![]() ![]() Little by little she learns about who she is and what she needs to succeed in the classroom and at home. ![]() Meg Eden Kuyatt’s novel in verse, Good Different, is a great coming-of-age story about a neurodivergent girl who knows she’s different, but who worries that means people won’t like her. Suddenly everything she thinks she knows about her school and her friends is in question. But one day too much stimulation in the classroom pushes her to explode, and she hits one of her friends. Selah mostly keeps her feelings and actions tightly controlled until she gets home and can relax. Too much noise and too much stimulation make her want to roar like the dragon she feels like on the inside. Life is sometimes overwhelming for Selah. But in seventh grade that starts to change. One of the things Selah likes best about Pebblecreek is that she knows the rules of what to wear and how to act and how to get along with everyone. She’s attended school there every year until seventh grade, and she loves being around her friends. Pebblecreek Academy is the kind of place where Selah feels comfortable, a place she describes as like “a pair of favorite shoes” that feel special and important. ![]()
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