According to Yale Dyslexia, these books “offer dyslexic students several different cues to the story. If is unfair to children to unknowingly expose them to this type of language and subject matter when they are innocently looking for a character by which to connect.įurthermore, I have heard from dyslexic student’s parents and teachers, as well as those who are not strong readers, that graphic novels are enjoyed prevalently amongst those students.
Then as the plot develops and they are connected to the book, they are met with the f word being used 25 times in very offensive conversations. The student would proceed to read a quarter of the book with innocent eyes. For example, if a child approaches a librarian and mentions their mom going through depression and having a recent miscarriage, with keyword searches it’s likely this book will show as one of a few that deals with that topic. I would further argue that it is unfair to require a minor to be exposed to vulgarity in order to meet an emotional need. However, we cannot do this while sacrificing standards as to what is appropriate for minors.
I love that this author’s intent is to provide and easy-to-read, graphic, comic book style novel that can allow teens to feel a commonality when their family is experiencing something similar. This book allows young readers to connect with a character, Rose, whose mom experienced the depression that many moms experience at the loss of an unborn baby. I didn’t want to talk to my husband and at that point nothing he said felt “right”. I didn’t want to tend to the needs of my then 1-year old. I remembered my own dark time of waking in the mornings, wanting to pull the covers over my head and just go back to sleep. As the reader, once I realized that this mom had been distant from her daughter and husband because of years of being overcome with grief, I immediately related. When I got to the sketched page where she sees the blood and knows she lost the baby, it took me back to all the feelings I experienced at that same realization. As someone who has experienced a miscarriage 12-weeks into my pregnancy, when reading “This One Summer” I sympathized and connected with the mom in this book.
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