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I like all of Elizabeth Berg's stuff. She has a way of describing simple things that make them glimmer somehow. The story is told from a 13 year-old girl's point of view, which she does a terrific job of, and takes place during the civil rights movement. Her mom contracts polio just before her birth, leaving her paralyzed, and her husband leaves her when he finds out she'll always be a quadriplegic. She is an incredibly strong woman, and so is her main caregiver, an African-American woman. There
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TITLE/AUTHOR: WE ARE ALL WELCOME HERE by Elizabeth Berg
RATING 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction, 2006, 5 CD's
TIME/PLACE: 1950's/1960's, Tupelo, MS
CHARACTERS: Paige/mother w/ polio Diana/her daughter
COMMENTS: Narrated by author -- excellent job! The amazing
story of Paige who contracts polio in her last trimester.
She is determined to not only have the baby but raise her.
Her husband abandons her and she faces many obstacles in
finding home health care. Set against the civil rights
movement in MS ...more
RATING 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction, 2006, 5 CD's
TIME/PLACE: 1950's/1960's, Tupelo, MS
CHARACTERS: Paige/mother w/ polio Diana/her daughter
COMMENTS: Narrated by author -- excellent job! The amazing
story of Paige who contracts polio in her last trimester.
She is determined to not only have the baby but raise her.
Her husband abandons her and she faces many obstacles in
finding home health care. Set against the civil rights
movement in MS ...more
Interesting story about coping with individual disabilities based on a real life situation.
Jan 02, 2010
Janna
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2015
Kim
marked it as to-read
