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Kochka, born in Lebanon to a French father and a Lebanese mother,
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now lives in France. The Boy Who Ate Stars is her first book.
Grade 5-8-This stunning first novel is an eloquent meditation on autism, love, and courage. Having just moved to a Paris apartment, 12-year-old Lucy can't wait to meet her neighbors. She encounters Marie, the loving mother of autistic four-year-old Matthew, and Maougo, their silent Russian nanny. Fascinated by the boy, Lucy and her friend Theo try to understand what life is like for him. Lucy is also determined to help a family friend's fancy dog discover his wild side. Poetic writing is interspersed with the protagonist's wry remarks on mundane topics such as her clueless parents. She compares Maougo to a Russian matrouska because one must peel off layers in order to know her. The description of autism is mysterious and elusive. Matthew is characterized as a small independent planet spinning inside of himself, and as an extraterrestrial who feels reality intensely. The celestial imagery continues as Lucy, seeing the boy's fascination with a jar of sparkling marbles, observes that he eats stars as he goes to sleep. Little happens in the book, although the author does manage to change the pampered pooch's life and he becomes quite the rogue. Ultimately, Lucy decides she will be a teacher of autistic children, vowing to do away with all prejudices, languages, and rules, and to throw herself into outer space without being frightened. Some French references will be unfamiliar to American readers but there is much beauty in this spare and lyrical look at a condition that is so difficult to understand.-B. Allison Gray, John Jermain Library, Sag Harbor, NY
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- PublisherEgmont Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 1405211296
- ISBN 13 9781405211291
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages105
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