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Loving Ben

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When I was first introduced this book for Literature, I thought it would be like the rest of the Literature books-boring. However, when I started reading it, I realised it was not, it was filled with touching scenes. This story basically revolved around the main character called Anna. Her mother gave birth to a baby boy, Benedict or Ben in short, when she was 12. Ben was not born normal, as he was disabled, but this disability brought in lots of joy, fun and laughter to Anna. Throughout this book, I encountered some themes such as family relationships, relationships amongst classmates and friends, and romance...
This is definitely a book not to be missed, and near the ending, I was especially touched.... I would like to recommend this book to all between age nine to thirteen and...those who think this is another dumb book, you are wrong...

This heart-warming book is about Anna's life during her early teens. Her mother gave birth to her younger brother, Ben, when she was 12. Unfortunately, he is severely disabled. Anna loves him very much and spends most of her time with him, taking care of him and teaching him to do things that normal kids could learn when they were younger. The parts I loved best about this book are the touching and sad parts as it seems so real, it could make you cry on and on without stopping... I would definitely recommend it to people between the ages of 12 to 15 as they would definitely relate to the characters.

Loving Ben was a woderful book! ben was born handicap and his sister anna, loved him more than anything! then he died.

I think that 'Red Sky In The Morning' is a splendid book.It tells you the common things that happen in a teenager's life.I even cried when I read this book.It's very touching indeed! I'd surely recommend this book to everyone.A Great book!

This book is about how a girl called Anna copes with a handicapped brother and is absolutely wonderful. I studied it at school when it was called 'Red Sky in the Morning' and I loved it. The exploration of Anna's feelings is beautifully expressed and says neither too much nor too little. I cry every time I read it.

I first heard of this book when I had this book for literature. The title "Red Sky In The Morning" gives people a melancholy feel that just fits the theme of the book.
This is about a girl, Anna, who has a severely handicapped brother, Ben. Ben was more of intellectually disabled than physically and he brought great joy to her life, changing it drastically.
Through this book, you can actually empathize with Anna. It is also a very touching story with a great plot. I'd recommend it strongly to everyone!

This is a very touching book. It shows the true experiences of a teen with a retarded younger brother. There's a lot to learned from this book. Valuable advices are given and a lot on how to cope with everyday chiddings. The book once known as Red Sky In the MOrning has a very significant meaning from my point of view as a red sky denotes on coming rain, and rain in the morning is not a very nice thing.it's just like Anna facing every 'rainy' morning and overcoming all her problems just like how we must continue our work though it's raining. Anyway, the book can still be gotten from Heinemann Educational Publishers under the title Red Sky In The Morning.

I Hated reading books until I came across this book<Red sky in the morning>.I loved the part when they wrote about Ben and how he was so cute.You could hardly guess he was born with Hydrocephalus.There was a part I hated and that was when Ben died.I was amazed at how Anna could create such a special bond with her Hydrocephalic brother.

I read this book seven years ago when I was in fifth grade. The first time I read it I cried for a long time at the end. It was the first time that a book ever touched me so much. That year I read it at least twice more, and I think I even read it once or twice in sixth grade. I would love to have a copy of it for myself. I hope I can find one sometime.

i'm reading this book at the moment but i'm reading it in german for german class coz i live in germany even though i'm not german! in german loving ben is called "ben lacht". when i first started reading it, i could tell sooo much that it was by an english speaking author! it's sooo strange! but i'm not finished with it yet. so far it's been really good though! bye!