tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208916304244016951.post6167679887312654487..comments2024-03-27T12:33:35.984+00:00Comments on Awfully Big Reviews Big Archive: Scapegoat -Why we are failing disabled people by Katharine QuarmbyElen Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445201005486291612noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208916304244016951.post-85672532931054379172011-12-28T20:48:34.884+00:002011-12-28T20:48:34.884+00:00Totally agree that this is a subject we shouldn...Totally agree that this is a subject we shouldn't ignore. I've just written a YA book set in the not too distant future where society's obsession with physical perfection leads to disabled children being kidnapped. I don't want to give away the ending but I wrote it because, like Katharine, this is something I feel really strongly about.Karen Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208916304244016951.post-57325985385377327152011-12-28T20:08:24.261+00:002011-12-28T20:08:24.261+00:00Words fail me... And we flatter ourselves we'v...Words fail me... And we flatter ourselves we've put the Dark Ages behind us.<br />Thank you, Lynda and katharine - and more power to your arm, Rosie!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208916304244016951.post-15532782751945832872011-12-19T08:45:45.100+00:002011-12-19T08:45:45.100+00:00Thank you for this review, Lynda, and for drawing ...Thank you for this review, Lynda, and for drawing attention to this book. Not happy reading, but not to be avoided, either.<br /><br />I'm currently working with a publisher on an idea for a series about a boy who happens to be disabled, but the main point about him is his personality and the adventures he has. It's for 7-9s, especially boys, and one of my main motivations is to treat kids with disabilities in books as - kids. <br /><br />I will be reading Katharine's book, as part of my research.Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.com