Far from the tree : how children and their parents learn to accept one another...our differences unite us / Andrew Solomon ; adapted by Laurie Calkhoven.

By: Solomon, Andrew, 1963- [author.]Contributor(s): Calkhoven, Laurie [author.]Material type: TextTextEdition: Young adult edition; First editionDescription: 454 pages ; 22 cmISBN: 9781481440905; 148144090X; 9781481440912; 1481440918Subject(s): Children with disabilities -- United States -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature | Exceptional children -- United States -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature | Parents of children with disabilities -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Parents of exceptional children -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Identity (Psychology) -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Parent and child -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: Juvenile works. Additional physical formats: Online version:: Far from the tree.DDC classification: 362.4083/0973 LOC classification: HV888.5 | .S652 2017
Contents:
Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father.
Summary: The old adage says that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else -- sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, and more.
Item type: Book List(s) this item appears in: High-Interest Non-Fiction | Capstone Recommended Reading
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Includes bibliographical references (page 435) and index.

Son -- Deaf -- Dwarfs -- Down syndrome -- Autism -- Schizophrenia -- Disability -- Prodigies -- Rape -- Crime -- Transgender -- Father.

The old adage says that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, meaning that children usually resemble their parents. But what happens when the apples fall somewhere else -- sometimes a couple of orchards away, sometimes on the other side of the world? In this young adult edition, Andrew Solomon profiles how families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, and more.

Ages 14-17.

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