“Sahara starts the story in 5th grade, when a pile of letters she's written to her dad (who left their home when she was little) fall out of her desk. Sahara is sent to a counselor and then to a "special ed." teacher for extra help. You see, although she reads constantly at home and writes her own stories, she doesn't do her schoolwork. She hates being pulled into the hall for extra work, and refuses to talk to the special teacher. Kids whisper when they see her working in the hall,...”

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