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Sep 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781590789513 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Sep 01, 2012 | ISBN 9781590789513 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Eddy’s a science geek and has problems communicating with others. The combination gives the class bully, who pretends to be Eddy’s friend, plenty of ammunition. Eddy Thomas can read a college physics book, but he can’t read the emotions on the faces of his classmates. He can spend hours tinkering with an invention, but he can’t stand more than a few minutes in a noisy crowd, like the crowd at the science fair, which Eddy fails to win. When the local school crossing guard is laid off, Eddy is haunted by thoughts of the potentially disastrous consequences and invents a traffic-calming device, using parts he has scavenged from discarded machines. By trusting his real friends, Eddy uses his talents to help others and rethinks his purely mechanical definition of success.
“[A] wry debut. . . . The author has a particularly engaging way of tracking Eddy’s thought processes as he struggles to wrest order from a seemingly chaotic world.” –Kirkus Reviews“A perceptive look at a complicated mind. . . . The quirky humor and authentic characters should have wide appeal.” –Publishers Weekly* “Move over, Joey Pigza! Here comes another exceptional spokesman for people with learning disabilities. . . . Because Eddy is such an endearing character who clearly explains his thinking and actions, this book deserves a place on every elementary and middle school shelf. It should be read not only by kids who go to school with an Eddy, but by teachers who teach an Eddy.” –Library Media Connection, starred review
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