Thursday, July 29, 2010

Anything But Typical by Nora Baskin


A facinating look into the minds of autistic children. Written from the point of view of Jason, an austic 12 year old, who knows he is different, and understands how hard it is for others to accept that. The one place Jason feels normal and even looked up to is on an online forum for young writers, where he meets Rebecca, a writer like him, but a "nuerotypical."


Not many people understand what Autism is and very few of us understand what an Autistic child goes through in everyday life. This is a great book for understanding what that trouble might be. The reader can understand how Jason feels about his friends and family, but they can also see how hard it is for his friends and family to have that same understanding.


It is also a great read for perspective writers. Writing is a passion for Jason and Anything But Typical spends a great deal of time on the writing process.

-Jenny

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