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A Blind Guide to Stinkville

by Beth Vrabel

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Leaving her best friend and the familiarity of Seattle for the paper mill town of "Stinkville," South Carolina, twelve-year-old Alice, who lives with albinism and blindness, takes on the additional challenge of entering the Stinkville Success Stories essay contest.
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Original de: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

WoW. Durante toda tu vida de lector que espero nunca vayas a dejar de lado, encontrarás libros malos, libros buenos, libros que por alguna razón solo a ti te gustan, libros que jamás vas a mencionar haber leído porque son solo para ti. Pero luego vas a encontrar libros como A Blind Guide to Stinkville que cuando lo termines, sonreirás como si hubieras encontrado esa pieza que le faltaba a tu vida.

THAT GUACAMOLE

Ya había tenido oportunidad de leer a Beth Vrabel con anterioridad, su libro debut A Pack of Dorks fue uno de los culpables que me enamorará del Middle Grade. Pensé que su siguiente libro sería la continuación de ese, pero hace unos días la escritora tuiteó un link para preordenar su libro. Decir que casi me rompo la mano buscando si el libro estaba para reseñar, sería mentir. Y, al igual que Alice, no sabía que el libro me afectaría de esa manera.

Como siempre, fui sin saber de qué iba la historia, y lo que me encontré fue una de las historias más importantes para mí en lo que va del año.

Para empezar es la primera vez que leo sobre albinismo, ni en mis más ambiciosos sueños hubiera esperado toparme con libro como este. Alice es un personaje que te va a enamorar desde el primer instante que la conoces y si no es así ¡Qué está mal contigo! Me he conmovido tanto con su manera de narrar, me ha enamorado su personalidad. Cuando digo conmovido no me refiero que me hizo llorar cada cinco segundos, porque no, Alice es un personaje con discapacidad que no te hace sentirte mal por ella, sí, su ceguera es el tema central, pero A Blind Guide to Stinkville es sobre ella probándose a sí misma y demostrándole a los demás que su discapacidad no la define (tal y como dice la sinopsis).

THAT GUACAMOLE

En una historia tan interesante como la que nos cuenta Alice, podría decirse que Beth Vrabel lo tenía todo, solo que la escritora dio mucho más.

La escritora hizo un gran trabajo con un personaje y su depresión, no lo dulcificó, no lo hizo como si todos lo entendieran, fue realista. Sobre todo en como afecta a las personas a su alrededor, siendo quién es el personaje con depresión, para mí, una persona que tiene que vivir diariamente con esto, fue, en una manera demasiado personal, esperanzador.

Y NO ME HAGAS EMPEZAR CON LOS DEMÁS PERSONAJES

Beth Vrabel entró automáticamente en mi lista de escritores favoritos, en este libro ella te habla sobre discapacidad, depresión, dislexia, racismo, segundas oportunidades, familia, mascotas, nuevos comienzos, todo eso a través de Alice y todas las maravillosas personas que conoce en esta ciudad que huele un poco mal. Sobre todo esa escena con Ryder, nunca la voy a olvidar.

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  Ella_Zegarra | Jan 18, 2022 |
Recommended Ages: Gr. 4-8

Plot Summary: Alice just moved from rainy Seattle to sunny and smelly Sinkville, South Carolina, and she's not the only family member having a hard time adjusting. Suddenly, her mom doesn't seem to be acting like a mom and her brother is so angry that he reluctantly drops her off and frequently picks her up late from the local public library. Thankfully, Alice meets Kerica and the two become friends, partly bonding over their dislike for mean girl Sandi who frequently shows up. Alice, Kerica, and Sandi are all planning to write an article for the Sinkville Success Stories contest. Will they help or hurt each other? Who will win? Will Alice and her family ever feel at home in Stinkville?

Setting: Sinkville, South Carolina (AKA Stinkville)

Characters:
Alice Confrey - 12 y/o, blind but can still read regular books if she holds them close to her face, spends most of her time in the library over the summer, emphatically does not want to attend a school for the blind, puts sunscreen on often to avoid blister burning
James Confrey - Alice's brother, angry about moving to Sinkville and wants his parents to feel sorry about it, overall nice to Alice
Tooter - Shih Tzu dog
Dana Confrey - AKA Mom, depressed after moving from Seattle, doesn't leave the house or act like a mom, was a travel writer before kids
Ted Confrey - AKA Dad, plant manager at M.H. Bartel Paper Mill, spends a lot of time at work and tells his kids their mom will come around, doesn't seem overly concerned
Eliza - Alice's best friend in Seattle
Kerica - Alice's new friend in Sinkville, mom is the librarian so she spends a lot of time at the library
Gretel - 60 y/o, own Williams Diner near the paper mill, serves milkshakes, in love with the mayor since they were young, sounds just like Alice's grandmother
Mr. Hamlin - elderly man who Alice befriends, shares story of selling his farmland and watching his house fill with water as they created a lake
Sarah - Mr. Hamlin's granddaugther, James's crush
Sandi McAllister - snobby, mean girl about same age as Alice, has dyslexia
Elizabeth McAllister - Sandi's snooty mom, sues Alice and family for Tooter's attack on Sandi (peeing and a scratch)
Dr. Ross - vet who lets Tooter go home on probation, wants to give Tooter a checkup

Recurring Themes: Albino, blindness, friendship, family, depression, coming of age, independence

Controversial Issues:
pg 15 - "I couldn't quite make it out, but I'm pretty sure he flashed a finger at me he's not supposed to."

Personal Thoughts: Good character development, interesting story, even if everything wasn't completely realistic (suing someone because their dog peed on them).

Genre: realistic fiction

Pacing: medium
Characters: well developed
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  pigeonlover | Apr 19, 2017 |
I loved this story about a girl with albinism. Her family moves to a small town in SC and she finds out how much her family had been protecting her and how difficult life can be for someone who is visually impaired. But she also finds out that people are nicer than you would imagine and you can find friends if you know where to look. This one is also very funny. ( )
  imtanner2 | Dec 14, 2015 |
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