Get Ready for Jetty!: My Journal About ADHD and Me

by Jeanne Kraus

Overview

Winner, 2014 Teacher's Choice Awards

Meet Jetty. She is just starting fourth grade. Jetty likes: karate, cartwheels, reading, and cookie dough ice cream. Jetty dislikes: girlie girls, anything pink, and writing in complete sentences!

Jetty writes about these things as well as her recent ADHD diagnosis in her diary. Although starting fourth grade with ADHD is tough—with new rules, more schoolwork, and new classmates—Jetty is able to see the bright side as she works with her parents, teacher, and doctor to find a happy medium where she can feel like herself!

Written in journal format with colorful illustrations. Includes a Note to Readers with helpful tips on how to deal with ADHD.

From the Note to Readers:
The most important thing to remember is that AD/HD is not who you are, it is just a small part of you. Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t do. The rest
will come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433811975
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	09/15/2012
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jeanne Kraus has worked in the Broward County School System for over 30 years as an elementary reading specialist, classroom teacher, and gifted teacher. Her special expertise is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.She has written two other books published by Magination Press: Cory Stories: A Kid's Book About Living With ADHD and Annie's Plan: Taking Charge of Schoolwork and Homework. She lives in Tamarac, Florida. 

Sandra Kimbell has been doodling and creating artwork since childhood. She finds great pleasure in using her talent on projects that encourage and enrich the lives of others (particularly children).

Editorial Reviews

Winner, 2014 Teacher's Choice Awards

"Written in diary form, this is a realistic portrayal of ADHD and how it affects children...the narrative is informative and entertaining, and the protagonist is believable and likable. The layout and colorful, fun illustrations do a great job of drawing in readers. Youngsters who like realistic fiction and are interested in learning about ADHD will appreciate this book."—School Library Journal

“Get Ready for Jetty is also an excellent book to read in class to raise awareness of different types of learners and make other children aware of the various challenges that other students may have. Understanding and relating to Jetty’s perspective can make our children more empathetic and open minded. As parents and educators, I think we can raise more open minded and accepting children by being non-judgmental and educating them about all different learning differences.”—Gravity Bread

From the Publisher

Gr 2–4—Jetty just started fourth grade, and it's not what she expected. She has mountains of homework she can't keep up with, trouble paying attention, is always forgetting stuff, gets angry and upset easily, and has difficulty making friends. When her grades start slipping and she yells at her teacher for not doing something about the boy who always sharpens his pencil during silent reading, the school and Jetty's parents decide to get her tested. Jetty has mixed feelings about being diagnosed with ADHD, and her medicine makes her feel sick to her stomach. Can she, her family, and the adults at her school find a happy solution so that she won't have to go to summer school or, worse, repeat fourth grade? Written in diary form, this is a realistic portrayal of ADHD and how it affects children. Although the text is at times too simple, the narrative is informative and entertaining, and the protagonist is believable and likable. The layout and colorful, fun illustrations do a great job of drawing in readers. Youngsters who like realistic fiction and are interested in learning about ADHD will appreciate this book.—Kira Moody, Whitmore Library, Murray, UT

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