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** spoiler alert ** I highly recommend this amazing book! Written by a woman, but from the point of view of a 12-year-old boy with autism, I wondered how believable it would be. But the author did an incredible job of getting inside the mind of this character, at least as much as I can envision the mind of an autistic youth. As the mother of an almost-8-year-old boy with autism, I found it very touching, profound and poignant. I worry for my son, even now, but especially as he gets older, if he will have any friends, if he will have a girlfriend, all the things a mother wants for her son. Some parts of this book were heartbreaking to me. But others were truly uplifting. All were very eye-opening. I was especially glad that his mother finally seemed to come to terms with his disability -- AND his many abilities. Her attitude at the beginning of him being broken and her trying to fix him really bothered me. It truly is a wonderful book and I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially those with an autistic child in their lives!

2023-06-09 07:16