Mar 3, 2021
Welcome to this week's dose of book recommendations,
library love, and literary enthusiasm. Today’s guest on The Library
Laura Podcast is Carol Cujec, co-author of a new middle grade book
called Real. She wrote the book with Peyton Goddard, whose own
life is the inspiration for Charity's story. Peyton is autistic,
and for the first 22 years of her life had no reliable way to
communicate. She now communicates with what’s called supportive
typing, and one of the first sentences she ever typed was “I am
intelligent.” She went on to graduate from college as
valedictorian. Peyton's memoir, the first book that Carol and
Peyton co-authored, is called I Am Intelligent. The writing team has adapted
Peyton's story for a middle-grade audience in their newest
book, Real, which was published in February
2021. This is an amazing story of the power of love and the
need for inclusion for all people. This is a book I won’t soon
forget. I am excited to be able to share this conversation with
Carol, as well as a few questions and answers with Peyton.
Visit Carol's website
and Peyton's
website for more information and educational
resources.
Carol's social media: Facebook, Twitter,
and Instagram.
Get a signed
copy from Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego,
CA or buy Real from
Bookshop.org.
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