num_pages: 192
description: There are two files on Sahara Jones. The one the school counselor keeps is evidence that she's a fifth-grader who needs special education. The other is the book Sahara is secretly writing, her Heart-Wrenching Life Story and Amazing Adventures. The latest chapter in her book unfolds when her mother insists that she be taken out of special Ed. So Sahara is facing fifth grade in the regular classroom, again. But why even try to do the work, Sahara wonders, if everything just winds up in the counselor's file? Enter Miss Pointy, the new fifth-grade teacher. With her eggplant-colored lipstick, and strange subjects such as "Puzzling" and "Time Travel," she's like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. Through Miss Pointy's unusual teaching, storytelling, and quiet support, Sahara finds the courage to overcome her fears and prove which file shows her true self.
language: English
title: Sahara Special
titlecomplete: Sahara Special
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Chapter Books, Education, Audiobook, Middle Grade, School
ratings_count: 3511
places: Chicago, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
category: Intermediate–Fiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Hyperion Books for Children