Anybody Here Seen
Frenchie? by Leslie Connor
Aurora Petrequin, boisterous middle-grade girl has a best
friend, her neighbor Frenchie Livernois.
Never mind that Frenchie is non-verbal.
Aurora says what needs to be said.
As the story begins, she finds out that she and Frenchie are in
different classrooms in their Maine elementary school. She wonders how either one of them will
survive without the other. All goes well
until one day when Frenchie disappears.
Aurora is heartbroken and wonders where he is and why he isn’t coming
home.
I totally enjoyed this book and the tenderness with which
the author examined a friendship between a “normal” girl and her autistic
friend. The characters were fascinating
and well-written. The ending was satisfying.
It is totally appropriate for a middle-grade reader and may enhance
their understanding of their autistic classmates.
As a teacher and a parent and grandparent, I can
enthusiastically recommend this book to young readers. I am grateful to the publisher for a copy to
read in exchange for my honest opinion.
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