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A Slant of Sun: One Child's Courage

by Beth Kephart

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Named a Best Book of the Year by Salon magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer, A Slant of Sun was praised for its incandescent prose about the experience of loving a child who brings tremendous frustration and incalculable rewards and for its extraordinary resonance. Like Operating Instructions and The Liars' Club, A Slant of Sun is a contemporary classic.

Nearly one in five children grow up facing a developmental or behavioral challenge, and like them, Beth Kephart's son, Jeremy, showed early signs of being different: language eluded him, he preferred playing alone to an afternoon on the jungle gym. Doctors diagnosed Jeremy with a mild form of autism called Pervasive Developmental DisorderNot Otherwise Specified. A Slant of Sun is a passionate memoir about how Kephart, guided by the twin tools of intuition and imagination, helped lead her son toward wholeness. Pulsing with the questions, "Is normal possible? Definable?" A Slant of Sun speaks to everyonenot just parentsof the redemptive power of love.

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In this 1998 National Book Award finalist, Kephart chronicles the tragedy of her son's developmental problems and her struggle to lead him toward wholeness.

Synopsis:

In this 1998 National Book Award finalist, Kephart chronicles the tragedy of her son's developmental problems and her struggle to lead him toward wholeness.

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About the Author

Beth Kephart was nominated for the National Book Award for her book A Slant of Sun. In 2000, she received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and she also won a Pew Fellowships in the Arts grant in 2005. At the age of nine, Beth Kephart began to skate on a pond in Boston, where she taught herself the very moves Elisa teaches herself in this story. Beth won her first competitive freestyle competition at a Wilmington, Delaware, rink. Today she ballroom dances and is an avid gardener. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780688172282

Subtitle:

One Child's Courage

Author:

Kephart, Beth

Author:

by Beth Kephart

Publisher:

Harper Perennial

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Biography

Subject:

Children

Subject:

Children with Special Needs

Subject:

Medical

Subject:

Parental Memoirs

Subject:

Parents of handicapped children

Subject:

Autistic children

Subject:

Developmentally disabled children

Subject:

Parents of exceptional children

Subject:

Medical - General

Subject:

Biography-Parental Memoir

Subject:

Biography - General

Copyright:

1998

Edition Number:

1st ed.

Edition Description:

Trade PB

Series Volume:

315

Publication Date:

19990922

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

8.27x5.50x.69 in. .49 lbs.

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Product details 256 pages Perennial - 1999-08-06 English 9780688172282 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Ingram, In this 1998 National Book Award finalist, Kephart chronicles the tragedy of her son's developmental problems and her struggle to lead him toward wholeness.

"Synopsis" by Libri, In this 1998 National Book Award finalist, Kephart chronicles the tragedy of her son's developmental problems and her struggle to lead him toward wholeness.