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  <title><![CDATA[Marcelo In The Real World]]></title>
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  <default_description>Marcelo Sandoval hears music that nobody else can hear &#8211; part of an autism-like condition that no doctor has been able to identify.  But his father has never fully believed in the music or Marcelo's differences, and he challenges Marcelo to work in the mailroom of his law firm for the summer&#8230;to join &quot;the real world.&quot;

There Marcelo meets Jasmine, his beautiful and surprising coworker, and Wendell, the son of another partner in the firm.  He learns about competition and jealousy, anger and desire.  But it's a picture he finds in a file &#8211; a picture of a girl with half a face &#8211; that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Francisco X. Stork]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Meet Marcelo Sandoval. Read his story. Witness first-hand the transition from dream world to real world.<br/><br/>Marcelo has always been different. (He lives in a tree house, for example.) Lived in his own little world--not cut off from the world, by any means, but taking it in at his own pace, s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48942383">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[  This beautifully written book is published ya, but adults who enjoyed THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will wonder if it isn't time for dual editions here as in Great Britain.  Marcelo, a 17 year old with Asperger's syndrome, has been educated in a special private school but takes...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50800268">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 12 10:59:44 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[UPDATE 2/8/09<br/><br/>My initial impression still stands. Although I liked the way the author had the main character Marcelo speak, and how he added certain quirks that were realistic, Stork was unable to keep it consistent.. and some characteristics  were not compatible w/someone w/Aspergers..su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41853092">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Realistic fiction, young adult, disabilities, friendship, family, identity, legal mystery, corporate greed. <br/><br/>It is the summer before Marcelo's senior year of high school and his father wants him to experience the &quot;real world&quot; and work at his law firm in the mailroom. Marcelo wou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55371090">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 10 22:21:15 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a quiet book, but very well-written.  I found it fascinating to be able to get into the head of a boy w/ autism/ Aspergers.  I thought, though, at times that the author lost the voice, that sometimes the character (Marcelo) seemed more &quot;normal&quot; (as in a kid who didn't have Asperger...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56606363">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very beautiful story. Marcelo is the epitome of naivety and innocence that I almost hated that he had to be brought into the real world, and learn about the suffering man can bring upon man. I spent most of the book marvelling at his integrity and <em>hoping</em> he wouldn't sacrifice it in order to complete...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41630502">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely beautiful.  The language is very simple, but completely absorbing, and it won't appeal to readers looking for high excitement, but to readers who are looking for ideas to ponder.  Marcelo, a teen on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, is completely unforgettable.  Fifth 200...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54262524">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[	Marcelo Sandoval goes through a journey of life similar to that of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. He was protected in his early life by Paterson, a school for the mentally challenged, by his mom and most impotantly by his problems. But his dad is not the type of person that lets him live that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77315028">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually finished this book a few days ago, and aside from a general glow of well-being and happiness, I wasn't sure what I thought of it. Was it really a five star book to go on my goodreads page? But then, after recommending it once every single day since then, I've realized . . . yep, it is. It...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48686115">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48665157">
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    <body><![CDATA[Marcelo is a 17 year old guy who has an autistic-like condition, not necessarily Asperger's but similar. He can hear music in his mind, Internal Music (IM). It's like experiencing the feelings one gets when listening to music, except without the music. Marcelo's &quot;special interest&quot; is relig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48665157">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Marcelo in the Real World<br/>By Francisco X. Stork<br/>Arthur A. Levine Books<br/>ISBN: 9780545054744<br/>314 Pages<br/><br/><br/>Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork is listed as a young adult novel. It may contain the story of a teenager; however, I personally would place it for...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39527010">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old Marcelo Sandoval has a form of Asperger's syndrome, and his entire life up until now has been sheltered. His father wants him to leave behind the safety and comfort of Paterson(a school for kids with special needs) to venture out and experience the &quot;real world&quot; by workin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76538470">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don’t know why I continue to do this to myself book after book.  Friends whose opinions I trust and generally agree with raved about this one and the reviews were great, so I should have had no doubt I would like it.  But there’s nothing particularly adventurous about the cover or title and th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73511450">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I REALLY loved this charming, affecting novel about Marcelo, a really special 17-year-old guy who has attended a special school and led a fairly sheltered life because he is somewhere on the autism spectrum, close to Asperger land, most likely, because of a special interest in the holy works of the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72566665">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Marcelo Sandoval is 17 years old and has Asperger's Syndrome, one of the milder conditions on the autism spectrum. Overall, he functions like most guys his age, though he does have some socialization challenges that he faces. For example, he chooses to sleep in a tree house that is fully set up with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72552486">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The &quot;real world&quot; is a mysterious and threatening place for Marcelo, a seventeen year old with Asperger's syndrome. Marcelo's world is filled with routine and the reliable boundaries of home and his private, theraputic school. The summer before his senior year in high school his father pres...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66406589">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was very mixed about this YA novel, which has been popping up on a lot of recommended lists. Marcelo has an autism spectrum disorder, which in his case manifests itself somewhat like Asperger syndrome but not really (more on this later). He has been attending a special education high school, but h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61428416">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was first drawn to this book because of Marcelo-I was interested in reading a book written from the perspective of a character with Asperger’s. I thought it would be a story about Marcelo navigating the real world, but there was so much more. Marcelo finds himself faced with tough decisions, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60437236">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[17-year old Marcelo has his future planned out. He'll work training horses this summer at his school, a special school for kids with disabilities. In the fall, he'll return to Paterson for his senior year and then go to college to study nursing. But Marcelo's dad has other plans for him. Arturo woul...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58940804">more...</a>]]></body>
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