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Hyde, Catherine Ryan

The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance

228 pp. | Knopf | March, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-375-83257-4 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-375-93257-1 $18.99
(3) YA Cynthia's mother's alcoholism forces Cynthia's grandparents to assume custody of her beloved three-year-old brother who has Down syndrome. Thirteen-year-old Cynthia starts drinking, but court-ordered AA meetings slowly introduce her to a new life. Hyde's blunt first-person prose captures the anger, grief, and deep humanity of this memorable protagonist. The cast of equally damaged but supportive secondary characters is also noteworthy.
Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

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