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Better Than Weird

by Anna Kerz

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In this stand-alone sequel to The Mealworm Diaries, Aaron is anxiously waiting for his father to return for the first time since Aaron's mother's death eight years earlier. Aaron works hard with a counselor at school, but he still has problems getting along with and understanding other kids, and he's worried that his dad will think he's weird. As well as having to confront Tufan, the class bully, Aaron must find ways to cope with the fact that his dad now has a pregnant wife and his beloved Gran needs surgery. In the end, his greatest strength is not his intelligence or his sense of humor, but the openness and warmth of his heart.

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    Chance and the Butterfly (Orca Young Readers) by Maggie De Vries (fountainoverflows)
    fountainoverflows: Addresses some similar issues--this time a foster child who has significant behavioural, social, and academic difficulties & how he is united with his foster brother over the care of a painted lady butterfly coccoon.
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Realistic, well-written story with some good humorous touches. I can see fans of Jack Gantos's Joey Pigza stories apprecitating this character. ( )
  Sullywriter | Apr 3, 2013 |
Well, I read the first few pages (I think it was 5 or so) and i realized that it's a book recommended to grades 5 to 6. So I didn't find it interesting. But if your in grade 5 or 6, I think you should read this book because it's in a diary form. ( )
  smilesalltheway | Nov 13, 2012 |
This novel by Kerz has lots of elements that I appreciated (strong characters, conflict) but I felt it lacking something, perhaps humor or adventure. There was certainly opportunity given Gran and Aaron's personalities It just needed something more for me. ( )
  ydenomy | Jul 13, 2012 |
The story of an asperger/ADHD boy and the challenges he faces at school and at home as he prepares to meet the father he hasn't seen in eight years. Sensitively told but perhaps not enough action to meet the reading needs of its target audience. We all have an "Aaron" in our lives. This book helps us understand a little about what it is like to be him. ( )
  fountainoverflows | Dec 11, 2011 |
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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:

In this stand-alone sequel to The Mealworm Diaries, Aaron is anxiously waiting for his father to return for the first time since Aaron's mother's death eight years earlier. Aaron works hard with a counselor at school, but he still has problems getting along with and understanding other kids, and he's worried that his dad will think he's weird. As well as having to confront Tufan, the class bully, Aaron must find ways to cope with the fact that his dad now has a pregnant wife and his beloved Gran needs surgery. In the end, his greatest strength is not his intelligence or his sense of humor, but the openness and warmth of his heart.

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