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#RollWithIt by Jamie Sumner: A Disabled Perspective
(I'm moving this over from GoodReads as there have been access issues.)
(I'm moving this over from GoodReads as there have been access issues.)
Right off the bat, we have the author of Wonder singing the book's praises, as well as a mildly condescending dedication of the book to kids with disabilities... Oh my...
Chapter 1 is called Symmetry. I'm side-eyeing. We don't know the MC's name before we know that she loves the Great British Bakeoff and that her mom micromanages the chewing of her food, even during a phone call. (There's no indication that MC needs this level of support.)
About to get into #RollWithIt with @TaraJean.
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Honest first thought? The fact that the cover has praise from the author of Wonder pretty much is making me side-eye the book already.
Read more: toniasays.blogspot.com/2017/08/review…
But I'm going to give this one a chance...
Read more: toniasays.blogspot.com/2017/08/review…
But I'm going to give this one a chance...
The dedication, though... To all the "amazing" kids living with a disability?
So early...so much condescension.
So early...so much condescension.
