Kids Like Us
by Hilary Reyl
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Pub Date Jan 25 2018 | Archive Date Jan 03 2018
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Description
'In her wonderfully touching YA debut, Hilary Reyl tells the story of one boy’s effort to connect his imaginary world to the real one. There is love, humor and compassion on every page. You’ll be blown away by this boy and by this book.’—Holly Goldberg Sloan, author of Counting by 7s
Offering a window into the mind of a high-functioning autistic kid, Kids Like Us
is the ultimate book about acceptance. Perhaps we are all in our
own bubble; perhaps the line between reality and imagination does not
have to be fixed.
We meet Martin’s adorable older sister, Elisabeth, his friend Layla and her very useful ‘moth’ theory. And there’s lots of great cooking. The prose is sharp, original and brimming with empathy and humour.
Advance Praise
‘Reyl
movingly captures the point of view of a person who sees the world in a
completely different way. Her writing is lucid and luminous, and the
first-person narrative has a cinematic quality as Martin processes the
world around him. Charming, thoughtful Martin is easy to root for, and readers
will cheer as he triumphs over obstacles.’—Booklist [starred review]
‘The original narrative voice of 16-year-old Martin drives adult author Reyl’s insightful and multi-layered first book for teens, which brims with nostalgia, romance, complex supporting characters, and fascinating introspection.’—Publishers Weekly [starred review]
‘The book’s indebtedness to Proust goes beyond lyrical phrases to a thematic embrace of the slow savouring of the richness of human experience. In the end, however, it is Martin’s ability to move beyond things past to the possibilities that open up when you accept yourself and others that gives this wise story its resonance.’—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books [starred review]
Available Editions
| EDITION | Mass Market Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781925498912 |
| PRICE | £6.99 (GBP) |
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