Fast friends / Heather M. O'Connor; illustrated by Claudia Dávila.

By:

O'Connor, Heather M, 1960- [author]

Contributor(s):

D�avila, Claudia

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Toronto : Scholastic, 2020Description: 32 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781443170406 (softcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302.34/083 OCO

Summary: "Every child has a voice -- if we take the time to listen. Fast Friends is a touchingly real story that looks at kids with different challenges and strengths, something all kids experience at home and in their classrooms and other activities. Here, Tyson is not listened to because of his often disruptive behaviour (not identified but could be on the spectrum, ADHD, spirited). Suze, the new girl in class, is nonverbal with special needs. Learning to interpret Suze's nonverbal cues improves Tyson's ability to understand and communicate with his teacher and classmates. He ultimately finds his own voice by helping Suze find hers. Set in the familiar universe of neighbourhood and school, this engaging, exuberant story is a very satisfying read-aloud with plenty of room for discussion and thought.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Meaford Public Library Junior Picture Books	Fiction	JP O'Conn (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Forest of Reading Nominee 2021		19687

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"Every child has a voice -- if we take the time to listen. Fast Friends is a touchingly real story that looks at kids with different challenges and strengths, something all kids experience at home and in their classrooms and other activities. Here, Tyson is not listened to because of his often disruptive behaviour (not identified but could be on the spectrum, ADHD, spirited). Suze, the new girl in class, is nonverbal with special needs. Learning to interpret Suze's nonverbal cues improves Tyson's ability to understand and communicate with his teacher and classmates. He ultimately finds his own voice by helping Suze find hers. Set in the familiar universe of neighbourhood and school, this engaging, exuberant story is a very satisfying read-aloud with plenty of room for discussion and thought.

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