{"product_id":"sahara-special-paperback","title":"Sahara Special - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsmé Raji Codell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSahara Jones is going into fifth grade-again. Although she won't be \"Sahara Special\" anymore (special needs, that is), she doesn't expect this year to be any better than last year. Fifth grade is going to be different, though, because Sahara's class is getting a new teacher: Miss Pointy. From her eggplant-colored lipstick to the strange subjects she teaches, like \"Puzzling\" and \"Time Travel,\" she is like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. With Miss Pointy's help, Sahara just might find a way to redefine special for herself.\u003cbr\u003eThe latest chapter in her book unfolds when her mother insists that she be taken out of special Ed. So Sahara is facing fifth grade in the regular classroom, again. But why even try to do the work, Sahara wonders, if everything just winds up in the counselor's file?\u003cbr\u003eEnter Miss Pointy, the new fifth-grade teacher. With her eggplant-colored lipstick, and strange subjects such as \"Puzzling\" and \"Time Travel,\" she's like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. Through Miss Pointy's unusual teaching, storytelling, and quiet support, Sahara finds the courage to overcome her fears and prove which file shows her true self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsmé Raji Codell is the author of \u003ci\u003eHanukkah, Shmanukkah!, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by LeUyen Pham, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Fairy Godmother\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrations by Drazen Kozjan a memoir for young readers, \u003ci\u003eSing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade, \u003c\/i\u003eand the IRA Children's Book Award winner, \u003ci\u003eSahara Special\u003c\/i\u003e. Her first book was the memoir \u003ci\u003eEducating Esmé Diary of a Teacher's First Year\u003c\/i\u003e, and her most recent book for adults is \u003ci\u003eHow To Get Your Child to Love Reading. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has worked as a children's bookseller, teacher, and school librarian, and now runs the popular children's literature Web site www.planetesme.com, and literary salon, The Planet Esmé Bookroom. Esmé lives in Chicago with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 175\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.66 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sahara Special\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314388287737,"sku":"9780786816118","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Wq3FqISq7l9780786816118.webp?v=1769412145","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/sahara-special-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}