Troublemakers Reading became the home in which

became the home in which she transformed herself

Red Tricycle

When they crash-land onto an unfamiliar planet with nothing but boxes of crayons

and the Nobody—think of it as detention

Troublemakers Reading became the home in whichA radical educators paradigm shifting inquiry into the accepted, normal demands of school, as illuminated by moving portraits of four young problem children In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young troublemakers, challenging the ways we identify and understand so called problem children. Time and again, we make seemingly endless efforts to moderate, punish, and even medicate