A call for more challenging school curriculums for above-average or genius-level students in the United States cites the consequences of failing to provide gifted children with educational programs suited to their intellects.

Archibald Frisby, mad about science and wise beyond his years, is sent to camp to have fun and ends up broadening the horizons of his fellow campers.

"Sisters Rose and Lily Martin were inseparable when they were kids. As adults, they've been estranged for years, until circumstances force them to come together to protect Rose's daughter. Ten-year-old Antoinette has a severe form of autism that requires constant care and attention. She has never spoken a word, but she has a powerful gift that others would give anything to harness: she can heal things with her touch...Antoinette's gift, though, puts...

"Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child. Her adoptive parents watch her obsessively, as if studying her for warning signs of...something. And maybe they're right to--even she can't make sense of the strange things she sees and hears. She possesses knowledge that other teenagers don't, that her parents and teachers--no adult--could possibly have. So when Sage finally makes a friend who understands her alarming gift, he becomes her confidant, a precarious...

Deep in the depths of his secret laboratory, boy genius Dexter computes, experiments, invents, and builds incredible creations like robots, interdimensional portals, talking animals, brain replacements, and stealth dodgeball devices, until his ditzy sister Dee Dee ruins his overly executed plans. If only he could fit her into a test tube!

A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn to the boy's special powers.