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The Reinvention Of Edison Thomas (2010)

by Jacqueline Houtman(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1590787080 (ISBN13: 9781590787083)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Front Street

review 1: I absolutely adored this book. Edison Thomas is a middle schooler who is an inventor. He is autistic, so he doesn't understand the social cues of some of his peers, but he is absolutely brilliant. Houtman includes a lot of great scientific creativity behind his inventions, and she intersperses random facts throughout the novel to pique the reader's interest. This would be a great book for middle school teachers to use in the classroom.
review 2: When Eddy doesn't win the science fair he is astounded. How could he not have won? Eddy suffers from autism and to some he seems very strange. He has trouble in crowds and with loud noises. He is socially out of touch. What I mean is when the school bully picks on him he doesn't understand he is being picked on. W... moreith a head full of scientific facts he tends to ignore those who are interested in the things he is interested in and trying to be a true friend. It takes one persistent person to show Eddy who his true friends are, what friendship is and how to stand up to Mitch the bully. He learns that sometimes change is good. I found this book to be very realistic. As a middle school teacher I run across people like Mitch and Edison. It has been my pleasure to work the few autistic kids that have crossed my path. They have taught me so much. I think this should be required reading for all teachers since so many of them are clueless about kids like Eddy and don't really try to figure them out. less

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