Stupid (Sidestreets) - Softcover

""Stupid" crackles with energy, dragging readers along on a violent, muscles flexed, white-knuckled ride through midnight landscapes and abandoned industrial sites, into the frustration and fragmentation of dyslexia."
--Karen Doerksen,"National Reading Campaign" (04/24/2014)

''"Stupid" is an accessible yet richly layered text. I recommend it for the targeted age group, but also hope that educators and parents will read it and consider that "lazy" and "stupid" are often misnomers and never helpful.''--Karen Boyd,"CM: Canadian Review of Materials" (06/20/2014)

"The portrayals of a kid's experiences with learning differences are spot-on, and a clear story line leads the reader through Martin's difficulties with nail-biting suspense, both at school and on the tops of abandoned buildings. A compelling high/low reader with wide teen appeal."--Erin Downey Howerton,"Booklist" (09/10/2014)

"[A] great book ? the story itself is terrific and full of suspense while the underlying theme clearly illustrates the impact a learning disability can have on someone, and how it can be misunderstood by others. I?d make this required reading for all kids ? and parents ? who have or know someone who has a learning disability."--Ellen Cohn"Educator at Florida International University" (11/12/2014)

"Stupid will certainly appeal to male students, and anyone interested in urban stories featuring teens."--Jaime Tong,"Educator at Vancouver School Board" (02/01/2015)

"[A] great book the story itself is terrific and full of suspense while the underlying theme clearly illustrates the impact a learning disability can have on someone, and how it can be misunderstood by others. I d make this required reading for all kids and parents who have or know someone who has a learning disability."--Ellen Cohn"Educator at Florida International University" (11/12/2014)

"Stupid was an enjoyable book that helped me understand a little more of the difficulties a student with a disability might face. This book show how stressful a learning disability can be but also how that same disability can spur creativity in people. This book might help some students see that everyone has the ability to learn it's just that not everyone learns in the same way."--Kitty Keith,"Librarian at Brooks Middle School" (10/27/2014)

''Stupid is an accessible yet richly layered text. I recommend it for the targeted age group, but also hope that educators and parents will read it and consider that "lazy" and "stupid" are often misnomers and never helpful.''--Karen Boyd,"CM: Canadian Review of Materials" (06/20/2014)

"Stupid crackles with energy, dragging readers along on a violent, muscles flexed, white-knuckled ride through midnight landscapes and abandoned industrial sites, into the frustration and fragmentation of dyslexia."
--Karen Doerksen,"National Reading Campaign" (04/24/2014)

"[A great book ? the story itself is terrific and full of suspense while the underlying theme clearly illustrates the impact a learning disability can have on someone, and how it can be misunderstood by others. I?d make this required reading for all kids ? and parents ? who have or know someone who has a learning disability."--Ellen Cohn"Educator at Florida International University" (11/12/2014)