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Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey

Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey

Newman, Magdalena
Swaab, Neil
Newman, Nathaniel

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Young Adult Nonfiction

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ISBN10: 1328631834
ISBN13: 9781328631831
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: Jan 14 2020
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Praised by R.J. Palacio as wondrous--this moving memoir follows a teenage boy with TC syndrome and his exceptional family from diagnosis at birth to now.

This touching memoir is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the real-world experiences of a child with craniofacial differences and his extraordinary family. It's also more than that. It's a story about the love between a mother and a son, a child and his family, and the breadth of friends, helpers, and doctors that step in when the unexpected happens. It's a story that will make young readers reevaluate the word 'normal'--not only as it applies to others, but to themselves. Any book that can do that is pretty wondrous, as far as I'm concerned. --R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder

In this uplifting and humorous memoir brimming with black-and-white comic illustrations, Nathaniel and his mother, Magda, tell the story of his growing up with the same craniofacial syndrome as the boy from Wonder--from facing sixty-seven surgeries before the age of fifteen, to making friends, moving across the country, and persevering through hardships. How they tackle extraordinary circumstances with love and resilience is a true testament to Nathaniel and Magda's extraordinary family, and to families everywhere who quietly but courageously persist.

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