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