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hawk_just_hawk 's review for:
The Moorchild
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
I was surprised to be so engaged by this lovely, well-written book! It’s got all of my favorite things: Celtic old-country setting, magical fantasy, social critique, and a main character who does not fit in.
I have always been an outsider and an outcast because I am just not like others. Later in life, I realized that I probably have Aspergers, which is on the autism spectrum, and that my mom and siblings do too. Years ago, I read a response to a question of “why is Autism a relatively ‘new’ disorder?” The response was that it’s always been around, but maybe we thought of them as ‘changelings’ who were not like “normal” children. The real child was stolen away and replaced with a solemn, deep-eyed, “touched” child who did not always understand social norms.
Reading this account of a protagonist changeling was quite refreshing and gave me someone with whom to relate, especially in regards to being teased and misunderstood. All weird children and adults should read this book!
I have always been an outsider and an outcast because I am just not like others. Later in life, I realized that I probably have Aspergers, which is on the autism spectrum, and that my mom and siblings do too. Years ago, I read a response to a question of “why is Autism a relatively ‘new’ disorder?” The response was that it’s always been around, but maybe we thought of them as ‘changelings’ who were not like “normal” children. The real child was stolen away and replaced with a solemn, deep-eyed, “touched” child who did not always understand social norms.
Reading this account of a protagonist changeling was quite refreshing and gave me someone with whom to relate, especially in regards to being teased and misunderstood. All weird children and adults should read this book!