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Groth, Darren
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Nearly a year after the death of his younger sister Evie, who had Down syndrome, Vancouver teen Munro is still hearing the voice of "the Coyote" in his head--a manifestation of his crushing guilt. Munro's parents agree to his spending six months in Australia on a student exchange program to help clear his head. Authentic, intense emotion (occasionally veering toward melodrama) drives the story.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
(4)
YA
At the end of a siblings-only trip, nineteen-year-old Perry, an earthquake enthusiast with an autism-like "brain condition," plans to move to Fair Go Community Village to liberate his twin, Justine, from life as his caretaker--a change Justine does not want. Didactic, oft-repeated explanations of Perry's condition grow tiresome, but the twins' alternating narration portrays a well-intentioned, realistically flawed family.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox
2 reviews
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