Anything But Typical
Nora Raleigh Baskin
The book that I read this six weeks was "Anything But Typical" by Nora Raleigh Baskin. It was copyrighted in 2009. The book is a realistic fiction. It is about an autistic boy named Jason, and how he is able to express himself through his writing. When he meets Rebecca, another writer, he finally feels like he has a friend. The theme of the book is to accept everyone the way that they are.
The story is told in Jason's point of view, which helps you to understand his autism, and be able to realize who he really is. The book is in first person point of view. In the beginning, Jason meets a girl on a website called Storyboard. On Storyboard, he feels like his autism disappears, and he is able to express how he really feels. After reading his story, a girl named Rebecca found his story, and they become friends. However, when Jason gets the chance to meet Rebecca, he is scared that Rebecca will only see his autism. The book is about his struggle to try to fit in and try to make friends in a world where most people judge and reject him. The intended audience is probably people in middle school, though I found that the book was almost too easy for me. The author tries to make the story seem realistic by making it in Jason's point of view, and he successfully does this by expressing Jason's thoughts very well. At some points, Jason's thoughts seem to get off topic, or tangled up, but this made the book more realistic and kept me interested. The author's style included many flashbacks and memories of Jason's, which made some parts of the book confusing. However, most of the book was clear and the author's style was effective for the target audience.
The book affected me in many ways. It taught me a little bit more about autism, and other disorders. The book didn't change many of my ideas, but I think that it could've made other people more aware of disorders, and more accepting of them. This book reminded me of another short story that I have read, however I do not remember the name. The short story was about a girl who wrote stories on the internet, and met a new friend through her writing. I liked "Anything But Typical" much more than the short story though.
I liked the book a lot, especially because it was in Jason's point of view, but the book was very easy for me, and I finished it quickly. I do not recommend this book to anybody my age, but I think that the book would be good for people in 4th-6th grade.
Jamie J
11/6/13
Rating: *** 3/5
The story is told in Jason's point of view, which helps you to understand his autism, and be able to realize who he really is. The book is in first person point of view. In the beginning, Jason meets a girl on a website called Storyboard. On Storyboard, he feels like his autism disappears, and he is able to express how he really feels. After reading his story, a girl named Rebecca found his story, and they become friends. However, when Jason gets the chance to meet Rebecca, he is scared that Rebecca will only see his autism. The book is about his struggle to try to fit in and try to make friends in a world where most people judge and reject him. The intended audience is probably people in middle school, though I found that the book was almost too easy for me. The author tries to make the story seem realistic by making it in Jason's point of view, and he successfully does this by expressing Jason's thoughts very well. At some points, Jason's thoughts seem to get off topic, or tangled up, but this made the book more realistic and kept me interested. The author's style included many flashbacks and memories of Jason's, which made some parts of the book confusing. However, most of the book was clear and the author's style was effective for the target audience.
The book affected me in many ways. It taught me a little bit more about autism, and other disorders. The book didn't change many of my ideas, but I think that it could've made other people more aware of disorders, and more accepting of them. This book reminded me of another short story that I have read, however I do not remember the name. The short story was about a girl who wrote stories on the internet, and met a new friend through her writing. I liked "Anything But Typical" much more than the short story though.
I liked the book a lot, especially because it was in Jason's point of view, but the book was very easy for me, and I finished it quickly. I do not recommend this book to anybody my age, but I think that the book would be good for people in 4th-6th grade.
Jamie J
11/6/13
Rating: *** 3/5
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