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* YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA

* VOYA Award

Over a year after fourteen-year-old Trash and his friends find out about their psychic abilities, Trash is kidnapped and his friends must join forces to rescue him.

True Talents is the second suspenseful and hilarious novel for teens by acclaimed author, David Lubar about Martin Anderson and his exceptional friends. The supernatural duology begins with the wildly popular Hidden Talents.
 

It's been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie "Trash" Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a firestarter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict the future, and Martin can see into people's souls. Now back home with their families, all the boys want to do is get back to their normal lives, start attending high school, and keep in touch with their friends from Edgeview.




When Trash tests his power in a bank and accidentally steals a fistful of cash, he is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a shadowy company whose purpose is to gather information about psychic phenomena--and who is willing to do anything to get it. Torchie, Cheater, Lucky, Flinch, and Martin join forces to rescue their friend using their hidden talents, and discover their true talents in the process.


True Talents is an American Library Association YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers selection.







《Hidden Talents》의 Sequel인 《True Talents》입니다. 모두 여섯 명의 친구들은 저마다 특별한 능력을 가진 친구들인데요, 그 중 생각만으로 물건을 옮기는 Telekinesis 능력을 가진 친구 Eddie "Trash" Thalmeyer가 어둠의 세력에 의해 납치를 당합니다. 어느 날 Eddie는 자신의 능력을 시험해본다는 마음에서 은행의 돈을 조금 훔치는데, 이 능력을 이용하려는 속셈입니다.



속편이 출시되는 경우는 전편이 히트를 쳐서 그 후광을 바라는 경우가 많죠. 그래서 전작보다 나은 속편은 없다는 말도 있는데요, 《True Talents》는 오히려 속편이 더 재미있다는 평가를 많이 받고 있네요. ^^

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