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Sahara Special
Sahara Special
Author: Esme Raji Codell
Sahara Jones, traumatised by her father's abandnment of her and her mother, does none of her schoolwork, even though she loves reading and writing in secret. Everyone at school calls her Sahara Special, because she has to study with the special needs teacher out in the corridor at school. Her mother, however, objects to this, so Sahara moves fro...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781435284494
ISBN-10: 1435284496
Publication Date: 5/22/2008
Pages: 175
Edition: Reprint
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Book Type: Library Binding
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By the author of Educating Esme, this is a great story with humor and a lesson on tolerance in a fifth grade classroom.
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A great book about the positive effect a teacher can have on the life of a student.
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A novel for a middle-school girl, by a well-respected author. It is a story of a troubled but talented girl and her inspiring teacher whose belief in her changes her life.
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This book was very sad, but also very well written. I loved this book, and i think they should have made a sequel.
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This is a fabulous book. A must-read for any educator.