Julianne Palumbo - Cool Info

Face blindness: Did you know that Prosopagnosia or "face blindness" is a neurological condition now believed to affect one in fifty people? At least five million people in the U.S. struggle with some degree of face blindness, either from birth or as the result of a head injury. Scientists now claim they are on the brink of discovering what causes this peculiar condition.

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Social anxiety disorder is the most common type of anxiety disorder. It affects more than 13% of the population (10 million Americans). Social anxiety disorder typically begins during teenage years and becomes more severe as the individual becomes an adult. This condition is more common among women than men.

My Favorite Verse Novels

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
—By Sonia Sones

Shark Girl
—By Kelly Bingham

Heartbeat
—By Sharon Creech

Love that Dog
—By Sharon Creech

I Heart You, You Haunt Me
—By Lisa Schroeder

Out of the Dust
—By Karen Hesse

Home of the Brave
—By Kathy Applegate