Twilight Children by Torey Hayden is one of best books Gerard ever read. Very good! Really interesting how she was able to help multiple personality Cassandra who was a real terror.
A child psychiatrist helped Cassandra (7 yr. old) who was abducted by her father for two years and was sexually abused. She developed multiple personalities but did get better eventually. Also about a 4 yr. old, Drake and Friend (his stuffed tiger) who couldn’t talk but who was thought to have selective mutism. Mother was only one who knew the truth until she confided in the psychiatrist who tried to help Drake speak.
This is quite an interesting book that both Gerard and I liked very much. I found it very fascinating. It is the first book we read by Torey Hayden.
(reviewed 9/05)
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine is a novel about Caitlin, a little 5th grade girl with Asperges syndrome. Now she has to deal with her brother getting shot in a school killing. How she and her dad handle it is the basis of this book. I really enjoyed Caitlin very much. You can read it in one or two days. It is worth your time. This book has been nominated for book of the year in the young people’s category. Well deserved! I LOVED IT!!
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Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Losing It And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli
I passed Losing It And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time by Valerie Bertinelli up a couple times because I thought it was just a woman's book. I finally thought I would just give it a chance and am sure glad I did! Valerie really puts it all out there and holds nothing back. I was surprised at some of the things I found out and am sure you will be too. It's a good, fast read. Men and women will enjoy this book!
"Beautiful Child" by Torey Hayden
WOW! A really GREAT BOOK! My favorite of her books. Cried at the end.
In Beautiful Child Torey Hayden shares about her challenging special ed class and how the teacher struggled throughout the year and turned it around. Venus was the most challenging of all because had very serious abuse in the home and was mostly unresponsive except when attacking other kids when they accidentally bumped her. Finally got the help she needed after the hospital treated her for hypothermia, had to amputate her toes, and found 22 broken bones that had healed or were in various stages of healing.
It also revealed the struggle Torey had with her aide who was totally on a different page philosophically and really undermined what she was trying to do.
Some of the things teacher did that worked was behavior modification with traffic lights, singing between activities or to refocus kids when they started fighting, closed eye journey, special one-on-one time at recess with Venus —held her on her lap.
(Karen's review 9/05)
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In Beautiful Child Torey Hayden shares about her challenging special ed class and how the teacher struggled throughout the year and turned it around. Venus was the most challenging of all because had very serious abuse in the home and was mostly unresponsive except when attacking other kids when they accidentally bumped her. Finally got the help she needed after the hospital treated her for hypothermia, had to amputate her toes, and found 22 broken bones that had healed or were in various stages of healing.
It also revealed the struggle Torey had with her aide who was totally on a different page philosophically and really undermined what she was trying to do.
Some of the things teacher did that worked was behavior modification with traffic lights, singing between activities or to refocus kids when they started fighting, closed eye journey, special one-on-one time at recess with Venus —held her on her lap.
(Karen's review 9/05)
Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Maggie's Miracle by Karen Kingsbury
Maggie's Miracle by Karen Kingsbury is the story of single widow who’s an attorney and her little boy who wrote a letter to God asking for a daddy to do things with. A lonely widower decides to help by joining an organization that matches men up with boys who don’t have fathers to be their friend. Guy turns out to be the woman’s childhood friend who was a Pastor’s son and who Maggie asked to pray for a miracle for her. They wind up getting married at the end.
(Karen's review 11/07)
Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
(Karen's review 11/07)
Please tell us: What categories of literature do you like? What are you reading now? Who are your top five favorite authors? Have you read this one? What did you think of it?
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