Today I read Cammie McGovern’s new book, A Step Toward Falling.
Whenever Cammie McGovern releases a book, I know I’m in for a treat because her books all grip me so much that I have to read them more or less continually because I simply have to know what happens next. The themes in this book were as amazing as everything she’s published. The topic of young people with disabilities particularly resonates with me because of a boy I knew in my childhood who was mainstreamed into our class. While it was easy to see the differences between him and the rest of us at first, it didn’t take me long to see his special abilities and beautiful heart, making the first impressions quickly disappear in my mind. Causes for the disabled are very important to me because of this early impression.
I love the intertwining theme of first impressions through the discussion of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in this novel. Like all people, each of the characters struggled with this and made valuable discoveries upon getting to know one another as people. It was the perfect vehicle to make the point in a very natural way.
I wish I could give this book unlimited stars, and that might not even be enough.
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