Finding A Voice: Friendship is a Two-Way Street ...

By: Kim Hood

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Synopsis: Shortlisted for the Bookseller YA Prize 2015! Jo could never have guessed that the friendship she so desperately craves would come in the shape of a severely disabled boy. He can’t even speak. Maybe it is because he can’t speak that she finds herself telling him how difficult it is living with her eccentric, mentally fragile mother. Behind Chris’ lopsided grin and gigantic blue wheelchair is a real person — with a sense of humour, a tremendous stubborn streak and a secret he has kept from everyone. For a while it seems life may actually get better. But as Jo finds out just how terrible life is for Chris, and as her own life spirals out of control, she becomes desperate to change things for both of them. In a dramatic turn of events, Jo makes a decision that could end in tragedy. This is the story of how an unusual friendship unlocks the words that neither knew they had.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781847177087
Related ISBNs:: 9781847175434
Publisher:: The O'Brien Press
Date of Addition:: 04/26/20
Copyrighted By:: copyright Kim Hood
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Teens, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Reading Age:: 11 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.