Sahara's Special in my classroom

I would really like to use Sahara's Special in my classroom after reading it so far. The theme of the book is being labeled special. I think that characters play a big part in the story because the interactions of the characters make the story. I think that you could use this book to talk about differences and that it is okay to have differences from other classmates. I think that you could use this book to get children thinking about what they want to do in the future and to tell them nothing can hold you back from your dream, other than yourself. This could lead into a writing assignment to get the students to write about what they want to be when they grow up and what might they have to do to achieve it. It could be used during disability month, that many people do not know about which happens to be October. It could be a start that could lead into using journals in the classroom and encouraging the students to write what they want in there journals. I could have a big class discussion about what things that are different about people that they like. I could bring in other books that talk about writing or differences in learning. Just use the book to show that it is okay to learn differently.