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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 | : | Special 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 |
Rating Of Books Marcelo in the Real World
Ratings: 3.95 From 17870 Users | 2782 ReviewsCriticism Of Books Marcelo in 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. AI went into this book thinking it was going to be interesting for me to read but came out very disappointed. The book introduced way too many characters with pretty boring personalities in my opinion. I didn't bother to invest with the characters. The story moved way too slow for my liking, I kept giving them a chance and hoped it would get better but by that time I was already 100 pages in and I just kept reading it. Reading should not feel like a task but with this book, it felt like it was a
I actually finished this book a few days ago, and aside from a general glow of well-being and happiness, I wasn't sure what I thought of it. Was it really a five star book to go on my goodreads page? But then, after recommending it once every single day since then, I've realized . . . yep, it is. It's a quiet book, thanks to the subdued narration style on Marcelo's part, but it's a good one. Marcelo is a very high-functioning autistic -- so high-functioning that even the label Asperger's doesn't
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
Marcelo is a 17 year old guy who has an autistic-like condition, not necessarily Asperger's but similar. He can hear music in his mind, Internal Music (IM). It's like experiencing the feelings one gets when listening to music, except without the music. Marcelo's "special interest" is religion. He often sees his mother's best friend, a female rabbi even though he's Catholic, to talk about religion and life. Marcelo lives in a tree house, has a dog called Namu, short for Namu Amida Butsu, a
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
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