Ungifted Books in Order

The Ungifted books start with a perfect middle-school disaster: Donovan Curtis pulls a prank that goes too far, and a paperwork mistake lands him in a gifted program instead of in serious trouble. Suddenly he’s surrounded by students who are brilliant, intense, and used to being the smartest person in any room.

Donovan is not that kid.

In Ungifted, the comedy comes from Donovan trying to survive the Academy for Scholastic Distinction while hiding the fact that he doesn’t belong there on paper. But the story has heart, too, because Donovan turns out to be smart in ways that don’t show up on an IQ test. He’s good with people. He’s good under pressure. And he’s the kind of kid who can pull a group together when they’re too stuck in their own heads.

The series continues by widening the circle. Supergifted introduces a new kind of “problem student,” someone who is undeniably brilliant but struggling with ego, identity, and the temptation to reinvent himself in the most dramatic way possible. The gifted kids are still learning how to be friends, not just classmates.

Then Hypergifted brings the characters back into another round of school chaos where labels, expectations, and public attention collide. The books keep their pacing quick and their humor sharp, but they’re also interested in what it means to be judged, and how hard it is to change the story people tell about you.

These are school stories with a twist, and a strong group dynamic.

If you’re new to the series, start with Ungifted and go forward. The later books make the most sense when you’ve seen how Donovan ends up at ASD, how the friend group forms, and how the “gifted” label starts to feel like both a brag and a burden.