Lights, Camera, Disaster
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Hester Greene loves making movies. With her camera in hand, she can focus, make decisions, and have the control she lacks in life, where her executive function disorder (think extreme ADHD plus anxiety) sabotages her every move. But middle school is not a movie, and if her last-ditch attempt to save her language-arts grade--and her chance to pass eighth grade, period--doesn't work, Hess could lose her friends, her year, even her camera. It will take more than a cool training montage to get her life together, but by thinking outside the frame, she just might craft a whole new ending. Written partially in script form, with STOP/PAUSE/PLAY/REWIND moments throughout, this laugh-out-loud story will speak to any budding filmmaker, or unintentional troublemaker, in every act of their lives.
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Ok.... so I started this book with maybe way too high hopes! In the description, it says that she has ADHD but in the book, it never really is mentioned only anxiety and Executive Function Disorder is which is a part of ADHD... Hess is a nice character who is quite realistic. The book tends to look like some sort of self-help book with a story of a girl going through challenges which I don't think was really intended. The plot is nice and well-written incorporated with movie-like language which was fun. The ending wasn't very well said. SpoilerIt just ends with her showing her movie at the HOOT and with the word This is not a movie. This is my life. Ok, I get it... but it doesn't really tell if she passed 8th Grade or not which was disappointing for me... I was really looking forward to her success and appreciation from Ms. Walker, but nope... It reminded me quite a lot of “Fish in a Tree” which is one of my faves. Hess really didn't have much accommodations and support from school except the school counselor who didn't do much either. The teachers should have decreased the number of homework and the time limit a bit at least! But maybe it was more realistic this way cuz the school system really sucks cuz they don't see the students as human and all unique individuals but all like some robots who have to follow each order exactly... Anyways would recommend it to anyone who likes books with neurodivergent characters and those who are neurodivergent themselves and can/like to read! 4 stars from me!
