Window boy is one of those rare books that almost any aged person will love. It is aimed at the preteen set but adults will like it as well. The story follows the life of Sam a boy with cerebral palsy. If you think it is to depressing you would be wrong. It is tough to read about the youngster who loves sports but is trapped in his "broken" body but he has such a wonderful mind.
The book would be helpful, in my opinion, to help children understand others who are not quite the same as themselves. It will break your heart in places but it will also make you marvel. You and your children will reread this book several times and will actually sit around talking about it for weeks.
It is free today so grab a copy and make sure that you give your rating of it on Amazon after reading the book.
Book description from Amazon -
Crazy about basketball, twelve-year-old Sam
Davis longs to be a part of the team that practices outside his window.
But Sam’s different from the other boys: he has cerebral palsy. Confined
to a wheelchair, Sam’s never touched a basketball. He’s never even been
to school.
It’s 1968, and only a few enlightened educators understand that a boy like Sam might have a brain that’s as good as anybody else’s. When the Stirling Junior High principal finally agrees to let Sam enter sixth grade, Sam gets his chance to move into the world beyond his window.
All Sam knows about school, he’s learned from Miss Perkins, the English lady who cleans his apartment. Perkins spends hours reading to Sam about Winston Churchill. Sam knows so much about him that Winnie— as they call him—starts talking to Sam in his head. At first, Sam doesn't understand what a boy in a wheelchair has in common with one of the world’s greatest leaders, but Winnie says, Don't you see Sam? I was just a boy once, too. A boy nobody believed in.
Junior High school can be difficult, not just for boys in wheelchairs. Sam learns that if he can't make it work at Stirling, there are places for boys like him. When the challenges seem overwhelming, Winnie reminds Sam, Our lives are what we choose to make of them. If Sam can only believe in Winnie, he‘ll finally be part of the team—a window boy no longer.
It’s 1968, and only a few enlightened educators understand that a boy like Sam might have a brain that’s as good as anybody else’s. When the Stirling Junior High principal finally agrees to let Sam enter sixth grade, Sam gets his chance to move into the world beyond his window.
All Sam knows about school, he’s learned from Miss Perkins, the English lady who cleans his apartment. Perkins spends hours reading to Sam about Winston Churchill. Sam knows so much about him that Winnie— as they call him—starts talking to Sam in his head. At first, Sam doesn't understand what a boy in a wheelchair has in common with one of the world’s greatest leaders, but Winnie says, Don't you see Sam? I was just a boy once, too. A boy nobody believed in.
Junior High school can be difficult, not just for boys in wheelchairs. Sam learns that if he can't make it work at Stirling, there are places for boys like him. When the challenges seem overwhelming, Winnie reminds Sam, Our lives are what we choose to make of them. If Sam can only believe in Winnie, he‘ll finally be part of the team—a window boy no longer.
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