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Killing two Birds with one Stone | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
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Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. Killing two Birds with one Stone. One of the perks of being a teacher is summer vacation. I had a killer year, with a new full-time teaching job at a new school, five graduate classes, and single parenthood with teenage kids. Those people close to me know that I was pretty strung out by the time school got out. Hence, I had two official goals for the summer: learn to relax and to read for pleasure again. You are c...
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Parenting Transgender kids | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
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Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. After reading and reviewing I am J by Cris Beam, a story about a transgendered teen, I was deeply touched and saddened by his plight. I know that J’s experience is not uncommon. He faced rejection, homelessness, and danger when he revealed his true self. I read with interest this inspiring essay about a dad with a twelve year old transgendered daughter. ( http:/ tinyurl.com/2w2qhj8. I am J by Cris Beam. My head is...
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Another view of Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
https://exceptionalbooks.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/another-view-of-anything-but-typical-by-nora-raleigh-baskin
Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. Another view of Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin. While I was nosing around looking at what other reviewers wrote about. By Nora Raleigh Baskin, I came upon a review by Ulyyf Connie on Amazon reviews ( http:/ tinyurl.com/256fekc. Connie raises a good point; books written by neurotypical people about people with autism run a huge risk of being inaccurate and/or insensitive to people with autism. Well, he...
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
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Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. There were hysterically funny moments in. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key. To follow through, he managed to keep getting into more and more trouble. If it had been a movie, I think I would have had to cover my eyes to keep from seeing what was going to happen next. I could see exactly where the story was going to go and I had no way to yell: Stop! Oey Pigza Loses Control.
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Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
https://exceptionalbooks.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/anything-but-typical-by-nora-raleigh-baskin
Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin. Jason considers himself to be atypical, but in many ways, he is like a lot of kids his age. The story is a fairly simple one with no unusual twists or amazing adventures, just (dare I say? As an adult reader, I didn’t find the storyline to be particularly exciting, though I can see that for preteen kids for whom just fitting in and making friends is the main dilemma in ...
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An Amazing Story of a Girl Finding her Voice | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
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Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. An Amazing Story of a Girl Finding her Voice. Carly is amazing girl with autism, who had no voice until she learned to type. She was featured on 20/20 recently. There is a link to the story on Carly’s blog that is very interesting. http:/ carlysvoice.com/. Her perspective on what she thinks and feels is very insightful. One Response to “An Amazing Story of a Girl Finding her Voice”. August 21, 2010. A Book a Week.
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I am J by Cris Beam | Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids
https://exceptionalbooks.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/i-am-j-by-cris-beam
Books, information and musings on exceptional kids. Exceptional Books for Exceptional Kids. I am J by Cris Beam. J, AKA Jeni is a 17 year-old transgendered teen. The writing style of referring to J as he really put me into the mindset of the character. When an adult or teen would refer to him as a girl or call him by the name of Jeni, I was startled and disoriented, much the same as I expect that J felt in the story. Books for Young Adults. Another view of Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin.