She could ace all the tests easily - even the ones in the gifted and talented program. As it is, there really isn't any pressure on Nora at all. I think more kids might be able to identify with that. Clements who have done far better to make her very smart, not super smart. Any adult - even an observant teenager - would say "That doesn't sound right." No child would be able to hide that kind of talent. Now maybe kids will buy into the fact that this 10-year-old girl is a super genius who has been hiding her talents all her life. The premise of looking at the negative consequences of all the testing and emphasis on grades in our schools is a good one that needs to be examined, but it doesn't quite work here. Like some of the other reviewers here, I would have to say that this is not Andrew Clements best.
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