Davis Mandy
Davis Mandy - Superstar - Paperback
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Description: A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year! Lester's first - person narrative is honest and pure. Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space - obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends facing bullies finding his "thing " and accidentally learning of his autism - spectrum diagnosis. Lester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears there are too many kids and then there's the bully. Lester was always home - schooled and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won. But then things go a bit sideways and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism - spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school Superstar testifies that what you can do isn t nearly as important as who you are. A lovely heartfelt narrative about the things we ve lost and the things we ve found again. Gary D. Schmidt Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars I LOVE Lester. Linda Urban author of Milo Speck Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Title: Superstar
Author(s): Davis Mandy
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062377784
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/26/2019
Description: A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year! Lester's first - person narrative is honest and pure. Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space - obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends facing bullies finding his "thing " and accidentally learning of his autism - spectrum diagnosis. Lester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears there are too many kids and then there's the bully. Lester was always home - schooled and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won. But then things go a bit sideways and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism - spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school Superstar testifies that what you can do isn t nearly as important as who you are. A lovely heartfelt narrative about the things we ve lost and the things we ve found again. Gary D. Schmidt Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars I LOVE Lester. Linda Urban author of Milo Speck Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Title: Superstar
Author(s): Davis Mandy
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062377784
Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 3/26/2019
