Slant of Sun : One Childs Courage

English

ISBN: 0688172288

EAN: 9780688172282

Category: Psychology / Developmental / Child/Family & Relationships / Children with Special Needs/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 10/31/1999

Synopsis: Named a Best Book of the Year by Salon magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer, A Slant of Sun was praised for its incandescent prose about the experience of loving a child who brings tremendous frustration and incalculable rewards and for its extraordinary resonance. Like Operating Instructions and The Liars Club, A Slant of Sun is a contemporary classic.Nearly one in five children grow up facing a developmental or behavioral challenge, and like them, Beth Kepharts son, Jeremy, showed early signs of being different: language eluded him, he preferred playing alone to an afternoon on the jungle gym. Doctors diagnosed Jeremy with a mild form of autism called Pervasive Developmental DisorderNot Otherwise Specified. A Slant of Sun is a passionate memoir about how Kephart, guided by the twin tools of intuition and imagination, helped lead her son toward wholeness. Pulsing with the questions, Is normal possible? Definable? A Slant of Sun speaks to everyonenot just parentsof the redemptive power of love.

Awards: National Book Awards – null 

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Slant of Sun : One Childs Courage

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.11 inches

Width: 5.11 inches

Length: 8.11 inches

Weight: 8.01 oz

Pages: 256