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I send a message and waiting 3 days I don’t receive any apologise because the book came with ripped page.
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This book is one of my top ten for this year. It is heartwarming and inspirational as well as being a damn good read, even a page-turner! It is a simple story of a young boy's first two years at junior school' but what makes it extraordinary is that the boy has been born with severe disfigurement that makes people he meets recoil and try to avoid him. What makes it gripping and inspirational is his epic struggle to be treated as the normal kid he is inside. The story is told mainly from his point of view in a matter-of-fact way, but interspersed with chapters from the viewpoint of his sister, friends etc., thus showing how his affliction affects the people around him. The story is set in New York and describes the US school system, but this is no barrier as the message is universal. Apparently, the author was inspired by a similarly-afflicted girl she met and has created a beautifully-written, sensitive, but unsentimental story that will make you consider your relationship with your problems and prejudices. I mislaid the (loaned) paperback version of the book when I was halfway through so I had to buy a replacement. I thought it money well-spent to buy the hardback as I'm sure I will go back to it.Read full review
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