"Mia Lee Is Wheeling Through Middle School" Disability Author to Speak

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November 2, 2017 all-day

2017-11-02T00:00:00-04:00

2017-11-03T00:00:00-04:00

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Newton South High School Auditorium, November 2nd, 2017. Melissa Shang is a 14 year old disability activist, author and Newton resident. Born with a form of Muscular Dystrophy, Melissa got her start in activism when she launched a petition for a disabled American Girl doll. The petition went viral and raised massive attention to disability representation in children’s toys.
* Melissa’s book, Mia Lee Is Wheeling Through Middle School, is a middle grade novel starring a sixth grade stop-motion filmmaker with a wheelchair and a lot of sass, trying to survive her new middle school.
Registration is required to http://understandingourdifferences.org/book-event/ or contact info@understandingourdifferences.org

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