Reach for the Moon

Samantha Abeel has dyscalclia. A learning disability that prevents her from understanging simple math concepts such as telling time, counting money, fractions, and putting things in order. She was fortunate to have an English teacher that discovered she was a talented writer and could use this talent to help others. In the book Abeel uses paintings by Charles R. Murphy to inspire others through her poems and stories. I think that any library has Abeel's autobiography My Thirteenth Winter should have this book so that students can see her other work. This book can be used in art classes as well as in writing classes. ( )