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Lears,
Laurie ; ill. by Karen Ritz.
BEN
HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
Morton
Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2000.
IL K-3
RL 2.7
ISBN
0807506338 |
| Ben
is a good reader but he doesn't like to read aloud in class. At lunch,
he buries his head in a book so he won't have to talk to the other students.
He tries everything to get out of Sharing Time on Monday mornings.
It's not that Ben is shy. It's just that he stutters. He hates
the way he sounds. He hates it when other kids make fun of him.
He would rather just not talk. Every Friday, Ben and his dad go to
the junkyard to find car parts for Ben's dad's job. When Ben spots
a new dog at the yard, he is immediately drawn to him. Each week
he looks forward to spending time with Spike. When the junkyard owner
tells Ben and his dad that he is sending the dog to the pound since he
is a lousy watchdog, Ben is heartbroken. Now, it is up to him to
speak his mind to save Spike. Can Ben talk when he has something
to say? Find out in the book BEN HAS SOMETHING TO SAY by Laurie Lears. |
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SUBJECTS:
Stuttering -- Fiction.
Dogs -- Fiction. |
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