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| Original Title: | Marcelo in the Real World |
| ISBN: | 0545054745 (ISBN13: 9780545054744) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Schneider Family Book Award for Teen Book (2010), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2011), Sakura Medal Nominee for High School Book (2010), Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Nominee (2010), The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2011) Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), James Cook Book Award (2011) |
Francisco X. Stork
Hardcover | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 3.95 | 17870 Users | 2782 Reviews
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Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor has been able to identify--and he's always attended a special school where his differences have been protected. But the summer after his junior year, his father demands that Marcelo work in his law firm's mailroom in order to experience "the real world." 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 -- a picture of a girl with half a face -- that truly connects him with the real world: its suffering, its injustice, and what he can do to fight.
Reminiscent of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" in the intensity and purity of its voice, this extraordinary novel is a love story, a legal drama, and a celebration of the music each of us hears inside.
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| Title | : | Marcelo in the Real World |
| Author | : | Francisco X. Stork |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2009 by Arthur A. Levine Books (first published March 1st 2008) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Contemporary. Teen |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 17870 Users | 2782 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books Marcelo in the Real World
This was a touching story that defies categorization: part family story, part love story, part crime story. What will stick with me is the beauty of Marcelo's gentle spirit and his insightful interpretations of the "real world."UPDATE 2/8/09My 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..such as speaking in literal terms only and then suddenly speaking/understanding metaphors, for example. The plot was sort of intriguing but I thought kind of trashy too.Oh, I am not sure I like this book. A
Marcelo in the Real World is the story of a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome who has spent his life attending a private school for kids with mental and physical disabilities. At the beginning of the book, we learn that Marcelos father wants him to spend a summer, and possibly next school year in the real world ~ working and interacting with people outside of his protected comfort zone. Ive read so many good reviews and have been looking forward to this book for so long, that it is a huge
It's not really a three, but wasn't quite a four. Seventeen year old Marcelo Sandoval is different. He hears music no one else can hear, his social development is stumped, and his special interests include religion, classical music, and therapy ponies. Marcelo is looking forward to a summer of working as a stable boy at Paterson, a school for kids with special needs, when his father tells him that he must get out of his comfort zone and join the "real world" or else he won't be able to go to
"If you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, you're bound to like this," I was told. Ok, a ya book with an autistic protag. But then it became a ya book with an autistic protag about sexual objectification. Then, a ya book with an autistic protag about negotiating religious beliefs against lived experience. And then, ya book with autistic protag negotiates right notes vs wrong notes, asexuality, loyalty, trash-talking demented farmers and their kin. And finally I give up and
Marcelo Sandoval is 17 and has a mild form of autism which makes him... well, different. Knowing that he is often perceived to be mentally challenged, Marcelo prefers to stay close to the circle of his friends and people who know that there is nothing wrong with him intellectually. He is planning to spend his final school year at Patterson, a specialized school where he is surrounded by the students just like him, he also has a summer job lined up working with horses in his school's stables.
I loved Marcelo. The struggles he faced as a not so normal guy in the real world were truly touching. I can't say the same for other characters, the only likable character we actually get to know being Marcelo's co-worker Jasmine. There's nothing much to say about the plot of the book, given that it is what the title suggests. Marcelo in the real world, away from his comfort zone - how he struggles, makes mistakes and learns.One of of the many things I looked forward to in this book was the
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