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Sto caricando le informazioni... Welcome Home, Jellybeandi Marlene Fanta Shyer
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This is the story of Gerri, the oldest daughter, who is brought home from her live-in school. She is special needs and her needs overhwelm the other members of the family as they try to deal with suddenly having her in their lives again. The story is told through her brother, who is very understanding for hte most part, but who suffers in school and with his friends because of the stresses of having his sister home. Ultimately, her presence unravels the fabric of the family. This book was on the shelves as I was growing up, but I found it difficult to read. Later, as a grown-up, I picked it up again. It's an emotionally turbulent book that provides a lot of jumping off points to think about in relation to how you personally would deal with the situation, as well as how society deals with it, and the lack of understanding of how having someone in the family who needs special care can affect everyone around them. It's been a while since the book was first published (1978), and while some things have changed, a whole lot hasn't. It would probably be a good book to begin a discussion with a child about special needs children, except that as a child I recall having difficulty getting into the narration of it. Probably slightly older readers would have a better time with it. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Neil's life turns upside down when his parents take his retarded sister out of an institution and bring her home to stay. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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While it is nice to see Gerri improve, the book could be much better written. Children will not likely pick up this book on their own. ( )