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Why we're reading this: This book is about learning how to be a friend to a child with a disability. It is about a girl choosing …more
[close] This book is about learning how to be a friend to a child with a disability. It is about a girl choosing her friend's interest over her own, even for her own birthday party. I recommend this book for advanced first graders, second and third. The genre is realistic fiction, but I think it is based on a real story.

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Sep 25, 2013 Alison Walters rated it it was amazing

Although this isn't particularly about a person who has special needs, it is about people who do not have special needs accepting those who have special needs. It is a book about a friend who considers her friend's feelings and limitations while trying to decide to invite her to her birthday party and where to have her birthday party. It shows the importance of friendship and acceptance of her disability. I would recommend this book to advanced first graders, second and third graders. The genre ...more

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