Alison J Conte

Beyond Normal Alison J Conte

When Ginelle, Jak and Noah enroll in Abelard College for neuro-atypical teens in 2045, they are hopeful and wary. Are the struggles of high school behind them? Can they take classes that are structured for people who learn differently? When these special young people come together, they find they can read each other's feelings, and begin to communicate telepathically. Talking mind-to-mind, they find they can persuade, comfort and even defend themselves from trouble. Can they keep up with the work, tolerate each other? Can the administration succeed despite parents and faculty who don't understand? An intriguing vision of teenagers who think differently, and how they might learn in the future.