Flipping forward twisting backward / Alma Fullerton ; illustrated by Sarah Mensinga.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing Company Inc., [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 135 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781682633663
- 1682633667
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | FULLERTO ALMA | Available | 33111010995302 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | FULLERTO ALMA | Available | 33111010871412 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Fiction | FULLERTO ALMA | Available | 33111009442795 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A diagnosis of dyslexia could change everything for an aspiring fifth-grade gymnast struggling at school in this authentic, high-energy novel in verse.
The print edition of this title is set in a font developed to be easy to read.
The gym is where Claire shines and she's on her way to qualifying for the state championships. But at school, she's known as a troublemaker-which is fine with her since it helps her hide her reading problem. Claire has never been able to make sense of the wobbling jumble of letters on a page.
When a sympathetic principal wonders if she's acting out because she may have dyslexia, she's stunned. Claire has always assumed she's dumb, so she's eager to get evaluated. But her mother balks. Afraid Claire will be labeled "stupid," she refuses testing. Can Claire take on both her reading challenges and her mother's denial? Is it worth jeopardizing her dream of the state championships?
Told in clear and poignant verse and featuring black and white illustrations, Claire's struggle with something that seems to come easily to everyone else will resonate with readers and have them cheering her on.
"Fifth-grader Claire can do a perfect triple handspring. She can do a giant pirouette on the uneven bars. What she can't do is reading. With a lot of effort, she hides her secret until an alert vice principle suggests she get evaluated for a learning disability. Now Claire has to convince her mother--who's afraid her daughter will be labeled 'stupid'--to let her get tested. And that turns out to be even harder than reading"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-12.