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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:41:31 -0700
Here's two that I really enjoyed: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick and Al Capone Does My Shirts by Jennifer Choldenko.
Celeste Steward
Collection Development Librarian, Children's Services Alameda County Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
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[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of James Elliott Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:31 AM To: maia at littlefolktales.org; derbymiller at fuse.net; floridaflinx at comcast.net Cc: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Portraying Epilepsy
I remember reading a book ages ago, but forget the title and author (she is a well known author of J fic), where one of the main characters was in a
wheel chair and his older brother was quite athletic. Early in the course of the story, a fire breaks out in the apartment building and both brothers are killed. They wake up to find themselves in a fantasy world where the
younger brother is now "healthy and whole".
At the end of the book, the older brother suffers an accident and urges his brother to join him in jumping off a cliff, so they could wake up in yet
another world where both will be once again 'whole and healthy'.
I remember thinking how disgusting, that the moral is "it's better to commit suicide than to be in a wheelchair!". I'd never recommend a book like this to any reader.
If I ever remember the title, I'll post it.
Jim Elliott Tallahassee, Fl.
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:41:31 -0700
Here's two that I really enjoyed: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick and Al Capone Does My Shirts by Jennifer Choldenko.
Celeste Steward
Collection Development Librarian, Children's Services Alameda County Library 2400 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of James Elliott Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 10:31 AM To: maia at littlefolktales.org; derbymiller at fuse.net; floridaflinx at comcast.net Cc: ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Portraying Epilepsy
I remember reading a book ages ago, but forget the title and author (she is a well known author of J fic), where one of the main characters was in a
wheel chair and his older brother was quite athletic. Early in the course of the story, a fire breaks out in the apartment building and both brothers are killed. They wake up to find themselves in a fantasy world where the
younger brother is now "healthy and whole".
At the end of the book, the older brother suffers an accident and urges his brother to join him in jumping off a cliff, so they could wake up in yet
another world where both will be once again 'whole and healthy'.
I remember thinking how disgusting, that the moral is "it's better to commit suicide than to be in a wheelchair!". I'd never recommend a book like this to any reader.
If I ever remember the title, I'll post it.
Jim Elliott Tallahassee, Fl.
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