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Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What would you do with a billion dollars? This question gets a definitive answer from billionaire Richard Branson: do everything! Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor student. Still, his knack for business started early with a successful parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. The charismatic entrepreneur launched his first major business, Virgin Records, at age 22 and spent the next few decades building...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, the Eides use new brain science and their expertise in neurology and learning disorders to explain how individuals with dyslexia not only perceive the written word differently but also conceive space more intuitively, see connections between unrelated objects, and are able to make great leaps creatively that others simply miss. Presenting a variety of case studies and true stories to support the science, The Dyslexic Advantage...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When a woman who'd rather do anything than read meets a swoon-worthy bookworm, sparks fly, making for one hot-summer fling in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay's new rom-com. For Samantha Gale, a summer on Martha's Vineyard at her family's tiny cottage was supposed to be about resurrecting her career as a chef, until she's tasked with chaperoning her half-brother, Tyler. The teenage brainiac is spending his summer at the local library...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse -- Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for...
8) My dyslexia
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
An inspiring memoir of a Pulitzer Prize winner's triumph over disability Despite being a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2008, Philip Schultz could never shake the feeling of being exiled to the “dummy class” in school, where he was largely ignored by his teachers and peers and not expected to succeed. Not until many years later, when his oldest son was diagnosed with dyslexia, did Schultz realize that he suffered from the same condition....
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Children living with dyslexia are the focus of this ... documentary as they face the social and academic challenges of growing up and going to school when dealing with words is a daily struggle. ... [T]his film addresses the public's misunderstanding of learning differences and demonstrates the great potential of dyslexic individuals ... [incorporating] interviews with education and medical professionals assessing the road ahead technologically and...
Author
Publisher
JNR Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The book aims to impart parents with practical ideas on hands-on activities that your child might enjoy doing, along with strategies that may benefit him for a lifetime - as there are actually plenty of tips we can utilize to help your kid stay organized and keep the b's and d's facing the correct way" --
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose intricate espionage scheme and complex system of coded messages were made even more baffling by his dyslexia. His name is Brian Regan, but he came to be known as the "Spy Who Couldn't Spell." In December 2000,] FBI special agent Steven Carr of the bureau's Washington, D.C, office received a package from FBI New York: a...
Author
Series
Once upon a time in Texas volume 3
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Must love cowboys. Alice Martin doesn't regret putting her career above personal relationships--but when Beau comes to her for help, Alice decides to see what she's been missing. She'll improve Beau's reading skills if the handsome cowboy teaches her how to flirt and agrees to be her date to an upcoming wedding. But when the town's gossip mill gets going, they're forced into a fake romance to keep their deal a secret. Soon Alice is seeing Beau in...
Author
Series
S. hrg volume 114-710
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English