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• The Oldest Student

  How Mary Walker Learned to Read

  Hubbard, Rita L.,

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  A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116

• Please, Louise

  Morrison, Toni

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  On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along

• Spanish Is the Language of My Family

  Genhart, Michael,

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  It's time to prepare for the school Spanish spelling bee, and Manolo is determined to take home the grand prize. Naturally, he turns to his loving abuela for help and together they spell the words: H-e-r-m-o-s-o. Beautiful.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dancing Hands

  a Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language

  Que, Joanna,

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  Sam is fascinated by her new neighbors and their ability to talk with their hands, and when she meets Mai, she starts to learn Filipino sign language so they can communicate.

• More Than Words

  So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

  MacLean, Roz,

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  Nathan doesn't say much. He sure has a lot on his mind, though. At school, Nathan quietly observes the ways his peers communicate. Even when they're not talking, they're expressing themselves in all sorts of ways! By witnessing the beauty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Walk in the Words

  Talbott, Hudson,

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  Through a story from his own childhood, Hudson Talbott shares the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of being a non-mainstream kind of learner

• Stacey's Remarkable Books

  Abrams, Stacey,

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  Stacey's favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books. On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thank You, Mr. Falker

  Polacco, Patricia

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  At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem

• Brilliant Bea

  Rudolph, Shaina,

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  With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.

• Malala's Magic Pencil

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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• Aaron Slater, Illustrator

  Beaty, Andrea,

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  When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.

• My Name Is Phillis Wheatley

  a Story of Slavery and Freedom

  Cooper, Afua,

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  Born by the edge of the great African desert, seven-year-old Penda Wane is learning to be a griot -- a praise-singer and poet. But when slave traders destroy her town, her long journey across the sea begings. Too weak to stand, she is left…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six Dots

  a Story of Young Louis Braille

  Bryant, Jen, 1960-

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  Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able to read. Even at the school for the blind in Paris, there were…Read moreRead more of this annotation