Frank L. Borchardt

"Fishing is itself a pause for breath"--John D. Robins, poet

Evil forces from another world are attacking Earth, intent on sucking the life force out of all humanity.

Over the summer, ninth and tenth graders enrolled in Duke's Talent Identification Program for academically gifted students found out just how talented they really are. Fifteen of the teenagers had their letters to the editor accepted for publication in The New York Times over a period of just five weeks.