Non-fiction book trailer created by a 7th grade student. A terrific book called My Thirteenth Winter tells the story of a girl who grows up with a learning disability in math, time, and sequencing called dyscalculia. She talks about the struggle that she has and the challenges that come with the disorder. The book also provides.
- My Thirteenth Winter starts out as a story about a young girl who overcomes her learning disability, but as it progresses, she explains that she never overcame it, and so the message of the book is don't try, its futile, instead work to create a world in which other people have to accommodate for you.
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- My Thirteenth Winter is a nonfiction memoir by Samantha Abeel that explores her life long struggle with dyscalculia. The book focuses mostly on her difficulties before her diagnosis at the age of 13. This is a special book. Her story is told through her writing and her.
Overview
In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage.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.
written by Samantha Abeel and published by Orchard Books, a division of Scholasticis
My Thirteenth Winter
- My Thirteenth Winter starts out as a story about a young girl who overcomes her learning disability, but as it progresses, she explains that she never overcame it, and so the message of the book is don't try, its futile, instead work to create a world in which other people have to accommodate for you.
- Buy My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir Reprint by Samantha Abeel (ISBN: 056) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
- My Thirteenth Winter is a nonfiction memoir by Samantha Abeel that explores her life long struggle with dyscalculia. The book focuses mostly on her difficulties before her diagnosis at the age of 13. This is a special book. Her story is told through her writing and her.
Overview
In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage.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.
written by Samantha Abeel and published by Orchard Books, a division of Scholasticis
My Thirteenth Winter
My Thirteenth Winter Audiobook
The book was chosen for its honest and sensitive portrayal of the author's youth as she struggles with dyscalculia, a learning disability in mathematics. The syndrome also affects one's ability to perform simple tasks, such as telling time or following directions. Abeel's diagnosis at age 13 helped her and her family make sense of why she excelled in literature but didn't know what change to expect when buying groceries. She shares her gift of language in this compelling memoir.
My Thirteenth Winter Audio
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