Sahara Jones is going into fifth grade-again. Although she won't be
Sahara Special anymore (special needs, that is), she doesn't expect this
year to be any better than last year. Fifth grade is going to be
different, though, because Sahara's class is getting a new teacher: Miss
Pointy. From her eggplant-colored lipstick to the strange subjects she
teaches, like Puzzling and Time Travel, she is like no other teacher
Sahara has ever known. With Miss Pointy's help, Sahara just might find a
way to redefine special for herself.
The latest chapter in her book unfolds when her mother insists that she
be taken out of special Ed. So Sahara is facing fifth grade in the
regular classroom, again. But why even try to do the work, Sahara
wonders, if everything just winds up in the counselor's file?
Enter Miss Pointy, the new fifth-grade teacher. With her
eggplant-colored lipstick, and strange subjects such as Puzzling and
Time Travel, she's like no other teacher Sahara has ever known. Through
Miss Pointy's unusual teaching, storytelling, and quiet support, Sahara
finds the courage to overcome her fears and prove which file shows her
true self.