Crowley, Suzanne. The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous.
Greenwillow see Harper Collins, 2007. 380p $17.89 978-0-06-123198-8
Realistic Fiction
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley is an inspiring story of a single-minded girl whose life is changed by some new people in her life.
Merilee Monroe, a thirteen-year-old teenager with Asperger’s Syndrome, lives a very scheduled life. Everything must be on time, or she gets aggravated. She doesn’t have any friends and seems to be okay with that. Suddenly, her life changes when Biswick O’Connor, an eight-year-old boy, who has fetal alcohol syndrome, moves into Jumbo, Texas, and enters her life. A former nurse, Miss Varaleen Holliday, also enters her life and brings about the unexpected. While Merilee likes things very ordered, these two new relationships open her world and heart to family and friendship and the many issues they face.
The text is inspiring and most children ages ten and above should appreciate and relate to the life experiences of Merilee. Since the author has a teenager who has experienced some form of autism, her words and descriptions are a true account of life with a special needs child. CFM
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