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Dexter's Laboratory Season 5. Includes the episodes: Streaky Clean/ A Dad Cartoon/ Sole Brother; Mind Over Chatter/ A Quakor Cartoon/ Momdark; Cropping An Aptitude/ A Failed Lab Experiment/ The Grand-Daddy Of All Inventions; Poppa Wheely/ A Mom Cartoon/ The Mock Side Of The Moon; If Memory Serves/ A Mandark Cartoon/ Tele Trauma; A Boy Named Sue/ Lab On The Run; Dos Boot/ A Dee Dee Cartoon/ Would You Like That In The Can; That Magic Moment/ A Silent...

"Herman Hesse's spiritual biography, 'Beneath the Wheel,' is a touchstone in the Nobel Prize-winning author's lifelong examination of the conflict between self-affirmation and self-destruction. Based on his own experience, his second novel attacks an educational system that fosters intelledt and ambition at the expense of emotion, soul and instinct. 'Beneath the Wheel' tells with compassion and tenderness a sstory that is true for our own age, with...

"Enter the world of Millie Maven, a twelve-year-old orphan who embarks on a great adventure that takes her to the distant, mysterious world of FIGS, the FarPointe Institute for Gifted Students. There, she discovers that there is more to her than she ever dared imagine or believe . . . and that there are some truths that change everything" --from the publisher.

For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted, and somewhat naive Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.

"Michael and his friends learn that returning to a normal life is not only more difficult than they imagined, but that normal doesn't last. Like the mythical Hydra, cutting off the head of the global Elgen only created more enemies"--

Discusses what the label "gifted" means, and covers such issues as intelligence testing, educational options, and relationships with parents and friends.

Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful in a land where church and football are kings. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat nav̐e Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.

Manager Gina Jackson's life is given a new purpose when she meets a young guitar prodigy. Convinced the boy is the reincarnation of her brother, lead singer of Army of Love, who died ten years ago, she embarks on a mission to get the band back together.