From the Publisher
A thrilling and fun series perfect for middle grade adventure seekers — School Library Journal
“Cat-and-mouse chase scenes deliver thrills…Volume 3 can’t get here soon enough.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“Packed with enough thrilling action and suspense to keep the pages turning...[a] highly entertaining series.” — Booklist
“Ideal for reluctant readers...middle school fans of Korman’s novels will devour this title while anxiously awaiting the concluding volume in the series.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “A terrific page-turner. Full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up.” — James Patterson
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “Masterminds takes readers on a wild ride with terrific humor, a surprising mystery, and characters you can’t help but root for.”- — Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven series and the Five Kingdoms series
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “[A] compelling, twisty mystery . . . [with] a truly gratifying payoff” — Booklist (starred review)
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “This tense, fast-paced story will have readers racing toward the cliffhanger ending.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “A fresh premise, good pacing, surprising twists and engaging characters all combine to make this a series worth following.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “This unique and action-packed story is filled with twists and turns that readers will not see coming. A wonderful start to what promises to be a thrilling series.” — School Library Journal
Praise for UNGIFTED: “Touching, without being overly sentimental, Ungifted is a gem for readers looking for a story where the underdog comes out on top.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for UNGIFTED: “From its lovable-robot jacket art to its satisfying conclusion, this will please Korman’s fans and win him new ones.” — ALA Booklist
Praise for UNGIFTED: “Donovan has a goofy kindness that charms characters and readers alike … The message is tolerance, and Korman expertly and humorously delivers it in an unpretentious and universally appealing tale.” — School Library Journal
Praise for UNGIFTED: “Funny and insightful.” — Publishers Weekly
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Cat-and-mouse chase scenes deliver thrills…Volume 3 can’t get here soon enough.
Booklist (starred review)
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “[A] compelling, twisty mystery . . . [with] a truly gratifying payoff
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Ideal for reluctant readers...middle school fans of Korman’s novels will devour this title while anxiously awaiting the concluding volume in the series.
Booklist
Packed with enough thrilling action and suspense to keep the pages turning...[a] highly entertaining series.
James Patterson
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “A terrific page-turner. Full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up.
Brandon Mull
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “Masterminds takes readers on a wild ride with terrific humor, a surprising mystery, and characters you can’t help but root for.”-
Booklist
Packed with enough thrilling action and suspense to keep the pages turning...[a] highly entertaining series.
ALA Booklist
Praise for UNGIFTED: “From its lovable-robot jacket art to its satisfying conclusion, this will please Korman’s fans and win him new ones.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Cat-and-mouse chase scenes deliver thrills…Volume 3 can’t get here soon enough.
James Dashner
Praise for MASTERMINDS: “It’s hard to express how much I loved Masterminds without spoiling it. Real characters that make you laugh, twists that genuinely surprise, a plot that reveals itself perfectly. Another instant classic by one of my favorite authors.”-
Tim Green
Praise for POP: “Funny, poignant and full of football action, POP hits you hard and doesn’t let up.
Newsday
Praise for POP: “Fantastic…Perfectly captures the football experience.
New York Times Book Review
Praise for POP: “A brisk, heartfelt and timely novel.
Kirkus Reviews
2015-10-14
After discovering that their home of Serenity, New Mexico, is really a giant science experiment to test the effects of nurturing on clones of master criminals (Masterminds, 2015), four teens escape and head out into the world in search of revenge and freedom. But the scientists behind Project Osiris have no intention of allowing their test subjects to walk away. Malik, Eli, Tori, and Amber will need to draw upon all their criminal-mastermind DNA if they are to succeed in exposing their captors and saving the other clones. Eli and Tori are torn between enjoying their mastermind skills and battling their fears over who they may become. Malik is pure bravado, focused on living life to its fullest, even if that means breaking some laws to do so. However, Amber, with her poor impulse control, manic tendencies, and violent outbursts, is the source of most of their problems. What worked well in the series opener fizzles in this sequel. The rotating point of view is needlessly confusing and highlights uneven characterization. All the kids' plans and wandering leaves them with new enemies and in worse shape than before. Rather than continuing the first volume's excitement, this second installment reads more like an extended preamble for the next book. Oddly paced with little payoff, this sequel falls victim to middle-volume slump. (Adventure. 8-12)
