Supergifted

“You’re older, but you aren’t any smarter. And just like you were terrified that someone was going to notice that your fingers were glued together, now you’re afraid that someone’s going to find out you’re the superkid.”

Daniel Sanderson throws light on the irony of Donovan’s situation. When Donovan was younger, he was always getting in trouble for doing wrong things. Now he has done something extraordinary, but he has still managed to make things complicated in a way that makes him “terrified” of being found by others. This foreshadows the novel’s inciting incident and conflict.

“He was the person who first showed me YouTube and opened my eyes to a whole world that couldn’t be predicted by mathematical equations or scientific formulas—not even by me.”

These lines highlight the theme of Friendship and Loyalty. Noah admits that he owes a lot to Donovan, who introduced him to one of his favorite things in the world: YouTube. The unpredictable nature of YouTube content makes it interesting enough to hold Noah’s attention, as he cannot understand it at a glance.

“Those strengths were our strengths. He might have been the hero, but his triumph counted for all of us. You bet we were proud of him!”

The above lines develop the theme of Friendship and Loyalty. When Noah becomes the superkid, the robotics team celebrates it as a joint victory. The phrase “those strengths were our strengths” emphasizes the unity and camaraderie among the members of the robotics team, conveying a sense of collective pride and joy.