Rice, Luanne. The Secret Language of Sisters. Scholastic Press/Point 2016 336p $18.99
ISBN 978-0-545-83955-6 ms/hs Realistic fiction VG
High-school junior Roo stops to take a few photographs on
the way to pick up her impatient younger sister, Tilly, photography being her
passion. Shortly after that, Roo has a near-fatal accident as she texts her
sister that she is a few minutes away. In the hospital, Roo has a stroke and
the doctors believe she is in a coma. Tilly eventually figures out that her
sister is able to communicate through eye movements, leading to a diagnosis of
locked-in syndrome. Roo is paralyzed but can hear and see. She is transferred
to a Boston hospital where a young English doctor creates a computer program
that allows her to communicate and continue with her photography. As Roo faces
a new future that is not what she imagined it would be at an Ivy League
university, her family struggles to adjust as well. Roo and her boyfriend
Newton deal with their already fragile relationship, and Tilly finds herself
suddenly drawn to Newton in a romantic way. Isabel, Roo’s best friend, shares
the news with Tilly that it was her text that Roo was responding to when she
crashed. Once this news comes to light, Tilly is frequently blamed, by herself
and others, because she shouldn’t have been texting someone she knew was
driving. She is only told a few times that the responsibility was Roo’s to
avoid texting while driving. The story has a relatively happy ending and is a
good addition to a collection to reinforce the “don’t text and drive” mantra.
Summary: High-school junior Roo nearly dies in a car
accident while on her way to pick up her young sister as she texts her that she
is nearly there.
Sisters-Fiction, Automobile accidents-Fiction –Stephanie
Pennucci
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