Behind the Label

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2022

ISBN-13: 9780889957046

Gloria, an impulsive, naïve and likeable teen with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), tries to keep her family together while their mother&#39;s addictions threaten a move to foster care. Willa, an older teen with a learning disability (LD), wants to play in a rock band where her gifts truly shine, but her mother&#39;s controlling and perfectionistic personality &mdash; and Willa&#39;s increasingly abusive boyfriend &mdash; cause her unhappiness. When Gloria and Willa are partnered in a school club, they soon come to appreciate and depend on each other in a world that at times seems counter to their dreams.<br><br>This is the 5th book in Lorna Shultz Nicholson&#39;s One-2-One series about a diverse group of fictional teens connected through a Best Buddies high-school program.Gloria, an impulsive, naïve and likeable teen with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), tries to keep her family together while their mother&#39;s addictions threaten a move to foster care. Willa, an older teen with a learning disability (LD), wants to play in a rock band where her gifts truly shine, but her mother&#39;s controlling and perfectionistic personality &mdash; and Willa&#39;s increasingly abusive boyfriend &mdash; cause her unhappiness. When Gloria and Willa are partnered in a school club, they soon come to appreciate and depend on each other in a world that at times seems counter to their dreams.<br><br>This is the 5th book in Lorna Shultz Nicholson&#39;s One-2-One series about a diverse group of fictional teens connected through a Best Buddies high-school program.