Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin

In fact, whenever Rose gets anxious or confused, her aide treats this as a tantrum, to be remedied by either removing her from the situation or by telling Rose to calm down (a narrative unfortunately-and I think unintentionally-supported by a scene further on in the story where Rose manages to swallow a panic attack simply because her father asks her nicely).

Not surprisingly, her aide does not know how to deal with Rose’s manner of thinking at all.

Or, if I whap myself in the head and start to cry, she’ll say, “Rose, do you need to step into the hall for a moment?” (ARC, p.5-6) … rests her hand on my arm when I blurt something out in the middle of math. 5)Īs a solution, her school provides her with an aide, who I’m almost twelve because no one is sure what to do with me in school. Most of my classmates are ten years old or about to turn eleven. Life isn’t always easy Rose’s father spends most of his time in the pub, she doesn’t have many friends, and her school is poorly equipped to accommodate Rose’s autism: She lives alone with her father, who works at the local garage, and is very close with her uncle, who drives her to school and home again every day. Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.' - Kirkus Reviews, 'A fun, heartfelt read.' - School Library Journal 'Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.' - Kirkus, Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.Rose Howard is trying to find her place in the world.

Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.' - Kirkus, Praise for Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life So Far) : 'A fun, heartfelt read.' - School Library Journal 'Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humorâ€¦.Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.' - Kirkus, 'â€¦a fun, heartfelt read.'- School Library Journal 'â€¦convincing and sprinkled with gentle humorâ€¦.Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.'- Kirkus, 'A fun, heartfelt read.' - School Library Journal 'Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor. Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far): 'A fun, heartfelt read.' - School Library Journal 'Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor.Here's hoping more unexpected good things are in store for the Littlefield family.' - Kirkus, Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far): 'A fun, heartfelt read.' - School Library Journal 'Convincing and sprinkled with gentle humor_.

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin