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Review: Life Animated: A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes and Autism by Ron Suskind

By Kasey Giard | May 11, 2016 - 7:00 am |August 11, 2016 Blogger's Favorites, Book Review and Content, Memoir, Parenting

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A Life Animated: A story of heroes, sidekicks and autism
Ron Suskind
Kingswell

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When the Suskind family moves to a new home, they begin to see startling changes in their youngest son, Owen. He loses the ability to communicate with them and seems to retreat inside himself. The family embarks on a journey to find ways to reconnect with Owen via one of his favorite things: Disney movies.

This is an amazing, truly inspiring story. I’m awed by the courage it must have taken for both Owen and his family to continue pressing forward without giving up, even in moments when field experts were at a loss as to how to help, when specialized programs … Continue reading →

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers: Review and Thoughts on Book Banning

By Kasey Giard | November 20, 2015 - 7:00 am |June 6, 2016 Book Review and Content, Contemporary, Parenting, Young Adult/Teen Fiction

Some Girls Are
Courtney Summers
St. Martin’s Griffin

Regina cherishes her position in the Fearsome Fivesome, an all-girl clique that rules Hallowell High. But when rumors begin to circulate about Regina and her best friend Anna’s boyfriend, the group turns on Regina. Revenge is the name of the game, and they won’t stop until she’s been destroyed. Regina knows how it works, because she and Anna used to terrorize other students together. Now Regina gets to see what it’s like to be on the other side. She takes refuge in the company of another social outcast—one she helped isolate. As she gets to know Michael and the two develop a tenuous trust, she finds herself caught between her old life, where revenge still beckons, and a new frightening idea: that she could find happiness away from her old … Continue reading →