| Learning disabled children aren't the only | | | | by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole, |
| ones with books targeted toward them. A | | | | |
| growing number of resources for teens have | | | | $14.00 (paperback), available on Perhaps the |
| been made available in recent years as well. | | | | most encouraging advice for teens on how to |
| The teenage years are often tumultuous ones, | | | | handle scholastic difficulties is the kind |
| with new social rules to abide by and one's | | | | that comes from those who have experienced |
| post-high school future to worry about. The | | | | them personally. Mooney and Cole not only |
| added pressure of having a learning problem | | | | found ways to work around their learning |
| certainly doesn't help to reduce the stress | | | | disorders, but they went on to attend Ivy |
| that teens face, but the good news is that | | | | League colleges. This book communicates the |
| there are some entertaining, informative, and | | | | all-important message that higher education |
| inspiring books that have been written to aid | | | | is certainly not off-limits to those with |
| them in realizing their full potential. Some | | | | learning issues. Teens will appreciate the |
| of the very best include: | | | | humor and warmth of this book, along with the |
| | | | practical advice of those who have faced |
| 1. The Survival Guide For Teenagers With LD* | | | | struggles similar to their own. |
| (*Learning Differences), written by Rhoda | | | | |
| Woods Cummings, Gary L. Fisher, Pamela | | | | 3. My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir, written by |
| Espeland, and L.K. Hanson, $12.95 | | | | Samantha Abeel, $15.95 (hardcover), available |
| (paperback), available on This no-nonsense | | | | on Abeel's intimate account reveals the life |
| guide covers a great deal of information, | | | | of a creative and intelligent person who |
| from social skills to taking control of one's | | | | faced tremendous difficulties in the early |
| own education. The writing is accessible and | | | | part of her academic career. For the author, |
| concise, managing to cover a lot of ground | | | | school was a fun place to learn new things |
| without glossing over anything important. The | | | | and socialize with friends until the second |
| text is laid out in a reader-friendly format, | | | | grade, when she realized that she was falling |
| with a clean font and ample room between | | | | behind her peers in many areas. Abeel spent |
| lines. Frequent illustrations support the | | | | another five years wondering what was |
| authors' writing, and enhance textual meaning | | | | hampering her scholastic progress, until |
| for visual learners. A great introductory | | | | finally, in the seventh grade, she was |
| guide for teens who have just been diagnosed | | | | diagnosed with dyscalculia. While many books |
| with learning problems. | | | | about learning disabilities treat the period |
| | | | immediately following diagnosis as one of |
| 2. Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League | | | | crisis, the author saw it as a time of relief |
| College Students With Learning Disabilities | | | | and recovery. A well-written and inspiring |
| and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic | | | | tale. |
| Success and Educational Revolution, written | | | | |