Samantha Abeel couldn't tell time, remember her locker combination, or count out change at a checkout counter--and she was in seventh grade. For a straight-A student like Samantha, problems like these made no sense She began having axiety attacks, losing sleep, distancing herself from friends. But in her thirteenth winter, she found the courage to confront her problems--and was diagnosed with a math-related learning disability. Slowly, Smaantha's life began to change again. She discovered that she was stronger than she'd ever thought possible--and that sometimes, when things look bleakest, hope is closer than you think.