Kate’s 2¢: “Head Over Wheels” by Lee Kingman

“Head Over Wheels”  by Lee Kingman

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

–Family is a circle of people, who love each other enough to hold hands lightly, until they need to hold on tightly.

–To be as understanding of Terry and what he was going through as he could be. He couldn’t really understand what it felt like  to be paralyzed, because, he wasn’t.

–Sensitivity training: After Carry simulated what it was like to be paralyzed from the armpits down, he had a better understanding of what is twin, Terry, was going through as a quadriplegic.

–When one person in the family is seriously injured, everyone is injured and all need to adjust.

   I thought this story was well fleshed out with each family member’s perspective receiving due attention.

From the WEB:

Mary Lee Kingman Natti, who published under the name Lee Kingman, was a writer of children’s and young adult books usually set in New England, many specifically in Cape Ann, where she lived most of her life.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Head over wheels DB13747

Kingman, Lee Reading time: 5 hours, 27 minutes.

John Richardson National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Family

Young Adult

Seventeen-year-old brothers, identical twins, and their close-knit family find their lives disastrously changed by a traffic accident that paralyzes one of the twins from the neck down. For junior and senior high readers. Some strong language.

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