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*Review Contributed By Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer*
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His parents did contact Dr. Doncel, whose daughter had a similarly formed arm, and were helped a lot by her support. His father often adapted things for him, like his bicycle, and the family installed a heated pool at their home so that he could swim. Where David often didn’t find support was with his classmates. One girl, with whom he was very good friends, refused to go out with him because his arm freaked her out, and he was repeatedly bullied by a boy named Jordi. Because of his strong background of support, David was able to work through how these tough relationship made him feel. He decided early on to maintain a positive attitude, which shows through strongly in this memoir.
The story isn’t entirely linear, and we do see some of the same events repeatedly discussed. the chapters often end with a cliff hanger tone.
Readers who found Bowling’s Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus interesting will be glad to pick up this nonfiction account of someone dealing with limb differences. Reeve’s Born Just Right offers another view of a similar difference. I’m not sure that David himself would like the term “Disability Pride Month”, which is celebrated in July, but there are not that many memoirs about teens and young adults who have overcome significant physical challenges, so this would be a great choice for readers who want to explore others’ experiences and want something longer than Clark’s Zion Unmatched.
