Review: ACCELERATED by Bronwen Hruska

  4 of 5 stars




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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How far
would you go to help your child get ahead at school? This is the question being
put to Sean Benning. His son Toby is in third grade at the prestigious Bradley
School. The outrageous tuition is being paid his wife's parents. When the wife
takes off, Sean is left to pick up the pieces and take care of everything to do
with Toby's education.  When the school starts pressuring Sean to put Toby
on ADHD medication, he balks at the idea, but reluctantly he gives in. He
mistakenly believes that the school has only Toby's best interests at heart.
When a near-tragedy strikes, Sean uncovers a more sinister reason why so many
of Toby's classmates and for that matter, most of the students at Bradly, are
on ADD/ADHD medication.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This book
is timely especially in light of the rapid rise in ADD/ADHD diagnosis' being
made for today's grade school kids. Why are there so many more kids being
diagnosed with this condition and is a subjective impression by a health care
professional really enough evidence to accurately diagnosis this? I found the
beginning of the book a bit slow, but there is no doubt that Sean has only the
best interests of his son at heart. The difficulty of being a single parent
will ring true for a great many readers. This story highlights many of those difficulties
especially making life-changing decisions. I did find the whole "in
crowd" social parties a bit over the top with Bruce Springsteen and former
President Bill Clinton making appearances. I don't think they were needed to
highlight the differences between the wealthy elite and Sean's humble
circumstances. Readers who struggle with their own family issues of ADD/ADHD
will certainly find ACCELERATED an enlightening read. Recommended.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I received
this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. My
disclosure policy can be found here: <a href="http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/p... style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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