SuitabookMoral choices
Sam learns that doing the right thing can be difficult while facing challenges and mysteries during her first year of high school.
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Sean Adelman - Author
This appears to be a character-led school adventure about Sam’s relationships, family connections and mysteries, with identity and moral choices at its centre. Its journal framing may offer a personal view of her experiences.
Sam is a ninth-grade girl trying to enjoy her first year of high school. Sam knows she has Down syndrome but she doesn't feel different; even though other kids sometimes treat her that way. Sam's new adventure involve a mini family reunion, exploring the interesting spaces of a retired military base, and learning how hard it can be to "do the right thing." Challenges and new mysteries are all chronicled in Sam's private journal. In this book, Sam discovers that being yourself isn't just about what people can see; sometimes what you can't see if the most important part."--Back cover.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis appears to be a character-led school adventure about Sam’s relationships, family connections and mysteries, with identity and moral choices at its centre. Its journal framing may offer a personal view of her experiences.
Sam learns that doing the right thing can be difficult while facing challenges and mysteries during her first year of high school.
Sam is trying to enjoy her first year of high school while taking part in a mini family reunion and exploring a retired military base.
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