Episode 145: Books For "Kids on the Fringes"
There’s no doubt you remember a book from your childhood that changed your life, or at least had a profound effect on you. On episode 145 we talk with Jamie Sumner, who writes middle grade novels that feature kids on the fringes, including Roll With It and The Summer of June. We talk about why books affect us and how we can harness the positive impact to help along our neurodivergent kids and students.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jamie Sumner is a critically acclaimed author whose passion is to celebrate the grit and beauty in all kids - including those with special needs. She has written several middle grade novels for kids, and nonfiction books for parents of special needs children, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post.
BACKGROUND READING
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