By Rachael Lucas (author)
"Living with ASD, dealing with change and facing new beginnings."
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“Being human is a complicated game”, and that’s certainly the case for fifteen-year-old Grace, the sparkling protagonist of this gorgeously heartfelt and often hilarious novel.
Grace is bright and witty, but has autism spectrum disorder and often feels as if she speaks “human as a second language ”, though when she’s riding her horse “everything melts away”, and Anna, her adorable best friend, totally has her back, and then there’s the magic of getting together with the “mysterious Gabe”. But an undercurrent of tension between her parents offsets the good times. Her dad’s a wildlife cameraman and works away a lot and, when her mum’s old uni friend turns up, life at home is further disrupted. Change is hard to deal with at the best of times, but it’s intensified tenfold when you’re Grace and “living with all your senses turned up to full volume”.
From the honestly portrayed real-life predicaments of living with ASD and growing up, to the glorious giddiness of Grace’s first romance, this perfectly compact treasure trove of a novel comes highly recommended for fans of character-driven contemporary drama.
Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost.
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Grace has Asperger's and her own way of looking at the world. She's got her best friend Anna and a horse who understand her, and that's pretty much all she needs. But when Grace kisses Gabe and things start to go wrong at home, the world doesn't make much sense to her any more. Suddenly everything threatens to fall apart, and it's up to Grace to fix it on her own.
Whip-smart, hilarious and unapologetically honest, T he State of Grace by Rachael Lucasis a heart-warming story of one girl and her totally normal teenage life.
This brilliant coming of age novel for young adults is set to become a classic. AGA Magazine
This is truly an important read for anyone who has Asperger's, knows someone who has Asperger's or simply wants to see what it's like. https://myfurrybookshelf.wordpress.com/2017/03/04/review-the-state-of-grace-rachael-lucas/
Rachael Lucas is an author, coach and freelance writer. Her bestselling debut novel, Sealed with a Kiss , has been downloaded over 130,000 times on Kindle. She lives and works in a Victorian house by the seaside in the north-west of England with her partner (also a writer) and their children. Her debut novel for children, The State of Grace , is about an autistic teenage girl, growing up and finding her place in the world.
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Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost. Grace has Asperger's and her own way of looking at the world.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The State of Grace and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
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The State of Grace was written by Rachael Lucas and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The State of Grace has 271 pages
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