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Ginny Moon

Te presento a Ginny. Tiene catorce anos, es autista y guarda un secreto desgarrador

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Ve el mundo de otra manera. Te presentamos a Ginny Moon. Es la típica adolescente, toca la flauta en la banda de la escuela, practica baloncesto semanalmente, y lee poemas de Robert Frost en la clase de inglés.

Pero Ginny es autista. Y lo que es importante para ella puede parecer un poco... diferente: comienza cada día con nueve uvas exactas como desayuno, su muñeca llamada Michael Jackson y la elaboración de un plan secreto de escapar.

Después de haber sido alejada traumáticamente de su madre abusiva y haber vivido en diferentes hogares, Ginny ha encontrado finalmente su «Casa permanente», un lugar seguro con padres que la aman y cuidan de ella. Esto es exactamente lo que todos niño huérfano anhela, ¿verdad? Pero Ginny tiene otras intenciones. Planea robar, mentir y aprovecharse de la buena voluntad de quienes la aman, lo que sea para conseguir lo que le falta en su vida. Incluso intentará que la secuestren.

Narrada en una voz extraordinaria y totalmente original, esta historia es a la vez peculiar, encantadora, desgarradora y conmovedora, acerca de cómo una persona trata de pertenecer y encontrar sentido a un mundo que no parece comprensible.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Em Eldridge's clear, sincere tones comfort listeners as this story rife with pain and hope unfolds. Ginny Moon has spent the last five years in the care of various "forever" families after being taken from her unstable mother at age 9. She's still willing to risk considerable odds to get back to her mother and take care of her little sister. Ludwig's bright and determined protagonist is navigating a world full of people who are fighting their own demons. Eldridge brings them to life with warmth and honesty that treat even the most difficult characters fairly. The complex and intense story is enhanced by Eldridge's measured pacing and buoyant tones. Recommended for fans of Kathryn Erskine's MOCKINGBIRD. K.S.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 6, 2017
      Ludwig’s excellent debut is both a unique coming-of-age tale and a powerful affirmation of the fragility and strength of families. We meet 14-year-old Ginny, who has autism, as she settles into life with a new “forever family” and unexpectedly reconnects with Gloria, the abusive, drug-addicted mother from whom she was taken away at the age of nine—and Rick, the father she never knew. The rediscovery unsettles the tentative bond Ginny’s forged with adoptive parents Maura and Brian, exacerbates the teen’s heartbreaking fears for the “baby doll” she left behind, and ultimately triggers a wildly heroic, secret plan to run away to Canada with Gloria and Rick. Ludwig brilliantly depicts the literal-minded and inventive Ginny—whose horrifying past and valiant hope for the future are slowly unveiled—and the alternately selfish, sympathetic, and compassionate adults who would do anything to get Ginny to choose their love. “I just wish someone would talk about what a delightful young lady she is,” a frustrated Rick says. “We’re trying to keep her apart from everything... but I think what she needs is to be closer to people.”

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  • Spanish; Castilian

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