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Blakefield Academy for the Incredibly Stupid

by Felicia L. Kenny

A different measure of intelligence

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A different measure of intelligence

Blakefield Academy provides the setting for a young adult story about students judged by grades and test scores, and the gap between those measures and the abilities they may overlook. The book questions how the label “stupid” is applied, while foregrounding varied ways of thinking, individual strengths, and the effects of social expectations. Its school-centered premise connects questions of intelligence with belonging and self-understanding, framing difference as something that can be misread rather than as a simple measure of worth.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in school-centered fiction.
  • Readers drawn to stories about individuality and differing ways of thinking.
  • Readers interested in fiction that questions academic measures of ability.

Themes

Intelligence and assessmentSocial labels and expectationsIndividuality and resilienceHidden strengths

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Book overview

Blakefield Academy for the Incredibly Stupid challenges everything we think we know about intelligence.

What if "stupid" isn't a measure of ability at all? What if it is simply a label placed on people whose minds work differently?

At Blakefield Academy, students arrive carrying the weight of society's expectations: low grades, poor test scores, below-average intelligence, and the belief that they will never be enough. But beneath those labels lie extraordinary gifts, untapped talents, and unique ways of thinking that standardized tests could never measure.

This heartwarming and thought-provoking story reminds readers that intelligence comes in many forms. Sometimes the greatest strengths are hidden beneath misunderstood minds, and what one person sees as a weakness, another recognizes as brilliance. After all, "stupid" is often in the eye of the beholder.

Filled with humor, heart, and unforgettable characters, Blakefield Academy for the Incredibly Stupid is a celebration of individuality, resilience, and the power of discovering that your greatest difference may be your greatest gift.

Because sometimes the "incredibly stupid" simply understand things in incredibly different ways.

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