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My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir
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My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir
Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems -- and was diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible -- and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.
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Guided Reading Set: Level X – My Thirteenth Winter
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Guided Reading Set: Level X – My Thirteenth Winter
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Interest Level:
6-8
Lexile Framework:
1050
Grade Level Equivalent:
7.1
Guided Reading Level:
X
Age:
11-13
Genre:
Autobiography
Subject:
Determination and Perseverance, Disabilities, Challenges and Overcoming Obstacles
Samantha Abeel tells her own story of living with and overcoming dyscalculia. She describes in painstaking detail how her life was affected by her learning disability before and after she was diagnosed, and the way her peers, her family, and her teachers treated her.
In seventh grade, Samantha suffered anxiety attacks as she struggled to keep up in her classes, to remember two locker combinations, and to deal with new teachers. It was not until eighth grade, her “thirteenth winter,” that the underlying cause of her academic challenges was discovered.
