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The Talent Thief

By Mike Thayer
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Tiffany Tudwell is cursed with a series of embarrassing mishaps, keeping her firmly in the shadows despite her desire for the spotlight. Everything changes when a cosmic event grants her the ability to steal others’ talents for a day. Using this power, she seizes the popular mean girl’s singing voice and catches the attention of the school’s most sought-after boy. When a fundraiser offers a chance to save her dad’s planetarium, Tiffany must decide whether to embrace her new ability and finally shine.
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Ideal for middle-grade readers, especially those who enjoy humorous, heartwarming stories about self-discovery, friendship, and overcoming social hurdles.

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A girl with the ability to borrow other people's talents must use her powers to find her own spotlight in The Talent Thief, an wish-fulfilling middle-grade novel from Mike Thayer, the author of The Double Life of Danny Day.

A girl who can steal other people's talents finds her own spotlight in this wish-fulfilling middle-grade novel from the author of The Double Life of Danny Day.

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Tiffany Tudwell is cursed. She once tripped and fell face-first into a trash can. She had pink eye on picture day. One time she tried to hold back a sneeze and farted on the cutest boy in class. She longs for the spotlight but knows it's safer to stay hidden in the shadows.

Until the night two meteors collide over her backyard, giving Tiffany the ability to steal people's talents for a day—like taking mean girl Candace's beautiful singing voice in the middle of rehearsal. Her power even gets the attention of the most popular boy in school, the smooth-talking Brady Northrup.

But her powers can't solve everything—or can they? When a local philanthropist holds a fundraiser contest, Tiffany knows this is her chance to save her dad's failing planetarium, and finally step into the spotlight.

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Kirkus Reviews praises the book as a "fresh, heartwarming take on self-acceptance and true friends," complimenting its humour and emotional depth. Publishers Weekly highlights the "vividly wrought characters" and the protagonist’s "dryly comic voice," appreciating the novel’s charm and exploration of gifts and friendships. The book has also garnered acclaim for Mike Thayer’s engaging storytelling and relatable young characters.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250771025

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Feiwel and Friends

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 379g

Pages: 288

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Mike Thayer Young Adult

About the Author

Mike Thayer is a proud father of three, lucky husband of one, passionate author, budding podcaster, lifelong gamer, viral blogger, degreed engineer, decent impressionist, inept hunter, erstwhile jock, and nerd. He has cast a ring on the slopes of Mt. Doom, eaten a feast at the Green Dragon Inn, cemented Excalibur in a sandstone block, tasted butter beer at Diagon Alley, built a secret door to his storage room, and written a few fantasy books. What else is left, really?

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