Don't Call Me Slowpoke: Getting to Know Alexander and His Sickle Cells Author|R. Michael Conley as a cautionary tale

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Here folk imagination fuses with the personal histories to recreate his encounters with the wayward shadows of his relentless travels around the globe: a young woman revealing her actual age in a Chengdu bar

Don't Call Me Slowpoke: Getting to Know Alexander and His Sickle Cells Author|R. Michael Conley as a cautionary taleJoin Alexander on a heartfelt journey as he grapples with the challenges of living with sickle cell disease, an invisible illness that sets him apart from his peers. "I wish I could do things faster, Mom," Alexander said. "Maybe the other kids wouldn't pick on me anymore." Bullied by his peers, who don't understand his condition, Alexander struggles to stand up for himself. As readers follow Alexander's challenges and triumphs, they'll gain insight