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14-year-old Dara McAnulty writes about his life, his passion for nature and his family. I thought this was quite wonderful - engaging, informative and, at times, challenging. Dara writes from the perspective of an autistic teenager; his explanations of how that plays out on a daily basis, and how he (and his family, three of whom are also autistic; all of whom are ‘close as otters‘) find coping mechanisms are beautifully written. The importance

rockpools of nature to him personally is clear, and I loved the concept of ‘noticings‘.

It‘s also interesting to read his journey through this year, as he moves house and starts to find his feet as an activist. What‘s heartbreaking, and the challenge to us older generations, is that it shouldn‘t fall on the shoulders of young people to act as ‘young leaders‘, to clean up our environmental messes - what are we doing?
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rockpools Altogether, a really good read - highly recommended, and I look forward to more of Dara‘s writing in the future.

Thank you to #NetGalley and #EburyPress for the chance to review an ARC.
#BBRC #TeenAngst #SetAnywhereExceptTheUS (Northern Ireland) #Nonfiction2021 #somethingAboutFamily @LibrarianRyan @Sarahreadstoomuch @Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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rockpools Oh, and this was this month‘s #doublespin (and last month‘s #BookSpin) - I got there eventually! @TheAromaofBooks 3y
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squirrelbrain I love the ‘close as otters‘ quote - sounds like a fab book! 3y
LibrarianRyan yeahhh 3y
Simona Do you miss my nagging? 🤣 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds very interesting! Stacking! 3y
rockpools @squirrelbrain It‘s really good. And he can write! 3y
rockpools @Simona YES! I haven‘t finished Memory yet, if you feel the urge to direct a boot in my direction 🥾😜 3y
TrishB Great review Rachel. We do seem to be leaving it to the younger generation, though my daughter is always pushing me along. Too many of the older generation don‘t want to know either 🤷‍♀️ I‘m taking this from a very small sample of my own siblings! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
Simona Well it‘s beautiful written, but the content is booooring 🥱💤😴😘 3y
Centique I‘ve got this coming up soon I think! (On hold but the queue is moving) 3y
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