I have mixed feelings about the book. I love the idea and the story the book is telling. I just don’t feel like the story is very engaging. I think if it had been told in a different lens it would’ve made it much more interesting. ( )

This book is about Janine who has cerebral palsy and talks about her life and the different teachers she has to help her talk, move, and get stronger. She talks about her experience going through school and the help she needed to get there. She then one day read a book about how people with disabilities went through school back then in 1970s and how teachers didn't want people with disabilities in their classroom. This book is a good eye opener for talking about how students with disabilites go through school, this would be a good book for 3rd grade. ( )

This is based on a real case that happened in 1971, for families to fight for their kids/ for themselves to be able to go to school while having a disability. Great informative, lots' of pictures included, and good for 1st-2nd ages. ( )

Narrated in first person by Janine Leffler, who has CP, this book describes the equal services that children with disabilities (are supposed to) receive, but how it wasn't always that way; advocacy starting in the 1970s propelled the changes in the system that exist today. Arguments for and against inclusion, and relevant Supreme Court cases are described; back matter includes additional information about disability education rights in the U.S., a timeline, authors' notes, an attorney's note, selected sources, and acknowledgments.

See also: All the Way to the Top by Annette Bay Pimentel ( )