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"An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.
Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.
But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid—she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!
Kindle Book
- Release date: October 1, 2019
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781534442573
- Release date: October 1, 2019
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781534442573
- File size: 2515 KB
- Release date: October 1, 2019
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subjects
Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:4.6
Lexile® Measure:740
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3-4
"An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.
Ellie's a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she's going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. If she's not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she's practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.
But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid—she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!
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Details
Publisher:
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Kindle Book
Release date: October 1, 2019
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9781534442573
Release date: October 1, 2019
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9781534442573
File size: 2515 KB
Release date: October 1, 2019
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Creators
- Jamie Sumner - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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Levels
ATOS Level: 4.6
Lexile® Measure: 740
Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty: 3-4
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