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A review by mrsheidrich
Real by Carol Cujec, Peyton Goddard
5.0
Wow! Talk about insight into someone else's world! I started this a couple of days ago and picked it up to read a bit more last night and couldn't put down the last third of it.
Carol Cujec and Peyton Goddard have done an absolutely amazing job of taking you into the life of the main character of the book: Charity. Charity is autistic and is labelled as "low functioning" as a result of body control issues and her lack of ability to communicate with the people in her life, including the "Thinkers" - all the doctors that have been testing her. Charity has two amazing parents that are doing their very, very best for her. There is some family who support her parents and then some that don't understand why they "waste" all their energy communicating with her and teaching her. Little do all of these people know, but Charity is so much more capable than they realize and once the right person find a way to allow her to begin to communicate, they realize exactly what she really is capable of and it's just the beginning.
This is a beautiful story of struggle and frustration, but also hope, joy, family, perseverance, friendship and the unstoppable spirit of an amazing girl. Be ready for all the feels in this one!
Carol Cujec and Peyton Goddard have done an absolutely amazing job of taking you into the life of the main character of the book: Charity. Charity is autistic and is labelled as "low functioning" as a result of body control issues and her lack of ability to communicate with the people in her life, including the "Thinkers" - all the doctors that have been testing her. Charity has two amazing parents that are doing their very, very best for her. There is some family who support her parents and then some that don't understand why they "waste" all their energy communicating with her and teaching her. Little do all of these people know, but Charity is so much more capable than they realize and once the right person find a way to allow her to begin to communicate, they realize exactly what she really is capable of and it's just the beginning.
This is a beautiful story of struggle and frustration, but also hope, joy, family, perseverance, friendship and the unstoppable spirit of an amazing girl. Be ready for all the feels in this one!