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This led to her having anxiety attacks and depression.

Many people around her believed that there was nothing wrong with her because of how she excelled in her other classes. She is a straight A student who struggled with the simplest things, such as remembering her locker combination and counting change to give at the store. 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.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.This is a bibliography about Samantha Abeel who struggles with a learning disability, dyscalculia. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems - and was diagnosed with a learning disability. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter - and she was in seventh grade. 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. Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.58" W x 8.31" (0.37 lbs) 203 pagesĪwards: Schneider Family Book Award, Winner, Teen, 2005 Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General Slowly, Samantha's life begins to change again, and she discovers that she is stronger than she'd ever thought possible. In her 13th winter, she finds the courage to confront her problems-and is diagnosed with a learning disability.

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