Spaceman

Stumbled across this in a used book store and thought it had potential. I read it two chapters at a time as a bedtime story to my younger son, who is almost 9, and he just ate it up. I am not sure whether the main character, Gary, is meant to be mildly autistic or just a bit "slow," but the story presents his point of view in a very believable and sympathetic manner. The grownups may seem a bit stereotyped to the adult reader, but they are believable stereotypes... the divorced parents, the quirky teacher. Gary's mixed feelings about special ed seem very real and well presented. I thought this to be an excellent book on many counts. It seems well written, engaging, and deals in an important subject matter.

Spaceman by Jane Cutler is one of the best books that I have read in a very long time. Once you have read the book you will have a much better understanding people with learnig disabilites. I really just like the way it was written. It has really good pacing and a very good endings just how i like them. If you want a good book to read go out and get spaceman!