“Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.” — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“I have spastic bilateral quadriplegia, also known as cerebral palsy. It limits my body, but not my mind.” — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“The morning started out like crystal, but the day has turned to broken glass.” — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“But a person is so much more than the name of a diagnosis on a chart!” — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“These things—I call them my “tornado explosions”— are pieces of me. All the stuff that does not work gets balled up and hyped up.… — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“song came on the radio that made me screech with joy.” — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don’t realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts… — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“Along with the assortment of teachers we’ve had in room H-5, there have been more classroom aides than I can count. These aides—usually one… — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“Dad also has the loudest, stinkiest farts in creation. I don’t know how he manages to control them at work, or even if he… — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
“What’s the capital of Hungary?” she demanded. I knew the answer was Budapest before she even gave me the four choices. “A. Accra B. Berlin… — Atheneum Books for Young Readers Copy Share Image
