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Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig

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racheale123's review against another edition

4.0

Ginny Moon provides a glimpse into what it's like to have Autism and see the world differently. It deals with difficult subjects, such as abuse, in a sensitive way.

worldofbookcraft's review

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4.0

First book cry for 2023

I’m so glad it ended happy :’)

andreahueyli's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

ank3's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Heart wrenching

callienicole's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow, this book really kept me turning the pages. Ginny Moon is a book about a girl with Autism who has been adopted into her "forever home"...but her past is catching up to her, and you start to wonder if her "forever home" will really be forever.

Language: Several uses of the f-word and some other milder cuss words, but it didn't bother he as much as it does in other books because it didn't feel
gratuitous.

Sexual content: Nothing described, but there are some references that imply sexual abuse in Hinny's past. She doesn't understand breastfeeding when her forever mom has a baby, so that is discussed.

Morals: Ginny steals some items and lies with head-nods. She does all this in an attempt to help her biological sister, and doesn't seem to fully understand the implications of her actions because of her autism.

My Thoughts: This book was hard to read because it deals with some serious topics, like abuse and neglect that Ginny experienced with her birth mom before she was adopted. Sexual abuse was also implied, and because Ginny has autism she has a hard time communicating what she experienced before. I cringed a lot when everyone was misunderstanding Ginny, and I think that's what made it hard to for me to read. It also made me keep turning the pages because I had to find out if Ginny and her forever parents were ever going to understand each other.

At the same time though, I really liked this book in the end. The ending wasn't a perfect, neat little bow, but it left me with the feeling that Ginny would be okay, and I really enjoyed it for that.