Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin

Not surprisingly, her aide does not know how to deal with Rose’s manner of thinking at all. Or, if I whap myself in the head and start to cry, she’ll say, “Rose, do you need to step into the hall for a moment?” (ARC, p.5-6) … rests her hand on my arm when I blurt something out in the middle of math. 5)Īs a solution, her school provides her with an aide, who I’m almost twelve because no one is sure what to do with me in school. Most of my classmates are ten years old or about to turn eleven. Life isn’t always easy Rose’s father spends most of his time in the pub, she doesn’t have many friends, and her school is poorly equipped to accommodate Rose’s autism: She lives alone with her father, who works at the local garage, and is very close with her uncle, who drives her to school and home again every day.

I have a dog, and I now wonder how he sees the world, just like Squirrel.Rose Howard is trying to find her place in the world. I rate this book five out of five stars because the details in the story which helps the reader better understand what a dog may really be thinking. I believe this book is good for anyone nine years and olders because it is easy to read and feel involved in the story. Perhaps she could have made the beginning a little faster to get into the story and had the ending answer open questions about the characters. Martin, wrote a believable story and made me visualize the story like a movie.

This book is really about staying hopeful in difficult situations, like Squirrel did throughout the story. Squirrel moved around a great deal. She lived in an assortment of places ranging from tool sheds to nice homes. There were many interesting characters in this book. Thr most important characters were Squirrel the main character, Bone, Squirrel's brother, Moon, Squirrel's companion on the majority of her journies, and Susan, Squirrel's last owner. Her life is fine until her mother goes out to get food one day and doesn't come back. After this she and her brother set out to find a new home. After many exciting adventures meeting both friendly, and not so friendly humans, aswell as other dogs, Squirrel has to make a decision about the rest of her dog life. Squirrel, the main character who tells the story with her own words, starts her life in a tool shed with her mother and her brother, Bone. The journey introduces her to many friends and owners. Martin, is a wonderful story of a stray dog named Squirrel who goes on a miraculous journey. A Dogs Life: The Auto Biography of A Stray, by Ann M.

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life by Ann M. Martin