This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability)
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
This Kid Can Fly: It's About Ability (NOT Disability)
By (Author) Aaron Philip
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Balzer and Bray
22nd February 2016
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Educational: Social sciences, social studies
305.908083
Physical Properties
Hardback
192
Width 145mm, Height 218mm, Spine 19mm
280g
Description
"At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him. An eye-opening debut." Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner and Newbery Honor author of Brown Girl Dreaming
In this heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting memoir, Aaron Philip, a fourteen-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, shows how he isn't defined so much by his disability as he is by his abilities.
Written with award-winning author Tonya Bolden, This Kid Can Fly chronicles Aaron's extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumphdespite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challengesare as inspiring as they are eye-opening.
Includes photos and original illustrations from Aaron's personal collection.
Reviews
"This book will inspire many children to work a little harder and dream a little bigger. It inspired me." -- Cammie McGovern, author of Say What You Will "Following Aaron's journey as he overcame countless adversities with endless humor and positivity was nothing short of awe-inspiring. I am delighted to know the world will get to read his story." -- Shane Burcaw, author of Laughing at My Nightmare "This story of how a boy with cerebral palsy and his family navigate an indifferent social system is proof that the human spirit has no boundaries." -- Sonia Manzano, Sesame Street actor and author of Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Author Bio
Aaron Philip is the thirteen-year-old creator of the Tumblr blog, Aaronverse, as well as the inspiration for the nonprofit organization, This Ability Not Disability. He is also an artist and self-published his first graphic novel, Tanda. You can visit Aaron's blog at http://aaronverse.tumblr.com/. He lives with his father and brother in the Bronx.
