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My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir by Samantha Abeel

In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage. Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Saman In this beautiful and chilling memoir, twenty-five-year-old Samantha Abeel describes her struggles with a math-related learning disability, and how it forced her to find inner strength and courage. Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter -- and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense. She dreaded school, and began having anxiety attacks. In her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems -- and was diagnosed with a learning disability. Slowly, Samantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible -- and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.

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Revenge of the Killer Flamingos: A-D-H-D! Oh! Look! A mystery! by Patricia Burroughs

A-D-H-D! Oh! Look! A Mystery! Meet MJ O'Malley. She’s impulsive, easily distractible, and even more easily bored. But when a hot lawyer hires her to create a flash mob and people start dropping dead--by flamingo?--well, murder in Pisgah Cove, North Carolina is the brightest, shiniest object to capture her attention ever! But can she actually solve the crime before she beco A-D-H-D! Oh! Look! A Mystery! Meet MJ O'Malley. She’s impulsive, easily distractible, and even more easily bored. But when a hot lawyer hires her to create a flash mob and people start dropping dead--by flamingo?--well, murder in Pisgah Cove, North Carolina is the brightest, shiniest object to capture her attention ever! But can she actually solve the crime before she becomes the final victim? Hop aboard for the zany romp and stick around for deadly murder. With the help of Miss Taz, her Chihuahua guard dog, Fluffy the feral attack cat, a reluctant lawyer as sidekick, and her fierce intellect? [Yes, I said fierce intellect.] [Yes. Really.] [Don’t diss the dys-brain, dude.] [Where were we?] {Oh, right!]

With the help of Miss Taz, Fluffy, Ben, and her fierce intellect, MJ’s got this case covered.

Because MJ has finally found her place in life.

Meet MJ O’Malley.

She solves murders.

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Published April 23rd 2019 by Patricia Burroughs Author (first published December 11th 2018)

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Jan 02, 2019 Madison Lessard rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction

I received a free digital copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

“You know what’s annoying? When a brain that wants to skip around from idea to idea without pause or direction, that refuses to even think about venues without shutting down, when that brain sits down on the one thing I don’t want to think about and won’t let go.” - Patricia Burroughs, Revenge of the Killer Flamingos

Don't diss the dys-brain!

I didn’t know a story about murder could be so fun! I’ll start wit I received a free digital copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

“You know what’s annoying? When a brain that wants to skip around from idea to idea without pause or direction, that refuses to even think about venues without shutting down, when that brain sits down on the one thing I don’t want to think about and won’t let go.” - Patricia Burroughs, Revenge of the Killer Flamingos

Don't diss the dys-brain!

I didn’t know a story about murder could be so fun! I’ll start with my favorite thing— MJ was a fantastic protagonist. I absolutely loved the way Burroughs wrote about her dys-brain, and just the fact that this is a mystery with disability representation at all. MJ’s narrative voice is hilarious, and it helps the reader ride right along with her as she concocts and enacts her master plan for solving the crime. She reads like a very realistic person with ADD, and we always need more representation of neurodivergent people across all scopes of fiction. That’s the main reason I downloaded this copy for review— I saw disability rep and I was like, I’m in. I’m always in. Burroughs writes about her own dys-brain at the end, which is great because it shows us the author’s personal connections and why she is the one who should be writing this story.

This is an enticing mystery with a great lead character. MJ is determined, and she’s very smart, even though people tend to dismiss her at first. She and Ben get off to a rocky start but become very effective associates, and they really get the job done. She stays grounded in her relationships with herself, her animals, her sister, and even her many-times-great grandmother, whom she calls upon for meta-spiritual guidance. I love the trope of a maybe-clumsy, zany, funny female lead taking on a project that people doubt her on and ultimately succeeding. Plus, I laughed plenty! MJ really is just the kind of main character who takes you for a ride, and she’s unapologetically individual and funny.

The narrative keeps you on your toes. And boy, were there ups and downs! I really had no idea about who, well, dunnit, until the very last few chapters. Burroughs leaves you hanging in all the right places, and this had a great ending for a series setup.

This might be a personal note, but I’m always a hard sell on romance, so I appreciated the relationship between MJ and Ben. It was well implied that there could have been something budding between the two of them, but the romance-and-or-sex aspect did not get in the way of a.) their main plot objective, and b.) their professional relationship. I guess, in summary, it’s refreshing to see a man and a woman who might even be into each other team up for a story and become “partners in crime” (pardon the pun) without romance overtaking their entire narrative. This was a story about MJ solving a mystery, and it was treated as such. Also, letting a man be the sidekick while the woman was the story’s focal point! I loved that.

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Dec 09, 2018 Gloriamarie rated it really liked it

Shelves: add, abuse, animal-rescue, cats, cozy-myster, drug-addiction, dyscalculia, dogs, murder, lawyers

Where to begin? Burroughs has, I believed done something brand new in a novel. While I haven't done the research, I suspect that this is the first time an author has crafted a heroine with dyscalculia. Briefly defined, it means a person can't do math, as do all learning disabilities it affects one's life more broadly than that. Because I also have dyscalculia, I know how it can make one feel. MJ also has ADHD which I don't have. The author includes a note at the end where she speaks candidly of Where to begin? Burroughs has, I believed done something brand new in a novel. While I haven't done the research, I suspect that this is the first time an author has crafted a heroine with dyscalculia. Briefly defined, it means a person can't do math, as do all learning disabilities it affects one's life more broadly than that. Because I also have dyscalculia, I know how it can make one feel. MJ also has ADHD which I don't have. The author includes a note at the end where she speaks candidly of having dyscalculia, so clearly, she is writing about what she knows about

I loved this. I laughed my guts out at certain moments. I want more. MJ entranced me, I felt as if I were inside her head with her, thinking as she thought. I am not a dog person but Miss Tazz is utterly adorable. Because I am a cat person, Fluffy's situation saddened me but it is true that feral cats have a hard time when they are rescued and brought indoors.

A well thought through and researched plot is important to me and I am happy to say that there is evidence of Burroughs meticulous research throughout the book, be it Ben's preferred hot sauce, a vintage Jaguar, MJ's well-loved burnt orange Element, how to run an event planning business.

Another thing vital to me is characters. Characters have to be vivid, real, believable. This is one of the strengths of Burroughs' fiction and I have read all of it. There is always something surprising about each of her characters. They never act exactly as expected. I think I know them, I think I know how they will react and then, boom, something unexpected. I love that.

Another thing I love about this author's choices when she describes the skin tones of African-American people she does not compare skin tones with food. I personally consider that a reprehensible practice and I wish every author who did it would ask the African-American community how they feel about being compared to food as if they are objects and not people.

If you are a person who loves jazz, heck if you just plain live music, I trust you too will be moved by the central tragedy of the story. Yes, it is a cozy mystery and romantic comedy, but it is also rooted in the realities of life and one of those is heartbreak. The backstory is full of heartbreak and it is very deftly told, woven into the narrative in a way that made me pine to have been at that concert, to have heard that particular song.

There were two tiny errors and I trust Burroughs will fix them. I have another recommendation for the author, should she read this that came to mind after reading her personal information. She gives resources for those who have dyscalculia. As a person who also has that and has been diagnosed with it well after I am done with school, I would have been interested to read about Burrough's workarounds and how she might have incorporated them into MJ. The planner and the index cards are mentioned often. I know I myself never go anywhere without my planner and a calculator.

Once again, I loved it. If you want a very enjoyable read, this is for you.

Oh! I forgot to mention how much I loved the cover. I adore the woman tangled up in the Christmas lights, the cat, the dog, the colors. I want that hair.

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Jan 13, 2019 Patricia Burroughs rated it it was amazing · (Review from the author)

Shelves: books-pooks-wrote, own-voices, ownvoices, dyscalculia-fiction, add, adhd, dyscalculia, romantic-comedy, laugh-out-loud, cozy-mystery

This is only the second time I have given a rating to a book I wrote. The first one was my first book, my first baby, when I listed it on Goodreads I gave it out of affection and pride because it had been a turning point in my life.

Revenge of the Killer Flamingos is also a turning point in my life, and a very personal one, at that. As an #ownvoices book, books about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group, it reveals a bit of the inner workings of my brain. As someone

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Feb 10, 2019 Toni rated it really liked it

Revenge of the Killer Flamingos, told in first person from only the main character MJ’s point of view, reflects dys-brain well. What seems all over the map at first glance is really a tightly drawn classic murder mystery that allows the reader to solve the case along with the detective. The humor is occasionally laugh-out-loud, with lots of intermittent giggles. The entire book is slightly crazy, but oh so perfect. While first person can be limiting – you only ever know what one character is thi

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Jan 03, 2019 Marissa rated it it was amazing

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Who knew that flamingos can be deadly?

MJ is easily distracted and impulsive due to boredom. But soon she will find herself hired by an attractive lawyer who hires to create a flash mob. Only problem people are starting to die by flamingos in small town North Carolina.

Will she be able to find the real murderer before she is the next victim? Meet up with this new crime s

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Jan 08, 2019 Valerie rated it really liked it

I found this to be a unusual cozy mystery. It's main character is all over the place, likeable and fun. She solves the mystery in an unusual way. It was enjoyable ride. #Revenge of the Killer Flamingos #NetGalley.

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The Mathematical Brain by Brian Butterworth

Synopsis The concept of numbers and the ability to recognize and process them is innate, part of everyone's intellectual apparatus whether they've had formal education or not. This "number instinct" is not dependent on basic intelligence or general knowledge, a fact which has implications for neuroscience and poses the question: why did man evolve with such specialized neur Synopsis The concept of numbers and the ability to recognize and process them is innate, part of everyone's intellectual apparatus whether they've had formal education or not. This "number instinct" is not dependent on basic intelligence or general knowledge, a fact which has implications for neuroscience and poses the question: why did man evolve with such specialized neural apparatus. It has been that the social development of humans has been crucially affected by language, yet numbers have also been critical in the advancement of human culture. Every child goes through a stage of learning to count using their ten fingers, much as early Homo Sapiens must have done. If number learning is a natural and universal function of the brain, why do so many suffer from dyscalculia? This text, containing theories and anecdote, is an investigation into the bizarre world of numbers. It examines the role of education, good or bad, in the development of mathematical disorders.

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4/5

The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine

Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to buckle down and prove himself. Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to buckle down and prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. The project has nothing at all to do with engineering, and he finds himself working alongside his wacky eighty-something- year-old aunt, a homeless man, and a punk rock girl as part of a town-wide project to adopt a boy from Romania. Mike may not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable.

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It Just Doesn't Add Up: Explaining Dyscalculia and Overcoming Number Problems for Children and Adults by Paul Moorcraft

This is the very first book to explain dyscalculia - maths disabilities - by an acute dyscalculic. Perhaps up to five per cent of the population in the US and UK suffer from the condition. Because it is written by a dyscalculic, this book reaches to the very heart of the subject. For anyone worried about their numeracy (and the book also deals with often related conditions This is the very first book to explain dyscalculia - maths disabilities - by an acute dyscalculic. Perhaps up to five per cent of the population in the US and UK suffer from the condition. Because it is written by a dyscalculic, this book reaches to the very heart of the subject. For anyone worried about their numeracy (and the book also deals with often related conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and attention deficit disorders), this could be a life-saver. Dr Moorcraft minted the campaign slogan: 'Just because you can't count doesn't mean you don't count'. This often humorous book will help your pupils, your children or yourselves to count properly in school, in your careers and throughout your social life.

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4.6/5

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco

The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at wor The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we.This inspiring story is available in a deluxe slipcased edition, complete with a personal letter to readers from Patricia Polacco herself. Thank You, Mr. Falker will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.

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Mathematics for Dyslexics by Stephen J. Chinn (Editor) , Richard E. Ashcroft (Editor)

Mathematics for Dyslexics: Including Dyscalculia, 3rd Edition discusses the factors that contribute to the potential difficulties many dyslexic learners may have with mathematics, and suggests ways of addressing these difficulties. The first chapters consider the theoretical background. The later chapters look at practical methods, which may help dyslexic learners. The boo Mathematics for Dyslexics: Including Dyscalculia, 3rd Edition discusses the factors that contribute to the potential difficulties many dyslexic learners may have with mathematics, and suggests ways of addressing these difficulties. The first chapters consider the theoretical background. The later chapters look at practical methods, which may help dyslexic learners. The book is designed to be comprehensive and to help teachers, support assistants, and parents understand the learner and to learn a range of skills and thus develop confidence and competence in working with dyslexic pupils.

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4.4/5

The Dyscalculia Toolkit: Supporting Learning Difficulties in Maths (Book & CD-Rom) by Ronit Bird

Ideal for students who struggle with mathematics, this collection of 200 teaching activities and 40 games covers basic calculations, place value, multiplication, and division, with reproducibles on a CD-ROM. Based on the author's experience in working with learners with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia, the recommended strategies are equally suitable for all students a Ideal for students who struggle with mathematics, this collection of 200 teaching activities and 40 games covers basic calculations, place value, multiplication, and division, with reproducibles on a CD-ROM. Based on the author's experience in working with learners with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia, the recommended strategies are equally suitable for all students aged 7 to 14.

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