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Jason's Secret

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Jason's Secret shows how it feels to be excluded. The reader feels along with 10 year old Jason his anxiety, alienation, frustration, and anger accompanied by the tender sliver of hope he holds onto that he will be accepted by others IF he can just learn to talk without stuttering. Family relationships and school environments showcase his struggles and opportunities. Along the way, as readers, we learn a lot about the world through his experiences birding, getting lost in a bog, and playing and studying chess. And we learn about the very real dangers of keeping problems secret.

Jason's Secret is written for children who feel angry and alienated because they feel left out. But it is a good read for adults, too, because Jason's experiences and feelings remind us how difficult life can be for a child who feels alienated and the simple things we can do to help.

I recommend Jason's Secret because it is so realistic and so helpful to us all!

I read this book to learn more about stuttering from a child's point of view (A child of my friend"s stutters). While the facts were there, I found the conversations between characters to be rather dull and contrived. I feel that my needs will be better met by using "technical books". The author states that the book is designed for 5th grade kids, but having my own kids at about that grade level, I don't think that this book would hold their interest from cover to cover.