“Ready to meet your sister? Mom asks. I nod like wild and scootch toward the head of the bed. Even scrunched up, with bright pink and red blotches on her face, Emma is adorable. I can’t believe she’s coming home to live with us.” In the book, You Don’t Know Everything Jilly P! by Alex Gino, Jillian thinks she’s got the world pretty figured out. But when her little sister is born black and deaf, she realizes she has A LOT to learn. Jilly is a BIG fantasy novel fan, who connects with a black, deaf, ASL user named Derek through a fantasy book website. She starts to go to Derek for help communicating with her sister. She struggles with learning that she doesn’t have to do everything by herself or that she is no Albert Einstein. But as time goes on, and she sees Derek more, Jilly realizes what a great friend Derek is and they  have fun times together. She sees that no one is perfect. Not even her. JIlly starts to realize people like her sister Emma and Derick aren’t treated like everyone else. Can she find a person to be patient with her? Can she start to understand both Derek and Emma? Find out by reading You Don’t Know Everything Jilly P! By Alex Gino.

In the book, The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl, by Stacy McAnulty, Lucy is a pure and totally normal 12 year old girl. Except for the fact that 4 years ago, she was struck by lightning and is now a math genius. And it changed her life forever. Ever since the zap, she has been homeschooled, and is technically ready to go to college. But before Lacy can go to college, her Grandma wants her to have the experience one year of middle school. And her Grandma has some rules too: make one friend, join one activity, and read a real book with no math!! Lucy agrees and starts her  first year of middle school. But along the way, she realizes as a girl with a genius mind, she has a lot to learn. So, will Lucy meet Grandma’s rules by the end of the year? Will she get the chance to go to college? What things will she discover about herself, and others? Find out these mysteries by reading The Miscalculations Of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty.