Gerber Alyson
Gerber Alyson - Focused - Paperback
Gerber Alyson - Focused - Paperback
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Description: Following Braced which had three starred reviews comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD. Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework but she gets distracted. She knows she can't just say whatever thought comes into her head but sometimes she can't help herself. She knows she needs to focus but how can she do that when the people around her are always chewing gum loudly or making other annoying noises? It's starting to be a problem - not just in school but when Clea's playing chess or just hanging out with her best friend. Other kids are starting to notice. When Clea fails one too many tests her parents take her to be tested and she finds out that she has ADHD which means her attention is all over the place instead of where it needs to be. Clea knows life can't continue the way it's been going. She's just not sure how you can fix a problem that's all in your head. But that's what she's going to have to do to find a way to focus. In a starred review Booklist called Alyson Gerber's first novel Braced "a masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance." With Focused she explores even further how when life gives you a challenge the best way to face it is with an open mind an open heart and the open support of the people around you.
Title: Focused
Author(s): Gerber Alyson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Barcode: 9781338185980
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/5/2021
Category: Children’S & Teenage Fiction & True Stories
Description: Following Braced which had three starred reviews comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD. Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework but she gets distracted. She knows she can't just say whatever thought comes into her head but sometimes she can't help herself. She knows she needs to focus but how can she do that when the people around her are always chewing gum loudly or making other annoying noises? It's starting to be a problem - not just in school but when Clea's playing chess or just hanging out with her best friend. Other kids are starting to notice. When Clea fails one too many tests her parents take her to be tested and she finds out that she has ADHD which means her attention is all over the place instead of where it needs to be. Clea knows life can't continue the way it's been going. She's just not sure how you can fix a problem that's all in your head. But that's what she's going to have to do to find a way to focus. In a starred review Booklist called Alyson Gerber's first novel Braced "a masterfully constructed and highly empathetic debut about a different kind of acceptance." With Focused she explores even further how when life gives you a challenge the best way to face it is with an open mind an open heart and the open support of the people around you.
Title: Focused
Author(s): Gerber Alyson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Barcode: 9781338185980
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/5/2021
Category: Children’S & Teenage Fiction & True Stories
