What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Kids/YA book about a stepsister with a disability. [s]
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Twink by John Neufeld (1971)? Originally called Touching.
I think it is very likely that is the book. And my library has a copy of it. (Only in their special collection which you can only view at the library, but I can at least check if it is really the book I'm looking for.)
Maybe you could get an inter-library loan, if another library has it and it is borrowable. You could ask your library if that is possible.
It seems there is no other library with a borrowable copy, as the major system for inter-library loans doesn't know the book. And my library is already one of the largest libraries in the country.But I don't think it is really a problem. With the size of this book I can read it at the library.
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I will let it know, I hope I have time to go to the library Monday or Wednesday.
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I have not been able to check the book in the library. It takes rather some time to view a book from the special collection and that doesn't fit that easy in my current schedule.But this is a good reminder to try again.
Today I finally check the book at the library and it is indeed the right book. Thank you!
I think the main character was a boy, but I'm not sure about that.
The father of the main character is about to remarry, so the main character comes for a visit to meet his new stepmother. This woman has a daughter with a disability, something like Cerebral palsy/spasticity. The girl is in a wheelchair and can't talk, but can communicate in other ways. Her condition became worse in the past due to a surgery in which something went wrong. She lives in a facility of which the director (or other important person) has the same disability, but he can walk with crutches. He tells also a part of his life story.
At some point the mother mixed ice cream with blueberry sauce, as that is a favourite of the girl. The blue colour of that mixture is a detail the main character focuses on a some point.
I think the story took place in a single weekend.
I read the book in Dutch in 1999/2000, but based on what I remember of style of the cover, that edition was more likely from the 1980's. If it is indeed a translation, the original should be a bit older, but I don't think it can be much older, because of the way they thread the disabled people. It was for around 12 years of age.