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| Title | : | Finding Grace |
| Author | : | Alyssa Brugman |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 240 pages |
| Published | : | February 25th 2009 by Laurel Leaf (first published February 28th 2001) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Cultural. Australia |
Alyssa Brugman
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 240 pages Rating: 3.82 | 886 Users | 66 Reviews
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RACHEL HAS JUST graduated from high school and thinks she knows everything. Well, maybe not quite everything. Then she meets the mysterious Mr. Preston, who offers her a live-in job looking after Grace—a brain injured woman with a lovely house, grasping sisters, feral neighbors, and a box full of unfinished business. As Rachel tries to cope with the demands of her employment and the start of college, she’s also determined to fit together the pieces that were Grace’s former life. The more she finds out about the woman in her care, the more Rachel finds herself.Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards’ Shortlist for YA
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| Original Title: | Finding Grace |
| ISBN: | 0440238331 (ISBN13: 9780440238331) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Australia |
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Finding Grace is probably one of the best books Ive read this year.It reminds us all about how brain-damaged people (throughout their life, not born) once had a life before. Its not exactly a depressing story; its hopeful. And personally, I think hope is something a lot of books lack these days. Grace. I loved Grace. Even if she was brain-dead and wasnt aware of her surroundings from time-to-time, I loved her. And the person she used to be before the accident. The thing that made this book standFinding Grace is about a girl named Rachel that has the opportunity to take care of a bran injury lady. Rachel tries to bring Grace life around, while trying to understand life itself.A fantastic summer read. It had a simple plot but it was filled with funny characters and beautiful messages. This search for the meaning of life that everybody has, we experiment it thru Rachel's eyes, a quirky and clumsy character who's comfortable with her own weirdness (something I really like).I also like
This is one of my overall favourite YA novels. I'm so proud of our Aussie authors - they just keep amazing me! A few nights ago I was browsing my bookcase. I picked up All American Girl, filled with affection for my first Meg Cabot book. I loved, no adored those books. I think thats what inspired me to admire writers and have a go at writing myself. Im talking about the books that I loved when I was a teenager. Books that made me laugh, books that made me cry... the books that made me feel like
This book is amazing. Perhaps because it's about something I am particularly interested in (caring for mentally disabled--in this case brain damaged), but I found Finding Grace fascinating, realistic, and uplifting.
College student Rachel is hired to work as the "carer" (must be how they say "caregiver" in Australia) for Grace, a young woman brain-damaged in an accident. Mr. Preston, the man who hired Rachel seems to have had some sort of romantic relationship with Grace but Rachel isn't sure of the connection. Grace cannot speak and is unresponsive so when Rachel finds her "spooky box" of letters, she reads through them to try and learn who the real Grace was. Mr. Preston's revelation of their relationship
Well I have to admit I didn't think a book about teenager looking after a brain damaged woman would be my cup-of-tea but how delightfully surprised I was to be so utterly & completely wrong!I really couldn't put it down & devoured it over a day. I can honestly say I ran the whole gamut of emotions during this tale - I smiled, I laughed, I fumed (*warning* cat lovers - your blood will boil!)& at the end I had tears in my eyes - loved it every minute of it :o) A great little book
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