Elemental Island
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849056587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said Enjoyed being placed on the other side of 'normal' through. Enjoyed being placed on the other side of 'normal' through this nicely flowing adventure story. For me as an adult reader, it still had enough complexity and interesting angles to be a rewarding read, and I hope that many, many adults and children alike will read it. With or without social syndrome.. A Delightful, Quirky, Engaging Adventure Story Elemental Island Elemental Island is a delightful, quirky novel that I thoroughly enjoyed, even though I passed the recommended age group (8 to 13 years) decades ago! The authors have done a brilliant job of portraying through this adventure story what it would be like for a “normal” person with “Social Syndrome” to live in a world where everyone else is on the autism spectrum. The enchanting story line engaged my imagination as the authors leapt ahead 100 years in time to a world on an isolated island where technology has outstripped our current “modern” devices
Kathy Hoopmann is the best-selling author of All Cats have Asperger Syndrome, Inside Asperger's Looking Out, and The Asperger Adventure series. She holds a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. She has won and been shortlisted for many literary awards including the CBCA Australia, a Silver Nautilus Award and an IPPY gold medal. S
I have absorbed every word with great pleasure, a delicious meal that needs to be savoured and cannot be hurriedThe exciting and humorous storyline will captivate the reader and also change and enhance our perception and understanding of the challenges faced by those who have an ASD. Kirkus This long and meaty sci-fi novel is full of imagination and interest, and its reversal of 'normality' means that readers with Asperger's will be able to relate happily to the majority of people on Elemental Islanda thought-provoking novel with lots to commend it, and it will be of real value to all those who feel themselves to be outsiders. Fiction can create a paradigm shift more effectively than facts. -- Tony Attwood, Minds and Hearts Clinic, Brisbane, and author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndro
What she finds will shake the foundations of the place she calls home.Set on a secretive island utopia where science and logic rule, this intriguing novel explores and celebrates differences in people from an alternative perspective. It is engaging reading for children aged 8-13.. If it wasn't for her cousin, Jakob, life would be unbearable on Elemental Island. All the Learners at the Hub picked theirs years ago. On the run from the Monitors together, Astie calls on her unique qualities to forge a friendship with the stranger and discover his reason for coming to the island. Her 12th birthday is looming and she still has not decided on her thesis. On the verge of being diagnosed with Social Syndrome, she stumbles upon Danny who has landed in a forbidden flight machine. *Silver medal winner in the 'Middle Grades Fiction' category of the Nautilus Book Awards 2015*Astie has always been different. To protect him, Astie persuades Jakob to tamper with the Overseer's memory