![]() ![]() ![]() Put it to you this way: I enjoyed this book so much that it is already on my Best Books of 2007 list. It by Sarah Weeks, all well-written stories in which young characters and/or their family members overcome physical limitations and discover their inner strengths. The floral motif is punctuated with illustrations of a flower slowly sprouting, budding, and opening on the bottom of the right-hand pages, creating a sort of flipbook, akin to that in What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones.Ī beautiful book simply told, I recommend Reaching for Sun alongside Rules by Cynthia Lord, Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown, and So B. The book is split into four portions, marking each season and accentuating it with a famous quote. Though Josie sometimes has difficulties expressing herself and speaking her thoughts, her voice on the page is full of strength. Reaching for Sun is a verse novel told from Josie's point of view. ![]() She is very close to her mother and her grandmother, but hasn't any close friends at school. She is a little shy and a little embarrassed to be in the special education class. Josie was born with cerebral palsy, a condition which has affected one side of her body more than the other. As things change with the seasons, so does she, thanks in part to an unexpected new friend, her motivated mother, and her inspirational grandmother. Reaching for Sun celebrates the growth of a young girl who flourishes over the course of a year, just like the flowers in her family's garden. ![]()
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