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1. [FREE] The Normal Kid (Exceptional Reading Language Arts Titles for Intermediate Grades) The Normal Kid (Exceptional Reading Language Arts Titles for Intermediate Grades) Elizabeth Holmes audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC #423833 in eBooks 2013-08-01 2013-08-01File Name: B008TW3JUY | File size: 67.Mb Elizabeth Holmes : The Normal Kid (Exceptional Reading Language Arts Titles for Intermediate Grades) before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Normal Kid (Exceptional Reading Language Arts Titles for Intermediate Grades): 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a heartwarming story of how Mr. In's fifth-grade classroom learns that differences are not so bad after all ...By D. FowlerSylvan was going to be in the fifth grade at Henderson Elementary and because of his mom Lila's activism he had a new nickname. Everyone had seen that corny picture of him in the newspaper with that "dumb grin and a couple of old hippies" behind him. Seemed like every time there was a cause she made him hold a sign. "Tree boy" considered himself perfectly normal, but there were a couple of kids

2. who were ... well, just kind of weird. There was Charity Jensen who "spent almost her whole life in Africa" and then there was Brian Laidlaw, the "Trampoline kid," who bounced his way through life. Weird. Just plain old weird and not normal.Mr. Inayatullah, who asked to be called Mr. In, was their teacher. Weird Charity shook his hand when she came into the classroom and stood when called on. She wanted to make friends, but it wasn't going to be easy. Charity was "homesick for Shibuye," her school, and her best friend, Grace Mbaya. Her parents had been missionaries, but things changed forever when her dad decided he just had to have a spire on their church. Mr. Kafuna was dead and "if it weren't for [her] father, he would still be alive." Charity was way too far away from Kenya in a strange place where they didn't even pray at school. Heck, her dad wouldn't even say grace at meals anymore.Everyone would be working on an "Explore the World" project with another student. As luck would have it, Mr. In paired Sylvan with Brian, who was always "awkward and nervous" and Charity was stuck with Adam, who wouldn't do a lick of work. Brian was playing math games on the library computer. Such an idiot. Adam was doing nothing. Another idiot. All of a sudden the classroom got lots of attention as the principal and other observers began to come in. Charity overhead them on the playground saying different things like he was "not fully prepared," he had "limitations," and it was a "poor environment." They had to really come together and make sure that even Brian Laidlaw did a good job on the project. Could they do it or was Mr. In going to be fired?This is a heartwarming story of how Mr. In's fifth-grade classroom learns that differences are not so bad after all. Sylvan, who has a few quirks of his own, has his own definition of who is normal and who is not. He flat out states that "I really am a normal, average everyday kid," but thinks that other kids are weird if they aren't just like him. Many children have difficulty understanding those who are different, including children like Brian Laidlaw who is developmentally disabled and Charity who grew up in another culture. The tale, told from both Sylvan and Charity's points of view, slowly merges as they begin to understand "differences." The charming twist at the end is a perfect conclusion to a tale young readers will relate to and enjoy!This book courtesy of the publisher. Sylvan has been angry ever since his parents split up. And now that an embarrassing photo has appeared in the paper, he's stuck with a lame nickname too. Charity is back in the United States after several years in Africa. And she's learning that home can be a strange place when you've been away for a while. Neither of them knows what's up with Brian. He spends whole afternoons alone on his trampoline. From the first day of school, Sylvan knows he doesn't want to hang out with weirdoes like Charity or Brian. He'd rather just be a normal kid. But when the principal gets ready to fire their favorite teacher, Sylvan, Charity, and Brian have to find a way to work together. From School Library JournalGr 4-6-On the first day of fifth grade, two new kids walk into Sylvan's class and he thinks that they are both weird. Charity, having just returned from several years in Kenya, earns the nickname Preacher Girl for her religious upbringing and odd questions. Brian, known as the Trampoline Kid, behaves strangely, often making loud noises and constantly fidgeting. Sylvan, who beat up a fellow classmate last term, wants nothing more than to be considered normal. His mother, a social activist, doesn't make it easy for him, making him join her causes and picket lines. Then he's forced to socialize with Charity when their mothers become friends, and his teacher, Mr. In, pairs him with Brian for a social-studies class project. Intrigued by Charity's vibrant and complex past and youthful enough to want to join Brian on his trampoline, Sylvan empathizes and matures alongside these two different but good classmates. When the children think that their beloved teacher's position is in jeopardy, they bring their classmates together in an effort to save it. Sylvan and Charity take turns narrating, and readers will understand and relate to the social pressure they struggle to navigate and their desire to fit in.-Nicole Politi, The Ocean County Library, Lavallette, NJ(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.From BooklistFifth-grader Sylvan is a self-described normal kid, while his classmate Charity has just arrived at school after five years of living in Kenya, where her parents were missionaries. Also new at school is a boy who exhibits Aspergers symptoms, which inhibit his interpersonal interactions. Told in the voices of Sylvan and Charity, this novel offers a well-balanced look at two kids who are realizing how events affect individualsand how they themselves are affected deeply by events they want to ignore. Without ever feeling overstretched, the story packs in a lot about what its like to have an activist mom or an embittered former-preacher dad; how an excellent teacher can still lose students; and the dramatic impact thats possible when a bunch of 10-year-olds put the groups interests ahead of their own personal concerns. Fans of school stories by Gary Schmidt or Jerry Spinelli will find this engaging as well as thought provoking. Grades 5-7. --Francisca GoldsmithAbout the AuthorElizabeth Holmes is the author of two other middle-grades novels--Pretty Is and Tracktown Summer--and two books of poetry. She lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband, two sons, and three cats. She believes the whole family is just about normal.