Children's Fiction Special Needs
Quack
- Publisher
- Albert Whitman & Company
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2020
- Category
- Special Needs, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Friendship
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780807567067
- Publish Date
- Apr 2020
- List Price
- $23.99
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Description
A quirky, heartfelt story about anxiety, friendship, and finding your voice.
Ten-year-old Shady Cook struggles with selective mutism caused by anxiety. His best friend, Pouya, understands—despite being the class clown, he has his own hang-ups lurking just below the surface. Shady's parents, however, are eager to find a way to help their son start talking more, so when a live duck waddles into their lives and Shady starts to respond, they reluctantly decide to give Svenrietta the emotional support duck a chance. Before long, Shady, Pouya, and their diaper-wearing duck are working to help all of the underdogs (or is it underducks?) at their school—and there are many.
About the author
ANNA HUMPHREY dreamt of being a writer since she was a teenager, and those dreams came true with the publication of her first YA novel, Mission (Un)Popular. Clara Humble and the Kitten Caboodle is the third and final book in the three-book Clara Humble series. Anna lives with her family in Kitchener, Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
"Children will find themselves rooting for these characters to succeed and will enjoy the duck's antics."—School Library Connection
