The moms in my family that have kids with disabilities or autistic kids, are like the mom in this book. Some of that hiding was for selfish reasons and other was from a mom needing to feel good enough (at least that’s the view I got since the dad was never mentioned which made me think there was more story there). The ending showed that they all loved each other and that the real issue was people hiding their feelings. Give me a Watson book any day over those two.) (I know I named some really popular authors.

Instead of getting bogged down in the details that really don’t matter, use those words to actually tell the story. Those words could have been a whole scene or a whole chapter instead. I don’t need a ten page description of a tree. Yet again, Watson showed me that Charles Dickens, Stephen King, and so many other writers are overrated. The emotional depth that Watson is able to get across in such few words and at the reading level this book is on was just impressive. It is all understandable, but that doesn’t make it any bit easier on any of the people involved. Everything is about Tobias and his needs. Her mother expects her to be with Tobias all the time. Randi is growing up and wants to be her own person, but she is feeling stuck. This book still hit close to home for other reasons. I never got burned out on trying to help him deal with everything around him. Unlike Randi, I only saw my brother a few days a month. There were issues with over stimulation, so there was freak outs. Then he had issues with speech, so there was therapy. Well at first he was a baby, so that is why he got all the attention.

I just had to sneak a peak at the book first. The author donated a copy to the juvenile jail I volunteer in. Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.To see more reviews check out MI Book Reviews. The Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen On the unceded Coast Salish territories of Women Who Named the Muse gatherings take place More about the event is here: friday-july-23 At this time, Cristy is the Committee Chair for Wise Words and she is looking forward to engaging senior writers in a meaningful dialogue through this new project by the Federation of BC Writers (FBCW).Ĭontact the Jgathering of Surrey Muse, Cristy Watson will be the Featured Author. She volunteers at the Surrey International Writer’s Conference. Cristy also participates in the Poetry Marathon in June, preferring the half-marathon where she writes twelve poems to twelve prompts in twelve hours. As a poet, she received an editor’s choice award in CV2’s 2-Day Poem contest in 2013. Cristy Watson is a poet, and an award-winning author of eight novels for middle grade and young adult readers.

On Cue by Cristy Watson