A Boy Called Hopeless: A David Melton Novel

by David Melton

Book Overview

Fifteen-year-old Mary Jane describes her family's reactions when they discover that her younger brother is brain injured and their decision to participate in a program of rehabilitation together.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830901485
• ISBN13: 9780830901487
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Independence Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Helps siblings of brain-injured kids understand rehab!

A brilliant way to explain the rehabilitation work of the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, in Philadelphia. Good for parents of recently diagnosed children, as well as siblings trying to understand why their disabled brother or sister needs so much attention and love!

it is a good model of a brain injured kid and their family

It is a well written story showing how much a brain injured person suffers along with their family. This book tells you that people who are brain injured can get better and can overcome this setback. In order to overcome this though many people need to spend hours and hours each day, every day until their job is done.