The Talent Thief

By Mike Thayer

A girl borrows talents to save her dad's planetarium and find her own gift.

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288 pages· 67,483 words· Est. 9.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Tiffany Tudwell, cursed with mishaps, gains the power to borrow talents after a meteor collision. As she navigates school drama and newfound attention, she faces a challenge: save her dad's planetarium using her abilities. With the help of popular Brady Northrup, Tiffany must decide if her powers can truly solve her problems and help her discover her own unique talent. Can she step out of the shadows and into her own spotlight?

From the publisher

A girl with the ability to borrow other people’s talents must use her powers to find her own spotlight in The Talent Thief, a wish-fulfilling middle-grade novel from Mike Thayer, the author of The Double Life of Danny Day. Tiffany Tudwell is cursed. She once tripped over a backpack and fell face-first into a trashcan. 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 it’s safer to stay hidden in the shadows where the curse can’t reach her and no one can make fun of her. Until the night two meteors collide over her backyard giving Tiffany the ability to steal people’s talents for a day–like stealing mean girl Candace’s beautiful singing voice in the middle of play rehearsal, or drawing an incredible self-portrait after borrowing the teacher’s pencil. 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 announces a fundraiser contest, Tiffany, with Brady’s help, decides to use her powers to save her dad’s failing planetarium. And maybe discover her own talent along the way…

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