"Hi, I'm Sahara! Yes, like the desert..."

This weekend my sister found out she is having another daughter (yay!). Maybe I should suggest the name Sahara...

When we first started reading Sahara Special I didn't quite know what to expect. I suppose that's how it goes with most books you read out loud in a classroom - you put your full faith and hope in the teacher and her book choices. Thankfully, this is quality.

I like the basic idea to the story - Sahara is "special needs," but we hear the story from her point of view. I love Sahara's voice. She is an interesting girl filled with attitude living her life.

To begin, I can relate to this story because I am SURE Sahara has heard many jokes about her name. Do you know how many times people have asked me if I'm "Reel"?

More seriously, Sahara wants to be a writer and doesn't understand everything that has happened in her life (Why did her dad leave? Why does she have to sit in the hallway with the special needs teacher?). I can relate to that sentence. As has been mentioned probably too many times in the blog already, I have always found interest in writing. Also, probably like everyone else in this world, I don't understand everything that has happened to me in my life.

I am predicting that Sahara makes friends with the girl from the library, and maybe her writings in the library are discovered. Although, I'm not going to lie, I would be disappointed if her secret notebook was revealed to the rest of the world - I like the idea that it doesn't come out until she is in college or older. I also fear that the story with "Peaches" may not be over - I don't know if Sahara will be put back in the program or if there will be some other sort of encounter, but I think there is more to come.

I'm looking forward to reading more in the story. =)