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Davis, Mandy.
SUPERSTAR
 New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
IL 3-6
ISBN 9780062377777

(2 booktalks)
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 Booktalk #1

Lester, who has autism spectrum disorder (but doesn’t know it), was always homeschooled. But now his mom has to get a job so he is starting fifth grade in a public school for the first time in his life, where he is faced with the challenges of making friends, fending off bullies and dealing with his intolerance for loud noises and schedule changes. Then space loving Lester learns about the school science fair and things start looking up! (Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2019-2020)

Booktalk #2

Lester Mussellbaum has a problem, he has always been homeschooled by his mother until one day that all changes and he is forced to go to public school. Lester finds it overwhelming but tries to work through the challenges of school bullies, finding out about his autism spectrum diagnosis, and more. When he finds out about the science fair at school, Lester feels that this is when things will change! 
(Garden State Children's Book Awards nominee, 2020)

SUBJECTS:   Boys -- Fiction.
                        Autistic children -- Fiction.
                        Friendship -- Fiction.
                        Bullies -- Fiction.
                        Schools -- Fiction.



 
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