The Gifted Series by Marilyn Kaye
The series is about a class of gifted students at Meadowbrook Middle School. Instead of extra homework and reading, these students are learning how to control their gifts. Each student has a special power, from body-swapping to mind control.
The first book focuses on Amanda, the mean "queen bee" of the eighth grade. Under her perfectly crafted image she's hiding a deep secret. She has the power to swap bodies with those she feels sorry for. Amanda learned at an early age that she had to block her compassionate feelings if she wanted to stay in her own body and by the time she turned 13, she is the most feared student in her school. After a run in with Tracy Devon, a quiet girl in her class that everyone ignores, Amanda starts to feel some pity. When she wakes up in the morning, she's Tracy and is stuck as Tracy much longer than her last body swaps.
This is a really great series for readers who like mainly realistic problems (friendship, parents, grades, etc.) but love a supernatural twist. Think the X-Men in middle school.
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