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Smart but Stuck

by Myrna Orenstein

Smart But Stuck is an updated look at how smart people with learning gaps can not only overcome them, but become successful in learning--and life. This edition explores the emotional aspects of learning disabilities and imprisoned intelligence, showing how--and why--smart people with learning disabilities are resilient, and how they help themselves to struggle, survive, and achieve. The book also includes material on the relationship between learning disabilities and neuroscience.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?