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I like this idea from @Karisimo to share more #MiddleGrade reads!

Button Pusher is a memoir driven graphic novel about growing up with ADHD. It provided a personal perspective that has helped me be even more understanding of some of my students.

I read The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl a while ago but remember loving it. Lucy is a math genius with OCD tendencies attending middle school for the first time.

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After reviewing this yesterday evening, I thought about it a bit more and decided to share these panels. The story gives some clear insight into what it can feel like for the kid or teen with ADHD, to which I feel several of my students could relate. Then, I connected personally with and loved the cultural references included while also wondering how many of them my students would get.

#memoir #nonfiction #GraphicNovel #MiddleGrade #TRS2023

This is a graphic novel memoir of the author‘s experiences from the time of his ADHD diagnosis at age 8 through his high school graduation. It seems to be set mostly in the late 1980s into the 1990s and focuses quite a bit on counseling and the use of Ritalin. Additionally, it deals with the family‘s struggles. It includes several pages of factual research interspersed through the story.

#Nonfiction #GraphicNovel #Memoir #MiddleGrade #TRS2023

This is an accessible way to learn what it‘s like growing up with ADHD. Along with Page‘s experiences, there‘s also medical info about the history of ADHD. Considering this is a graphic novel, it‘s perfect for kids who struggle with ADHD…and their parents and their teachers and their grandparents and their neighbors. People don‘t know what they don‘t know, and this book helps to shine some light on an often misunderstood disorder. 💡☀️🕶🌄👍🥳👏

This felt like a medication pamphlet aimed at kids. A look into the dark days of ADHD and the “miracle” drug ritalin.