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The Gifted School

by Bruce Holsinger
An intimate look into a wealthy community in the suburbs of Denver Colorado, where your standing is based on how talented and gifted your child is.  A story that shows how far parents will go so their children will succeed.  The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger #fiction, #reading, #books to read, #books

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"Bruce Holsinger's The Gifted School is a propulsive story about class and parental one-upmanship." - Real Simple

"[A] timely and relevant read for the summer." -Oprahmag.com

"Like Big Little Lies with standardized testing, this addictive novel digs hard into the culture of striving parents and anxious children, exploring privilege, competition and the elusiveness of happiness. A deeply pleasurable read." - Meg Wolitzer, New York Times-bestselling author of The Female Persuasion

"Bright, and expertly observed." - Town & Country

"A (hilariously) timely book explores the lengths to which privileged parents will go to get their kids a top education."-New York Post

"Reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, The Gifted School is a story of trouble in paradise with timely commentary on hyper-parenting and the lengths to which parents will go to ensure that their kids remain "exceptional." - BookPage

"An insular epic that questions the notion of meritocracy, the hypocrisy of white liberalism, and the politics that trickle from the adult world down to their children." -The Paris Review

"Addictive, whip-smart, acutely observed and sharply funny, The Gifted School trains its lens on a community where a talented child is a social commodity and asks how far some families might be willing to go in pursuit of status. A delicious read." - Gilly Macmillan, New York Times-bestselling author of What She Knew

"I LOVED THIS NOVEL. Pitch perfect, razor sharp, compulsively readable and rich with delicious detail, this darkly funny satire combines the gimlet-eyed world view of Jonathan Franzen with the propulsive narration of Liane Moriarty. I can't remember the last time I've enjoyed a novel as much."- Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times-bestselling author

"[Holsinger's] subject of parents charging past every ethical restraint in pursuit of creme de la creme education could not be more timely, and the Big Little Liestreatment creates a deliciously repulsive and eerily current page-turner."- Kirkus, starred review

"Sharply entertaining...This depiction of the depths to which some parents will stoop to win social advantage for their offspring makes for a smart, piercing novel, and timely given recent headlines." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"I was blown away by The Gifted School. A smart, insightful, and engrossing story about how the prospect of getting their children into a school for the gifted causes a group of competitive parents to comport themselves in the most unseemly and ultimately destructive ways. Snapping with tension, this is a book for our times. It will push a lot of buttons for a lot of people." - Shari Lapena, New York Times-bestselling author of The Couple Next Door


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