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Button Pusher
Button Pusher | Tyler Page
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A memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to discover for himself how to best manage it. Tylers brain is different. Unlike his friends, he has a hard time paying attention in class. He acts out in goofy, over-the-top ways. Sometimes, he even does dangerous thingslike cut up a bus seat with a pocketknife or hang out of an attic window. To the adults in his life, Tyler seems like a troublemaker. But he knows that hes not. Tyler is curious and creative. Hes the best artist in his grade, and when he can focus, he gets great grades. He doesnt want to cause trouble, but sometimes he just feels like he cant control himself. In Button Pusher, cartoonist Tyler Page uses his own childhood experiences to explore what it means to grow up with ADHD. From diagnosis to treatment and beyond, Tylers story is raw and enlightening, inviting you to see the world from a new perspective.
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Daisey
Button Pusher | Tyler Page
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Daisey
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I like this idea from @Karisimo to share more #MiddleGrade reads!

Button Pusher is a memoir driven graphic novel about growing up with ADHD. It provided a personal perspective that has helped me be even more understanding of some of my students.

I read The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl a while ago but remember loving it. Lucy is a math genius with OCD tendencies attending middle school for the first time.

#MiddleGradeMonday #MsDsLibrary

sblbooks This sounds right up my alley.☺ 8mo
Daisey @Karisimo If you would like to tag me on your posts in the future, I‘ll try to participate regularly. 8mo
Karisimo @Daisey sounds good! Thanks! 8mo
Karisimo Miscalculations is on my to-read list! I hadn‘t heard of the other but sounds good! 8mo
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Daisey
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After reviewing this yesterday evening, I thought about it a bit more and decided to share these panels. The story gives some clear insight into what it can feel like for the kid or teen with ADHD, to which I feel several of my students could relate. Then, I connected personally with and loved the cultural references included while also wondering how many of them my students would get.

#memoir #nonfiction #GraphicNovel #MiddleGrade #TRS2023

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Daisey
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This is a graphic novel memoir of the author‘s experiences from the time of his ADHD diagnosis at age 8 through his high school graduation. It seems to be set mostly in the late 1980s into the 1990s and focuses quite a bit on counseling and the use of Ritalin. Additionally, it deals with the family‘s struggles. It includes several pages of factual research interspersed through the story.

#Nonfiction #GraphicNovel #Memoir #MiddleGrade #TRS2023

Daisey Added to my class library! #MsDsLibrary! 10mo
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Erinreadsthebooks
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This is an accessible way to learn what it‘s like growing up with ADHD. Along with Page‘s experiences, there‘s also medical info about the history of ADHD. Considering this is a graphic novel, it‘s perfect for kids who struggle with ADHD…and their parents and their teachers and their grandparents and their neighbors. People don‘t know what they don‘t know, and this book helps to shine some light on an often misunderstood disorder. 💡☀️🕶🌄👍🥳👏

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This felt like a medication pamphlet aimed at kids. A look into the dark days of ADHD and the “miracle” drug ritalin.