5/19/2023 0 Comments Rules by cynthia lord full book![]() ![]() Catherine also starts up a friendship with a boy at David's therapy clinic who can only communicate by pointing at the pictures in his phrasebook. To further complicate things, they have a new next door neighbor who's Catherine's age and she does everything she can to hide David's behavior so that her new friend won't find out. Her parents thrust babysitting duties on her constantly, her father rarely spends time with her alone - but he will with David, her brother is constantly embarrassing her in front of friends and neighbors. Sometimes they laugh to hurt you." Yet, as much as she cares for David, he complicates her life. ![]() Some of the rules are hilarious, "If it fits in your mouth, it's food." Some are heartbreaking, "Sometimes people laugh when they like you. She loves her brother, so much that she regularly adds to a list of 'rules' for him - things that the average person instinctively knows or learns very quickly - but David needs to be taught. Her eight-year-old brother has autism and because of his special needs, often takes the attention of their parents.Ĭatherine is in a tricky place. It's a simple story about a young girl who wants to be known for herself - not David's sister. ![]() This book was so sweet, and at moments, heart-wrenching. Someday, when my sister is ready, I will have her read it too. I read it in a night and then forced it upon my mother -who hardly ever makes the time to read- and she finished it in a night. I've been trying to think of the best way to talk about this book. ![]()
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