Sahara Special

Sahara seems to represent the life of so many children in our school system these days. She does not want to be marked as different, or weird by the other children. It is hard for children at such a young age to understand that everyone is different and has different needs. The other children just see that she sits in the hallway with "peaches," and do not understand why. I like that the book is from Sahara's point of view, I think this is good for an adult to be able to see and understand what the child is going through. I think this book could be a great resource for students with disabilities because they can see that they are not the only one.
My hopes for Sahara in this book is that she will begin to make friends with the other characters in the book. I hope that she will be able to talk to, and make friends with the girl she met in the library. I think that a relationship with another child that has similar interests could be beneficial to Sahara. It is also important that Sahara gets the attention and support she needs not only from her school but also from her mother. I think that her mother needs to understand where the school is coming from in order for the relationship to work and benefit Sahara.