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Tell Them It Was Mozart
Tell Them It Was Mozart | Angeline Schellenberg
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Poetry. Disability Studies. Linked poems that uncover the ache and whimsy of raising children on the autism spectrum. Through public judgments, detouring dreams and unspoken prayers, Tell THEM IT WAS MOZART, Angeline Schellenberg's debut collection, traces both a slow bonding and the emergence of a defiant humour. This is a book that keens and cherishes, a work full of the earthiness and transcendence of mother love. One of the pleasures of this collection is its playful range of forms: there are erasure poems, prose poems, lists, found poems, laments, odes, monologues and dialogues in the voices of the children, even an oulipo that deconstructs the DSM definition of autism. From a newborn "glossed and quivering" to a child conquering the fear of strange toilets, TELL THEM IT WAS MOZART is bracing in its honesty, healing in its jubilance."
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CBee
Tell Them It Was Mozart | Angeline Schellenberg
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Dearest @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️ Your package arrived today, and I just can‘t thank you enough for sending such thoughtful gifts. It couldn‘t have come at a better time, truly. I‘ve already looked through the tagged book a bit and had a few “ah ha” moments.
I loved your letter, and all of the extra info about your amazing volunteer work and favorite books.
I thank you, from the bottom of my heart ♥️

TheBookHippie ❤️❤️❤️ oh I‘m so glad, yay! 5y
CBee @TheBookHippie thank you again! I can tell it was sent from the heart and it really means so much to me ♥️ 5y
TheBookHippie @CBee love and light ❤️ this makes my heart smile. 5y
CBee @TheBookHippie ♥️❤️♥️❤️ 5y
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TheBookHippie
Tell Them It Was Mozart | Angeline Schellenberg
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Yawn.....time to sleep a bit. 😴😴😴😴
This was really good
3rd poetry book tonight! #24in48
I should say my nephew has severe autism he is 18 1/2 has never spoken and needs 24 hour care. This book is a glimpse into one persons journey.

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Rubylou
Tell Them It Was Mozart | Angeline Schellenberg
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Inspired, heartbreaking,see through to my soul. The common bonds of parents, children, abilities, and disabilities. As a parent of a beautiful aspie,I know the truths, the pain, the hope that the author lies bare for all to see. This is us.

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Rubylou
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Tracy's mom flaps her hands over our doughnuts like a priest on speed because she R-R-Rolled Up the Rim to Win