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From Phylameana lila Desy History Lesson For Girls1970s Coming of Age Novel Thirteen year old Alison Glass moves to a new town with her parents and soon learns the harsh life lesson of not fitting in. - Compare Prices  Penguin Group History Lesson For Girls A coming of age novel is not typical of the type of reading that I would normally recommend to my readers. However, the general theme of a young girl and her parents dealing with her scoliosis diagnosis struck a cord within me. Both my mother and daughter have scoliosis. Neither of them wore the Milwaukee brace that both author Aurelie Sheehan and her fictional character, Alison Glass, wore. But my daughter did under go spinal fusion surgery to help straighten the curve in her spine when she was sixteen. The era, mid-seventies, of hippies and flower children also made me feel nostalgic. In the story, scoliosis, or the awkward brace, 13 year old Alison must wear, may at first appear to be her obstacle to fitting-in, but it soon becomes apparent that fitting-in is a desire that even eludes the adult characters. This is a touching read -- I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did. Author: Aurelie Sheehan - (Writing with Scoliosis) ISBN: 9780143111900 Compare PricesSuggested Reading |
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