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At the beginning of eighth grade, learning-disabled Max and his new friend, Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces, they make a powerful team.

A skateboarding principal offers unusual incentives to his students to motivate them to learn more.

Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.

Sixteen year old Angie is bright, cute and has a learning disability. Her shyness is overcome when Steven, the best looking guy in school takes an interest in her.

Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled "disturbed" by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother's cheating.

Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.

Where did Dad learn how to be the best father ever? At Dad School, of course! In this kid's-eye view of what would happen if Dad went to school, a little boy imagines a place where all dads learn their amazing skills, like giving piggyback rides and making giant sandwiches for lunch. With a role-reversal story in which dads act like kids, young readers will love imagining what would happen if their own dads went to Dad School.

After Tate falls into a magic well in her backyard, she can read a book in minutes. But she's strangely attracted to water of all sorts and can't always control her magic.

Lola, who knows a lot, worries when her big sister, Charlotte, tells her that everyone at school will know more than she does, but when their mother suggests she list all her areas of expertise, Lola realizes that one important thing she knows is that she is ready to learn more.

Told in the charming, straightforward tradition of a classic fable, and illustrated as richly as a favorite childrens story, Pearsons modern-day tale will inspire every adult facing his or her own life challenges.