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A review by lizaroo71
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
4.0
marcelo sandoval has asperger's syndrome and has lived his life happily at paterson school. his father, arturo, wants marcelo to challenge himself and work at arturo's law firm the summer before his senior year. if marcelo can complete the summer position and interact in what his father deems a "normal" way with his co-workers then marcelo can decide what school he will spend his last year of school at: paterson or the regular high school.
marcelo works in the mail room and helps out jasmine. jasmine is not too excited about marcelo's assistance, but she begins to train him and comes to find out he's a diligent worker. marcelo also meets wendell, the son of a partner in the firm. wendell wants to use marcelo to get closer to jasmine. and wendell's motives are less than proper.
as marcelo continues to adapt to his environment, he is assigned to assist wendell with the firm's biggest case. while sorting through documents, marcelo finds a photo of a young girl whose face is damaged by a faulty windshield designed by the client that makes the firm the most money.
marcelo finds himself at a crossroads in his life. should he go against his father and seek out the girl in the photo and find out what really happened? or should he keep his mouth shut and do his job so he can go to paterson for his senior year?
the book does a satisfying job of allowing the reader to see the world from a person with asperger's syndrome viewpoint. it also does a good job of handling the delicate issues of loyalty and betrayal.
marcelo works in the mail room and helps out jasmine. jasmine is not too excited about marcelo's assistance, but she begins to train him and comes to find out he's a diligent worker. marcelo also meets wendell, the son of a partner in the firm. wendell wants to use marcelo to get closer to jasmine. and wendell's motives are less than proper.
as marcelo continues to adapt to his environment, he is assigned to assist wendell with the firm's biggest case. while sorting through documents, marcelo finds a photo of a young girl whose face is damaged by a faulty windshield designed by the client that makes the firm the most money.
marcelo finds himself at a crossroads in his life. should he go against his father and seek out the girl in the photo and find out what really happened? or should he keep his mouth shut and do his job so he can go to paterson for his senior year?
the book does a satisfying job of allowing the reader to see the world from a person with asperger's syndrome viewpoint. it also does a good job of handling the delicate issues of loyalty and betrayal.