The Underdogs

A book review The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love by Melissa Fay Greene Stars: **** Ecco (2017)Animals>Dogs352 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: THE UNDERDOGS tells the story of Karen Shirk: felled at age 24 by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as an immobile, deeply isolated and depressed,… Read More »

Scoot Over and Make Some Room

A book review of Scoot Over and Make Some Room: Creating a Space Where Everyone Belongs by Heather Avis Stars: **** Zondervan (2019)Adoption/Special Needs/Motherhood224 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Author and Instagram star Heather Avis has made it her mission to introduce the world to the unique gifts and real-life challenges of… Read More »

Love is Blind

A book review of Love is Blind by Ruth E. Vallis. The story of a woman who suddenly became blind at the age of 3. Stars: ***** Friesen Press (2021)Memoir204 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Excited and full of… Read More »

From Foster Care to Millionaire by Cody McLain

A book review of From Foster Care to Millionaire: a Young Entrepreneur’s Journey of Success, Failure and Triumph by Cody McLain Stars: ***** Cody McLain (2018) Business/Memoir/Aspergers 330 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Cody’s story offers all the components you’d… Read More »

The Boy Who Loved Too Much

A book review of The Boy Who Loved Too Much: a True Story of Pathological Friendliness by Jennifer Latson Stars: ***** Simon & Schuster (2017) Biography/Special Needs 304 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: The poignant story of a boy’s coming-of-age complicated by Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes people biologically incapable of… Read More »

Space of Love

Space of Love: Understanding the Power of Thought and Wisdom in Living with Autism by Gayle Nobel Stars: *** Nite Owl Books (2018) Self-Help Books/Motivational/Disabilities 148 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: For people living with a child or adult with… Read More »

Lovey by Mary MacCracken

Lovey by Mary MacCracken Stars: **** Harper Collins UK (2014) (Reprint from 1974) Memoirs/Special Education/Child Abuse 256 pages This post contains affiliate links. Summary: This deeply moving memoir tells the story of Hannah: a child who has been beaten and abused; a girl full of loneliness and rage; a student no one but learning disabilities teacher… Read More »