{"product_id":"fiftyfour-things-wrong-with-gwendolyn-rogers-isbn-9780062996633","title":"Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning differences are neither right nor wrong…just perfectly individual. For fans of Alyson Gerber, Cammie McGovern, and Kathryn Erskine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers’s problem is—not her mom, or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she’s seen. But Gwendolyn knows she doesn’t have just one thing wrong with her: she has fifty-four.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt least, according to a confidential school report (that she read because she is #16. Sneaky, not to mention #13. Impulsive). So Gwendolyn needs a plan, because if she doesn’t get these fifty-four things under control, she’s not going to be able to go to horse camp this summer with her half-brother, Tyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Tyler can’t help her because there’s only one thing “wrong” with him: ADHD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd her best friend Hettie can’t help her because there’s nothing wrong with Hettie. She’s perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Gwendolyn is hopeless until she remembers the one thing that helped her mother when her own life was out of control. Or actually, the twelve things. Can these Twelve Steps that cured her mother somehow cure Gwendolyn too?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Neurodivergent Main Character:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn Rogers knows she doesn’t have just one thing wrong with her—she has fifty-four. This moving middle grade book provides an honest and hopeful look at a girl trying to understand her own brain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt Sibling Story:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwendolyn’s half-brother, Tyler, seems to have it all figured out with his ADHD diagnosis. Their growing bond is at the heart of this story about finding family in unexpected places.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Journey to Self-Acceptance:\u003c\/b\u003e Convinced she needs to \"cure\" herself to earn a trip to horse camp, Gwendolyn embarks on a plan involving her mom’s Twelve Steps, learning that her differences aren’t wrong—they’re just her own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePerfect for Teachers and Parents:\u003c\/b\u003e An invaluable classroom and family read that opens up conversations about mental health, learning differences, and the power of finding the right kind of support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"This beautiful and important book reminds us that kids are not problems to be solved, sorted, and labeled. It urges us to make space in our hearts—and in our world—for all the forms of neurodiversity we don't yet understand.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyson Gerber, author of Taking Up Space, Focused, and Braced\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carter doesn't flinch from presenting the complicated reality that goes hand-in-hand with the issues Gwendolyn is facing. Thankfully, along with her 54 challenges, she has a ton of guts, love, and empathy. Carter knows this story well, and readers will get much out of reading this wise book about confronting and accepting neurological differences.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCammie McGovern, author of Just My Luck and Chester and Gus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreakingly real, \u003cem\u003eFifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers\u003c\/em\u003e captures the impossible experience of going through school feeling like you're a squirrel being told you should be a tree. This is an important book to add to classrooms, to understand that everyone has more than meets the eye.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret Dilloway, author of Summer of a Thousand Pies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gwendolyn’s narration vividly conveys the experience of a smart kid who desperately wants to meet expectations. The information about neurodiversity and about the ways gender can affect responses to kids is important. It’s good to see a fresh new take on a kid with processing issues and a much-deserved reason for hope.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A novel worth adding to middle grade collections. This book will resonate with neurodivergent and neurotypical kids alike.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An up-close, inside look at one girl's extraordinary brain, and the patience and perseverance she has to understand exactly how she fits. I am more compassionate for having read Gwendolyn's story.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLindsey Stoddard, author of Right as Rain and Brave Like That\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Caela Carter's middle grade debut about how we see ourselves is in turns heartbreaking and hopeful. I cheered on Gwendolyn Rogers during her honest and brave struggle with all that's \"wrong\" with her. If only I had the space to write the 54 things that made this character and book perfect just as they are.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Eulberg, author of The Best Worst Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important heart-level look inside a girl that so many other kids will surely relate to. Gwendolyn's quest to understand 'What's wrong with me?' reveals there is so much right with her. Kids, teachers, parents, please read!\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally J. Pla, award-winning author of The Someday Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gut-wrenchingly genuine. Incredibly reassuring and helpful for readers struggling in an ableist world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Carter draws from her own experience of undiagnosed ADHD and dyslexia in this moving, authentically told story. Carter provides searing descriptions of the school’s differing class- and gender-related expectations for more privileged, already-diagnosed Tyler and still-searching Gwendolyn. A compassionate portrait of what a diagnosis can offer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This sensitive #OwnVoices novel balances the frustration and challenges being dealt with by all the characters. Particularly effective is the cadence of Gwendolyn’s thoughts and voice, creating a likable, realistic character that readers will gravitate to. Recommended to everyone, but particularly for those drawn to Kathryn Erskine’s \u003cem\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e and Ann M. Martin’s \u003cem\u003eRain Reign\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889567297765,"sku":"NP9780062996633","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062996633.jpg?v=1730231512","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fiftyfour-things-wrong-with-gwendolyn-rogers-isbn-9780062996633","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}