Kirjahaku

"Richly imagined, beautifully written, and completely absorbing. I found myself spellbound, turning pages well past my bedtime. What a fine, fine book." -Tim O'Brien After Jack Lang impulsively buys the house directly across the street from his own, his wife, Beth, has finally had enough. She leaves him- and their six-year-old autistic son, Hendrick-for Jack's best friend, Terry Canavan. Jack tries telling everyone he's okay, but even he's not so sure. When Hendrick, who rarely talks, starts speaking in fluent Spanish, Jack knows he's in uncharted territory. But once Canavan's ex- girlfriend Rena turns up at his door to see how things are going, Jack begins to suspect the world could be far more complicated than he'd ever believed. Set against a landscape of defunct putt-putt courses and karaoke bars, parenthood and infidelity, This Is Just Exactly Like You is a wise and witty debut novel with captivating insights into marriage, autism, suburban fiasco, and life's occasional miracles.

Before people or animals lived in the world, winds blew all the time. When people and animals came along and had their own homes to rest in, the sister wind, Breeze, and her brother wind, Zephyr, become jealous. They want a home too, and decide to go looking for their own place to rest. Trouble starts when Breeze finds a nice, big cave and decides there isn't enough room for Zephyr The sister and brother argue and fight over the cave, causing a giant storm. Who will get to use the cave? How will they ever work things out?This story is suitable for young children under ten years old, and to be read aloud to pre-schoolers.

Before people or animals lived in the world, winds blew all the time. When people and animals came along and had their own homes to rest in, the sister wind, Breeze, and her brother wind, Zephyr, become jealous. They want a home too, and decide to go looking for their own place to rest. Trouble starts when Breeze finds a nice, big cave and decides there isn't enough room for Zephyr The sister and brother argue and fight over the cave, causing a giant storm. Who will get to use the cave? How will they ever work things out?This story is suitable for young children under ten years old, and to be read aloud to pre-schoolers.