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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2015 | Middle to High School
Gr 5–8—This memoir by a 14-year-old Tumblr artist and self-published author with cerebral palsy (CP) is both inspirational and amusing. Philip was born in St. John's in Antigua and Barbuda. When he was two years old, his motor skills were severely impaired, which caused him intense pain. To uncover what ailed him, his parents moved him to the United States, where he was diagnosed with CP. This condition posed an extreme challenge for Philip until he started intensive speech, physical, and occupational therapy. His family tried their best to give him a stable life o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
With Tonya Bolden. Aaron Philip is a bright, spunky black Antiguan American teen who has a passion for anime. He also uses a w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More