Related Information
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Comments
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Name
of Book:
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My
Brother Charlie
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Back
cover has information about the authors and illustrator, as well as a section
called “Why we wrote this book—and how it can help you.” Author Holly
Robinson Peete has devoted a large amount of her time to raising awareness
about autism and helping families of children who have autism. Here is the
link to her foundation: http://www.hollyrod.org/
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Author
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Holly
Robinson
Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete with Denene Millner
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Authors
are the mother and sister of a boy with autism.
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Illustrator
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Shane
W. Evans
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Publisher
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Scholastic
Press
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Year
of Pub:
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2010
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ISBN: (ISBN-13)
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978-0-545-09466-5
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Age
range
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4-8
(but 9 and 10-year-olds would enjoy it)
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Type
of Disability
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Autism
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Fiction
or Nonfiction
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Fiction
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Based
on a real family’s experience.
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Category: B
A) books that provide factual information about a disability
B) books that provide information about a disability in a story
format in which the character with a disability is integral to the plot
C) books that provide stories that have a character with a
disability who may or may not be integral to the storyline and who has been
added to the story to achieve diversity and reflect reality
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Annotation: Charlie and Callie, the narrator,
are twins. Callie tells of the love Charlie shows and his unique ways of expressing
it. She describes Charlie’s interests, whims, and frustrations, expressing
understanding of her brother as only a sister can. She shows how Charlie’s
disability is part of him and part of their relationship, emphasizing how they
enrich each other’s experiences.
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Link
to publisher:
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Links to professional reviews:
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Awards:
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Please
comment if you know of an award this book has received.
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Standards for Quality Portrayal
of Characters with a disability
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Comments
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1.
Promotes empathy not pity
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Yes
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2.
Promotes acceptance, not ridicule
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Yes
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3.
Emphasizes success rather than, or in addition to failure
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Yes
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4.
Promotes positive images of persons with disabilities or illness
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Yes
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5.
Assists children in gaining accurate understanding of the disability or
illness
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Yes
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Provides
concrete examples of how Charlie’s autism affects his behavior and
relationships
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6.
Demonstrates respect for persons with disabilities or illness
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Yes
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7.
Promotes attitude of “one of us” not “one of them.”
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Yes
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8.
Uses people-first language
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Yes
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9.
Describes the disability or person with disabilities or illness as realistic
(not subhuman or superhuman)
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Yes
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10.
Depicts people with disabilities as more similar to than different from other
people
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Yes
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Emphasizes
that Charlie needs the same things as his sister—love, comfort,
understanding, friends
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11.
Shows peoples’ strengths and abilities along with their disabilities
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Yes
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Charlie
has several unique abilities and strengths.
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12.
Represents characters as strong, independent people who others can admire or
learn from
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Yes
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13.
Represents people with disabilities from different racial and cultural
backgrounds, religions, age groups, and sexual orientations
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Yes
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African
American; Callie (the narrator) and Charlie (the character with a disability)
and their parents are African American
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14.
Shows people with disabilities in integrated settings and activities
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Yes
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15.
Shows people with disabilities in valued occupations and diverse roles.
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N.A.
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16.
Shows people with disabilities in reciprocal relationships
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Yes
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17.
Main character develops and grows emotionally as a result of what happens in
the story
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No
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The
“story” does not have a beginning, middle, or end in that there is a
progression of events. Rather, it is a dynamic description of Charlie and the
relationship that he has with the narrator. Charlie changes and grows as a
result of time and development, but his emotional changes are not due to
something specific that happens in the story.
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