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A review by maeve_littooij
The Space We're In by Katya Balen
4.0
[4,5]
I personally find it difficult to put into words what I thought of this book. The book is about Frank, a 10-year-old boy who is brother to Max, a boy with autism. In the book, Frank tells about his life with his mother, father and little brother. How he copes with some things and how he doesn't cope so well with other things. The book shows a realistic picture of what it could be like to have a little brother with severe autism. How lonely, sad, annoying and fun it can be with a little brother like Max. I think children who have a sibling with severe autism can relate well to Frank.
This book also did an excellent job with showing how adults, and parents especially are not perfect, and can make mistakes too. Frank really loves his parents, he sees them struggle and sometimes having a really hard time with being a parent and partner. A subject I think should be addressed more often in middle grade books.
Some people say this is not a realistic book about autism. I think it is, autism comes in different forms.
This is the second book I have read by Katya Balen. So far, I find that her books start slowly, but you end up reading them very quickly. The characters in her books are well described. Her books heal a piece of my inner child.
I personally find it difficult to put into words what I thought of this book. The book is about Frank, a 10-year-old boy who is brother to Max, a boy with autism. In the book, Frank tells about his life with his mother, father and little brother. How he copes with some things and how he doesn't cope so well with other things. The book shows a realistic picture of what it could be like to have a little brother with severe autism. How lonely, sad, annoying and fun it can be with a little brother like Max. I think children who have a sibling with severe autism can relate well to Frank.
This book also did an excellent job with showing how adults, and parents especially are not perfect, and can make mistakes too. Frank really loves his parents, he sees them struggle and sometimes having a really hard time with being a parent and partner. A subject I think should be addressed more often in middle grade books.
Some people say this is not a realistic book about autism. I think it is, autism comes in different forms.
This is the second book I have read by Katya Balen. So far, I find that her books start slowly, but you end up reading them very quickly. The characters in her books are well described. Her books heal a piece of my inner child.