This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability) e-bog
97,26 DKK
(inkl. moms 121,58 DKK)
"e;At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut."e; Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl DreamingIn this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year...
E-bog
97,26 DKK
Forlag
Balzer + Bray
Udgivet
16 februar 2016
Længde
192 sider
Genrer
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062403568
"e;At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut."e; Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl DreamingIn this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn't defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities.Written with award-winning author Tonya Bolden, This Kid Can Fly chronicles Aaron's extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumphdespite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challengesare as inspiring as they are eye-opening.Includes photos and original illustrations from Aaron's personal collection.