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This Kid Can Fly: it's About Ability (Not Disability)
Aaron Philip
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Description for This Kid Can Fly: it's About Ability (Not Disability)
Hardback. "Aaron Philip's memoir chronicles his extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumph-- despite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challenges-- are as inspiring as they are eye-opening"--Front jacket flap. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YQJ; YXK. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
"At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut." -Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl Dreaming In this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn't defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities. Written with award-winning author Tonya Bolden, This Kid Can Fly chronicles Aaron's extraordinary journey ... Read more
"At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut." -Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl Dreaming In this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn't defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities. Written with award-winning author Tonya Bolden, This Kid Can Fly chronicles Aaron's extraordinary journey ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062403544
SKU
V9780062403544
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About Aaron Philip
Aaron Philip is the thirteen-year-old creator of the Tumblr blog, Aaronverse, as well as the inspiration for the nonprofit organization, This Ability Not Disability. He is also an artist and self-published his first graphic novel, Tanda. You can visit Aaron's blog at http://aaronverse.tumblr.com/. He lives with his father and brother in the Bronx.
Reviews for This Kid Can Fly: it's About Ability (Not Disability)
"This book will inspire many children to work a little harder and dream a little bigger. It inspired me."
Cammie McGovern, author of Say What You Will "Following Aaron's journey as he overcame countless adversities with endless humor and positivity was nothing short of awe-inspiring. I am delighted to know the world will get to read his story."
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Cammie McGovern, author of Say What You Will "Following Aaron's journey as he overcame countless adversities with endless humor and positivity was nothing short of awe-inspiring. I am delighted to know the world will get to read his story."
... Read more