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My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir: A Memoir

Grade 4-7

Samantha Abeel

My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir: A Memoir

Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks Jan. 1, 2005)
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.
ISBN
0439339057 / 9780439339056
Pages
208
Weight
5.9 oz.
Dimensions
5.58 x 0.51 in.