My Thirteenth Winter: A Memoir

This memoir offers an intimate look into the author's seventh-grade experience, where she grappled with intense anxiety and academic difficulties, particularly in math. Before her diagnosis of dyscalculia, Samantha felt overwhelmed by simple tasks like remembering locker combinations and keeping up in class. The book details her emotional struggles and the eventual relief and understanding that came with identifying her learning disability. It's a valuable read for parents and children navigating similar challenges, offering insight into the internal world of a child with an undiagnosed learning difference and the importance of perseverance and seeking help.

In seventh grade, the author suffered anxiety attacks as she struggled to keep up in her classes, to remember two locker combinations, and to deal with new teachers, both before and after she was diagnosed with dyscalculia, a math-related learning disability. Reissue.