the Enigma cipher at Bletchley Park, his sister Lizzie follows a trail of riddles to find the

Ages 10–14

Defy #1

Defy

Sara B. Larson

Disguised as a boy to survive the army, Alexa must use her elite sword skills to protect a prince and take down the evil

Ages 12–18

Disney Fairies: Meet the Fairies #2

Meet Periwinkle

Celeste Sisler

Tinker Bell meets her match in Periwinkle, a frost fairy from the Winter Woods, as they work together to save Pixie Holl

Ages 4–8

Perspective #4

Two Together

Brendan Wenzel

A simple walk home becomes a grand adventure as a cat and dog see, smell, and hear the same world in two completely diff

Ages 3–6

Science Comics #24

The Digestive System: A Tour Through Your Guts

Jason Viola

Follow a friendly bacterium through the strange and gooey landscape of the human gut to see how your body turns snacks i

Ages 9–13

Owl Diaries #12

Eva's Campfire Adventure

Rebecca Elliott

A class camping trip turns into a hunt for buried treasure when Eva and Lucy get sidetracked by the legendary story of T

Ages 5–8

Who Was?

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Michael Burgan, Who HQ

The youngest man to ever be president was also a hunter, pilot, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Meet the larger-than-life

Ages 8–12

Nature Storybooks

Insect Detective

Steve Voake

Tiny wonders are everywhere if you know where to look, from wasps weaving nests to ants gathering food in the hidden wor

Ages 4–8

Shatter Me #2

Unravel Me

Tahereh Mafi

Juliette is still learning to control her lethal touch. In this high-stakes sequel, the fight against the Reestablishmen

Ages 14–18

The Mouse who Reached the Sky

Petr Horacek

Three friends work together to reach a mysterious red object high in a tree, leading to a vertical flap reveal and a del

Ages 2–5

Doodle Adventures #3

The Rise of the Rusty Robo-Cat!

Mike Lowery

Grab a pencil and draw yourself into this graphic novel adventure to help Carl the Duck figure out why the local cats ar

Ages 6–9

Biscuit I Can Read

Biscuit Loves the Library

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Puppets, stories, and new friends await at the library as Biscuit the puppy joins in on the fun for a special Read to a

Ages 3–6

The Hanukkah Magic of Nate Gadol

Arthur A. Levine

Nate Gadol is a magical spirit with eyes like gold coins who works behind the scenes to make holiday oil last and inspir

Ages 4–8

The Creature Department #1

The Creature Department

Robert Paul Weston

Bickleburgh gets a lot more interesting when Uncle Archie vanishes and two friends must team up with unusual factory emp

Ages 8–12

Another #3

Another Jekyll, Another Hyde

Daniel Nayeri, Dina Nayeri

After his father remarries, Thomas experiences frightening blackouts and a sinister voice in his head that pull him into

Ages 14–18

Unfabulous #4

Starstruck

Sue Rose

Addie Singer picks up her pink guitar and joins a band, only to realize that staying true to her artistic vision is more

Ages 8–12

That's So Raven #9

Showtime!

Alice Alfonsi

Raven tries to boost her father's confidence before a TV appearance, but a disastrous vision and a brother's accidental

Ages 8–12

Blackwood Academy #1

Immortal Consequences

I. V. Marie

Six students at a dark academy in purgatory must compete in a cut-throat magical contest where graduation is the only es

Ages 14–18

Pop Star #2

I'm So Not a Pop Star

Kimberly Greene

Life is chaotic enough with a pop-star sister and a camera crew, but Sam’s world flips when she discovers a long-lost gr

Ages 9–12

Shuri: A Black Panther Adventure #4

Wakanda Forever

Nic Stone

Shuri races to Wakanda to save the precious heart-shaped herbs from a mysterious enemy in this action-packed Challenge D

Ages 8–12

Little Llama Needs Pajama ABC

Melissa Winn

Join Little Llama on an alphabetical journey as he tries on different animal skins, only to realize that being himself i

Ages 2–5

The Big Adventures of Babymouse #1

Once Upon a Messy Whisker

Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm

Babymouse is the strongest, smartest, and coolest hero in her own mind, but real life and messy whiskers keep getting in

Ages 8–12