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Icy Sparks

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A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950’s. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or...more A New York Times Notable Book and the March 2001 selection of Oprah's Book Club® ! Icy Sparks is the sad, funny and transcendent tale of a young girl growing up in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky during the 1950’s. Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s beautifully written first novel revolves around Icy Sparks, an unforgettable heroine in the tradition of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird or Will Treed in Cold Sassy Tree. At the age of ten, Icy, a bright, curious child orphaned as a baby but raised by adoring grandparents, begins to have strange experiences. Try as she might, her "secrets"—verbal croaks, groans, and physical spasms—keep afflicting her. As an adult, she will find out she has Tourette’s Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, but for years her behavior is the source of mystery, confusion, and deep humiliation.

Narrated by a grown up Icy, the book chronicles a difficult, but ultimately hilarious and heartwarming journey, from her first spasms to her self-acceptance as a young woman. Curious about life beyond the hills, talented, and energetic, Icy learns to cut through all barriers—physical, mental, and spiritual—in order to find community and acceptance.

Along her journey, Icy faces the jeers of her classmates as well as the malevolence of her often-ignorant teachers—including Mrs. Stilton, one of the most evil fourth grade teachers ever created by a writer. Called willful by her teachers and "Frog Child" by her schoolmates, she is exiled from the schoolroom and sent to a children’s asylum where it is hoped that the roots of her mysterious behavior can be discovered. Here Icy learns about difference—her own and those who are even more scarred than she. Yet, it isn’t until Icy returns home that she really begins to flower, especially through her friendship with the eccentric and obese Miss Emily, who knows first-hand how it feels to be an outcast in this tightly knit Appalachian community. Under Miss Emily’s tutelage, Icy learns about life’s struggles and rewards, survives her first comical and heartbreaking misadventure with romance, discovers the healing power of her voice when she sings, and ultimately—takes her first steps back into the world.

Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s Icy Sparks is a fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.(less)

Paperback, 336 pages

Published March 8th 2001 by Penguin Books (first published July 1st 1998)

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Jul 03, 2008 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008-read, fiction, small-town, mental-health, misfits

Icy Sparks is Anne of Green Gables with Tourette Syndrome. I loved the character, but wasn't super crazy about the story.

The book is divided into three parts. The first part was kind of painful because it shows her at 10 years old first beginning to manifest Tourette's, and becoming an outcast in her community--it's the 1950's in rural Kentucky and nobody had a clue about Tourette's. I really liked the second part, which induced me to keep reading the book (saying what it's about would be a spo...more

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Jun 12, 2007 Sammy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: b-the-good

Good read. For the most part, this book was a very enthralling and entertaining read. The story itself and the writing both very fine. It's not a book, though, that's going to go down in history as one of my favorites, despite the fact I really did enjoy it.

The main problem I had with the book was the characters themselves. They were likeable enough, but with the exceptional of Icy, most everyone she encountered seemed 2Demensional at most, they weren't flushed out enough for my taste. I'm not s...more Good read. For the most part, this book was a very enthralling and entertaining read. The story itself and the writing both very fine. It's not a book, though, that's going to go down in history as one of my favorites, despite the fact I really did enjoy it.

The main problem I had with the book was the characters themselves. They were likeable enough, but with the exceptional of Icy, most everyone she encountered seemed 2Demensional at most, they weren't flushed out enough for my taste. I'm not saying every character that appears on page needs to have a full history and story going on, but there were characters that played a huge part in Icy's life that didn't have enough to them. I didn't see it with Miss Emily or Icy's grandparents. Those three were central figures in Icy's life.

Also the antagonists Icy encountered throughout her journey, like her teacher in the beginning and the one nurse at the hospital... they were just mean, there was nothing behind them pushing this meanness. Perhaps it was Rubio's way of letting us see this from young Icy's point of view. Adults don't need a reason to be mean, they just are mean! But if you're going to write in the perspective of a ten-year-old, keep it consistent.

At times I felt Icy was not thinking nor acting her age, her views became suddenly too adult, her attitude to adult. When we jump forward a couple of years I at first thought Icy was 16 or 17, not 13. It's hard to write from the perspective of younger people, so I give Rubio major props for being able to capture any of those ages.

So, basically, it was character that gave the book it's biggest flaws. But while reading it I really didn't mind. I was very interested in the subject matter, what was going on with Icy and what was going to happen. I was drawn to Icy and concerned for her a lot. Even though I knew what kind of disease Icy had, I wanted to hear the answers just as badly as she and her family did.

I would recommend this book to read. Forget what I said about characters until after you read it, don't let it cloud a very entertaining read for you.(less)

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Sep 02, 2007 Jeff-is rated it 1 of 5 stars

Ugh. I just saw the book cover, and wanted to hurl. My sister told me to read it. Thats the last recommendation she ever gave... I killed her.

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Jul 11, 2007 Irishcoda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Sometimes when I come to the end of a good book I feel a little sad because I've enjoyed the story so much and now it's come to an end. That's how I felt when I closed the book on Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio. I'd picked up the book because it was one of Oprah's selections and the book jacket sounded interesting--a little girl with a troubling affliction grows up in 1950s Kentucky. As one growing up with deaf parents, I felt very different from the others as a child. I would be able to relate...more

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Sep 02, 2007 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

i read this in high school and used it as part of my research for a paper on tourette's. "but anna," you may be thinking, "this book has a publication date of 2001, and you are 26 years old. that math doesn't compute."

yeah, well, books exist before oprah gets her hands on them. TAKE THAT, OPRAH! WHO SCOOPED YOU NOW, HUH??!?!? you think you're SOOOOOO cool with your show and your book club and your free iPods? well GUESS WHO READ THIS BOOK before you?????

anyway, i remember liking it.

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Oct 30, 2007 Jessica rated it 1 of 5 stars

i thought this book would be interesting: a little girl growing up with Tourette's in 1950s Kentucky. i was so wrong. this book does a horrible job of getting inside a child's mind and does little to show us how her doctors at the institution came to understand enough about it to finally send her home. then it gets all Jesus-freak at the end. i have no idea why this is in Oprah's book club. no sir, i didn't like it.

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Mar 15, 2008 Robin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. A story about Icy Sparks. She is a girl with golden yellow hair, raised in the 1950s, and an orphan child brought up by her grandparents (her mother and father died not too long after she was born). Icy suffers from tourettes (which she doesn't find out until later in life) and has fits of croaks, curses, and arm flailings. She befriends Miss Emily (an older woman and an outcast who weighs over 300 pounds) to find a common bond.

Icy's 4th grade year is miserable because of a teacher who constant...more

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Jul 20, 2009 Aimee rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009

i didn't care for this book. it felt like one of those that you're supposed to like to seem smart of part of a certain crowd-ie oprah's book club. i got this from a thrift store, since normally i don't read the oprah books.

even with icy's "episodes" it was a lot of nothing that happened with a bunch of wildflower descriptions thrown in. i didn't really care about her as a character.

i was also very annoyed that i read 275+- pages then it went very "God showed me the way" in the last 20-30 pages...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Liz rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book has committed the ultimate crime (in my opinion). It has made me apathetic to the characters. Which is to say I don't care about what happens to them and THAT is absolutely inexcusable.

I am about sixty pages from the end (so I have not gotten to this Pentecostal revelation Icy has that I keep reading about). I will most likely read those sixty pages because I feel compelled to do so(and am curious about this Pentecostal revelation that ruined this book for so many readers) but I am sa...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Gail Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this story, set in the 1950s, of a young girl with Tourette's. Of course, at that time not much was known about the syndrome and her grandparents, who were raising her, and her school officials were at at a loss to know what to do.

Narrated by the girl, Icy, she doesn't have a clue what is going on and in spite of all her efforts finds she is increasingly unable to control her actions and speech.

This story reminded me so much of an author I know who had similar experiences growin...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Ordinarily, I hate all literature, fiction, or story-telling about Appalachia. HATE. And I mean that as forcefully as the all caps implies. Silas House? So twee and building stereotypes that some of us would rather not have to fight against on a daily basis. Jesse Stuart? Please spare me.

But this book, while set in eastern Kentucky, isn't really about Appalachia. It's about a girl who happens to grow up in an isolated community, surrounded by mountains. But she's a special girl -- and she's got...more

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Apr 24, 2010 Ashley rated it 2 of 5 stars

When I read the back of the book cover to Adam he gave a big dramatic sigh and declared, "You read the most depressing books in the world." A book about a young girl growing up with undiagnosed Tourettes Syndrome, a story where the heroine feels completely unable to adapt to the world around her, a girl with no mother, raised by her loving but confused grandparents, a child who's only friend is a 400 pound adult, a stint in a mental hospital where the main character struggles and still remains u...more

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Feb 24, 2013 Madi J rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book is interesting at first as it takes place during a time and in a place where knowledge of Tourette's syndrome is non-existant. Icy is ten when she develops symptoms of Tourette's and she struggles in school with it. She also has a real bitch of a teacher that she struggles with. Eventually, the principal of her school finds her a hospital where she lives for a period of time with other children with various mental and physical disorders. The doctor there basically tells her to deal wit...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Rebekah Anderson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Icy Sparks was set in a small rural town in Kentucky during the 1950's. It follows the life of young Icy Sparks as she's struggling through school and her family life as an outcast. At a young age, Icy knew she was different. But it wasn't until the uncontrolable tics and outbursts started occuring that she became an outcast. Icy doesn't know what's wrong with her and her grandparents, who raised Icy, don't understand what's happening with her either. After a number of outbursts at school. Icy i...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Mckenzie rated it 1 of 5 stars

Several times throughout this book I asked myself why I was still reading it, and after finishing it the only answer I have is "I was bored and kept hoping it would get better". It never really did. Don't get me wrong - if it was THAT horrible, I'm sure I would've given up - but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

The premise, that of a young girl growing up in Appalachia in the 50's with Tourette's syndrome, sounded interesting and promising, but the writing is...unskilled. The dialogue ranges be...more

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Mar 29, 2012 Brandy rated it 1 of 5 stars

I always feel bad when I give a book only one star, because I know that an author puts a lot of hard work into any novel that they write. That being said, I couldn't help myself but to give this book one star. I was also disappointed that this one was endorsed by Oprah's book club. The more I read of Oprah's recommendations, the less that I hold her opinion in high regard.
There are several reasons that I wasn't taken in by this book:
First, I found myself laughing in places that I'm fairly sure w...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Hannah Hanson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Icy Sparks follows the life of a girl named Icy and her struggle with her undiagnosed tourettes. I really enjoyed the concept of this book. Icy was a really fun main character to follow. I think one thing that Rubio did amazingly of was explaining what it felt like for Icy to have tourettes. The imagery that she uses to convey this idea is brilliant and I could actually feel what it felt like for Icy. Because of this indirect characterization, I was then able to identify with her daily struggles...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Sarah Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Icy Sparks tells the story of a young girl growing up in rural Kentucky and suffering from undiagnosed Tourette's syndrome. Icy is rejected by her peers and hospitalized because of her twitches and uncontrollable outbursts. Icy has few friends other than her grandparents and Miss Emily, a heavily obese woman who is also ostracized by the community.

While the plot of this novel was classic Oprah's Book Club, I was disappointed by the quality of the narrative. I found the dialogue stilted, and didn...more

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Dec 24, 2009 Katy Major rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, light, fiction, southern

This book was interesting, yet still somehow disappointing. I found it when I was rummaging around in a book sale at the Akron Library. I saw that it was an Oprah's Book Club book, and saw the price (fifty cents!) and immediately grabbed it. Not only that, but the synopsis was intruiging. Obviously you know as soon as you read the back that Icy suffers from Tourette Sydrome, but I couldn't wait to hear the details of the disorder, how she dealt with it, the doctors she saw, and finally, her diag...more This book was interesting, yet still somehow disappointing. I found it when I was rummaging around in a book sale at the Akron Library. I saw that it was an Oprah's Book Club book, and saw the price (fifty cents!) and immediately grabbed it. Not only that, but the synopsis was intruiging. Obviously you know as soon as you read the back that Icy suffers from Tourette Sydrome, but I couldn't wait to hear the details of the disorder, how she dealt with it, the doctors she saw, and finally, her diagnosis.

I didn't really read about any of that. In fact, this book read like most of Oprah's other Book Club books: A cutesy Southern coming-of-age story. That is, besides the fact that the protagonist croaks and twitches frequently, causing her to be shunned.

There are a few parts in the book that I really liked. Icy's power struggle with Mrs. Stilton, her incredibly cruel teacher (Professor Umbridge of "Harry Potter" comes to mind!) was dynamic and interesting. Icy's time in a mental health facility also propelled the story forward, toward a climax that never came. I was expecting definitive help for Icy, or some sort of conclusion about her disorder...but nothing.

However, these promising bits were offset by syrupy dialogue and half-baked characters. A prime example of said sappy prose:

" 'What if - when a person meets a fellow - she thinks he's sort of cute?'
'So?' she said, raising her eyebrows. 'Aren't there cute boys in this world?'
'But what if he's the cutest thing she ever did see?'
'No harm in looking,' she said.
I felt a knot in my throat. 'What if...' I said, thumping my chest, 'what if she'd like to do more than just look?'
'Just what do you mean by that?' Miss Emily asked, her sky-blue eyes opening wide.
'Well, what if she'd like to be touched?' "

Gag. I think that's quite enough. Case in point.

And, maybe I'm biased as an agnostic, but the end?? The resolution and solution is that Icy finds God and sings in a few choirs? And her tics go away because she's been "touched by God"? Disgusting. In my opinion, this was the worst fault in the entire book.

Perhaps my expectations for "Icy Sparks" were unfair. It was an average book. There wasn't anything glaringly wrong with it - that is, except the ending. I just wasn't satisfied. It felt like something typed off quickly and thrown into a publisher's hand.(less)

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Jan 21, 2013 Joseph Quinton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-in-2013

On Saturday, I completed my reading of Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio. This book was recommended to me by my son, Andrew, and is one of the best books that I have ever read. The story is set in 1950s Kentucky and concerns the life of Icy Sparks. Orphaned at an early age, she is being raised by her maternal grandparents, in the remote hills of Kentucky. From the onset of the narrative, we quickly learn that Icy is a young girl plagued by tics, croaks, twitches, and profanity. Although not diagnos...more

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Jan 17, 2012 Yzobelle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-sharing-at-blink

It could have been better. The build up of characters and plot was going well at the beginning. It started to decline and get all muddled up when Icy was at the institution. The characters, events, and relationships became so weak and confusing. There was no clear explanation as to what finally made them decide to send Icy home, no clear diagnosis or even a prognosis of what Icy had, and there was no resolution to Wilma's case. (The revelation of the Tourette Syndrome came at the epilogue.) The...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Tracy added it

I really enjoyed the first half of this book & liked the characters. Then, gradually, I found it more & more ludicrous & unbelievable. I gave up at chapter 26. I wasn't around in 1950's Kentucky, but I just couldn't believe a ten year old would have thought or spoken the way Icy did, nor would she have been placed in that institution, which seemed to have an unusually high staff to patient ratio. Also, what a co-incidence that they had one patient representing different afflictions!...more

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Sep 11, 2011 Kendra rated it 2 of 5 stars

This is one of those books when I'm not quite sure what I thought. I read the entire book and at times, I found myself thoroughly enjoying it. BUT, I was also confused and disappointed several times and I wanted the story told differently. I wanted to know the views of other characters and why things were happening. I wanted to have a better understanding of why so that I could truly feel for these characters.

As it was, I didn't ever really connect with the characters so I didn't really care wha...more

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Jul 12, 2010 ehnonymus rated it 1 of 5 stars

by far one of the worst books i have ever read. i often snag novels from the high school library when i am bored at work and since there isn't much to choose from i picked up icy sparks, mistakenly believing that a book on the oprah book club list must have some merit (after all, books i have loved for a very long time often end up on her list- east of eden, for instance). anyway, i was instantly disappointed and i think it was only horrified disbelief that kept me going. i kept thinking that th...more

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Jul 01, 2009 Brooke rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

Shelves: couldnt-get-into, fiction

I saw this on the shelf at the bookstore and something about it caught my attention. catchy cover, oprah's book club, and the summary on the back interested me... it being about a little girl growing up in a small town in the 50's, manifesting tourettes before they really knew what it was. buuuuuuut sorry, can't finish it. i hate when this happens. i feel like i've wasted precious book-reading time. oh well... got through a hundred pages hoping for it to get better, but never did. The characters...more

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Oct 01, 2007 Tiffany rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: NO ONE!!!!

Really good depiction of what I imagine Tourettes is like. Not a great book. I don't really care about the characters or look forward to listening to it. (I'm listening to it on CD). (Edit after it was over: Hated it!!!!! I didn't care about the characters, the story went no where, and it was so boring!!!! BLAH and BLAH.)

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May 05, 2011 Angela Gaskell rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, reviewed

I liked this book because of its intensity of emotion. Every moment I followed with Icy was a moment that revealed true personal struggle. I feel that Icy is a character that is extremely likable in an unfortunate body. Her intense observations of other people are interesting. I felt the story did move too fast in the end and didn't give enough attention to the things I needed to know more about as a reader curious to understand her plight. For instance, I didn't really get a sense that she trul...more

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Oct 25, 2009 Margaret rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Icy is a little girl growing up in Appalachia, in the 1950's. She begins to have "the fits" and is so embarrassed that when she feels them coming on she goes to the basement and croaks and twitches - when they happen at school the kids call her frog eyes. The story follows Icy through young adult hood. Her symptoms are misunderstood and she is cruelly treated. In the end it is a book simply about ignorance, fear and tolerance. It is also about a wonderful friendship that Icy forms with an older...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Mia Queen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bittersweet

Terbagi menjadi 3 bagian sesuai perjalanan hidup Icy. Bagian pertama saat Icy kecil, di mana ia belum mengerti ada apa dengan dirinya. Bagian kedua saat ia berada di institut dan bagian ketiga ketika Icy Sparks telah menjadi wanita dewasa. Terus terang bagian pertama adalah bagian yang paling miris karena menceritakan bagaimana teman-teman sekolahnya mengejek Icy dengan panggilan ‘frog eyes’ apalagi guru yang seharusnya membimbing murid malah sering kali memarahi Icy.

Banyak ciri-ciri dari Touret...more Terbagi menjadi 3 bagian sesuai perjalanan hidup Icy. Bagian pertama saat Icy kecil, di mana ia belum mengerti ada apa dengan dirinya. Bagian kedua saat ia berada di institut dan bagian ketiga ketika Icy Sparks telah menjadi wanita dewasa. Terus terang bagian pertama adalah bagian yang paling miris karena menceritakan bagaimana teman-teman sekolahnya mengejek Icy dengan panggilan ‘frog eyes’ apalagi guru yang seharusnya membimbing murid malah sering kali memarahi Icy.

Banyak ciri-ciri dari Tourette’s syndrome dan yang dialami Icy saya cantumkan di bawah ini, saat ia berterus terang kepada Emily teman baik Icy mengenai sakitnya.

Sometimes my eyes pop out.

Then before I could think twice, the whole truth rushed from my mouth.

I can’t help it.

I’m popping and jerking and repeating all the time.

Duh. Jaman segitu belum terdeteksi sih ya :( Poor Icy. Ia dikucilkan sampai akhirnya dikirim ke institusi untuk menyembuhkan sakitnya. Masuk institusi masalah tetap berlanjut.

Sampai sini saya tidak akan bercerita panjang lebar, lebih enak jika dibaca sendiri, tidak rugi kok :)
Selain kita terlempar ke Amerika jaman dulu kental terasa lewat dialeknya yang sedikit berbeda dari novel kebanyakan, pembaca juga bisa mengetahui Tourette’s syndrome lebih jauh. Kita melihat perjuangan Icy Sparks sampai akhirnya ia bisa bersinar, walau kurang suka seperempat bagian akhir yang seakan dibuat-buat namun secara keseluruhan saya suka buku ini.

Sekilas mengenai Tourette’s : Tourette pernah dianggap sebagai sindrom langka dan aneh, paling sering dikaitkan dengan kata-kata seru cabul atau komentar sosial yang tidak pantas dan menghina (coprolalia). Namun, gejala ini hadir dalam hanya minoritas kecil orang dengan Tourette. Tourette tidak lagi dianggap suatu kondisi yang jarang, tetapi mungkin tidak selalu diidentifikasi dengan benar karena kebanyakan kasus diklasifikasikan sebagai ringan. Antara 1 dan 10 anak per 1.000 telah di Tourette, sebanyak 10 per 1.000 orang mungkin memiliki gangguan tic, dengan tics lebih umum dari mata berkedip, batuk, berdehem, mengendus, dan gerakan wajah. Orang dengan Tourette memiliki harapan hidup yang normal dan intelijen. Keparahan tics menurun bagi kebanyakan anak ketika mereka melalui masa remaja, dan ekstrim yang Tourette di masa dewasa adalah langka. Individu terkenal dengan Tourette ditemukan di semua bidang kehidupan. ( diambil dari http://www.news-medical.net)(less)

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Dec 14, 2008 Natalie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Natalie by: Ivy

One of the best pieces of odd story-telling I've read in a long time. Take a little girl in the country who's trying to fit in as best as she can. Add the fact that she has Torette's Syndrome (sp?), and you have fodder for a painfully funny yet touching comedy.

Little Icy finds comfort in the form of an adult, Miss Emily, a grossly obese woman who runs the local seed corn mill where they have tea parties with Miss Emily's cats. What you end up with is unusually unique story-telling style that is...more

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Gwyn Hyman Rubio (born August 7, 1949 in Macon, Georgia) is an American author, best known for her novel Icy Sparks.

Rubio graduated from Florida State University in 1971 with a degree in English. She then joined the Peace Corps and spent several years working as a teacher in Costa Rica. After returning to the U.S. and settling in Kentucky she became interested in writing, ultimately receiving a Ma...more

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