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This is a beautiful and moving story about friendship and family. Josie dreads being seen entering room 204. Room 204 is where Special Ed meets. Josie has Cerebral Palsy and hates it that ...more...]]> 77822298 2750233 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 1 false Sat Nov 14 23:09:34 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 14:29:47 -0800 2009
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As if seventh grade weren't enough of a challenge for anyone, Josie also struggles with cerebral palsy, social isolation, a mom she needs more time and support from, and monster bulldozers that are carving up the countryside to build huge ...more...]]> 61141493 41783 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 3 0 false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 20:36:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 20:37:01 -0700 2009
Born with cerebral palsy, Josie is in Special Ed, and constantly goes...more...]]> 44384400 1911526 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Mon Jan 26 07:02:22 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 07:08:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45138768 1943621 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 0 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:41:17 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:41:17 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 32108662 1339227 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 2 0 false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:48:43 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:50:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 22011822 1125613 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Sun May 11 03:07:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 03:08:12 -0700 2008
Josie Wyatt is trying to live as normal a life as possible, but there's one thing that's stopping her--her cerebral palsy.

Josie lives in a small farmhouse with her mother and grandma that is surrounded by huge mansions. Josie's mother is ...more...]]> 14303983 733675 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 14:32:30 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:27:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 11197668 634689 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:43:45 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 20:51:46 -0800 2007
Favorite lines include:
p. 6--"But my thumb will always be pasted to my palm,/ and my left wrist and shoulder/ connected/ by an invisible rubber band/ c...more...]]> 27345485 1307427 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 0 false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 14:09:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 08:08:11 -0700 2008 I really enjoyed this poetic novel told through the eyes of Josie, a seventh grader with cerebral palsy. The story is broken down by seasons of the year. The growth, maturity, and death of plants is documented throughout the seasons and in many ways is a parallel to Josie...more...]]> 59815566 2423005 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 2 0 false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 18:25:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:31:47 -0700 2009 Would be an okay book. Similar to Heartbeat by Creech in writing style, although the guys wouldn't be as interested. 7th grade female character with cerebral palsy, best friend is a male science geek. 2nd generation single Mom. Like I said...more...]]> 19674387 522527 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 0 0 false Mon Apr 07 16:15:28 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 16:41:15 -0700 2008
tomatoes

With my odd walk
and slow speech
everyone knows
I’ve got special ed,
but if I wait
until the hall clears

taunts like tomatoes
don’t splatter
the back of my head

Thes...more...]]> 18494940 197714 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 0 false Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 06:17:13 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 12:01:49 -0700 2008
poppies

When poppies first
push the...more...]]> 26744992 1307553 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 08:03:43 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 09:19:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 77210836 821112 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 09:48:21 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 09:50:04 -0800 2009 59956681 1252652 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 2 0 false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 17:42:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:44:14 -0700 2009 6394143 190779 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 18 12:54:16 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 13:07:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 23763107 999233 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 08:08:59 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 19:10:45 -0700 2008
This book was pret...more...]]> 49960679 43820 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Sat Mar 21 10:05:30 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 10:06:17 -0700 2009 41423084 1810731 645144 1599900378 9781599900377 62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176689369m/645144.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/645144.Reaching_for_Sun 3.88 151 4 0 false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 12:11:11 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 17:06:34 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=645144