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Bezig met laden... Rules (origineel 2006; editie 2008)door Cynthia Lord (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a quick read and charming. Catherine is 12 years old with an autistic brother named David. Her family revolves around David and his needs and Catherine struggles to find her place and with the fact that sometimes she wishes David would disappear. She wants to be "normal" and fit in with other kids, especially Kristi her new neighbor. Then she meets Jason and her loyalty, compassion, and bravery will be tested. ( ) Rules follows the story of Catherine, a twelve-year-old girl who feels torn between her responsibilities as the older sister of David, who has autism, and her desire to make friends and fit in. As Catherine navigates the complexities of family life and middle school, she learns valuable lessons about empathy, acceptance, and the true meaning of friendship. Through her interactions with Jason, a nonverbal boy who communicates using a communication board, Catherine discovers the importance of embracing differences and being true to oneself. In the classroom, Rules can be used to promote discussions about empathy, acceptance, and understanding differences. Teachers can guide students in exploring the experiences of individuals with autism and discussing ways to create inclusive and supportive environments for people of all abilities Fantastic book to teach your students in upper elementary about acceptance, differences, respect and autism. Catherine is a 12 year old who wants to live a normal life. She has a brother with autism, named David, that is the family's main focus. Catherine helps her brother is this heartwarming book cope with having autism. She teaches his the "rules" about the real world, but was is normal anyways? It took me a long time to finally get around to reading this book! I liked it, but it was not what I expected. First, I had this impression that it would be funnier and warmer, but it was very angsty. A book like this could easily be in the teen section of the library as well as the children's. Second, Katherine (Catherine? I listened to the audio book) had a more interesting relationship with Jason, a boy around her age with cerebral palsy, than with her brother David who has autism. Jason can't speak and communicates by pointing at word cards. Katherine decides to make him more word cards, which was a great literary device and really contributed a lot to the theme of coping with disabilities. Still, I expected the book to be more about Katherine's relationship with her brother, and I was surprised that it wasn't the main focus and didn't change a lot through the course of the book. Last, the audiobook narrator was, I think, the same actor who does the voice of Clementine. It made me think Catherine was so young! The narrator did a fine job (I wouldn't say she STINKS A BIG ONE), but it wasn't ideal for me because I've listened to several of the Clementine books. A great novel that I have read quite a few times. The main character Catherine is an appealing and relatable character who tries to balance her love for her special needs brother with her resentment of his special needs. She has believable growth through the story and comes to understand that her embarrassment is for herself rather than for her brother. It is an interesting story that sees Catherine realize that real friends will not judge her for her circumstances. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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