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Q13: Writing With Grace

Writing With Grace

The story Grace is writing focuses on an imaginary cross between herself and Cinderella. In it, Cinderella-Grace gets married, goes on her honeymoon, and has three children. Her writing seems to show how she wishes her life could be. When

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Q12: Writing With Grace

Writing With Grace

One of my favorite moments in the book is a fully dramatic show of self-advocacy: “Russell walked out into the hall and lay down on the floor.  The teacher called the principal, and when he arrived Russell looked up at

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Q17: Loving Andrew – Chapter 15

Loving Andrew: A Fifty-Two-Year Story of Down Syndrome

“I not have a girlfriend…I’m ready for it.” …Ben rejected the suggestion of a girl like him: “I don’t date Down syndrome girls. I want real girls.”” P. 165 This sentiment may seem prejudiced or even odd to people outside

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