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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Another Dawn by Kathryn Cushman

Grace Graham is returning home to help care for her father with the encouragement of her sister, Jana. Jana feels that Grace runs away from her problems instead of facing them head on. Grace returns home for her sister. She still blames her father for the death of her mother.

Grace thinks that she is only going to stay for a short period of time but a decision that she made a long time ago is catching up with her. She did not vaccinate her son and now others are put at risk when he becomes sick.

The story peaked my interest because of the issue of Autism and Vaccinations. I’ve seen articles that claim that there is not a link. But, I might have believed that if it weren’t for my own personal experience. My son went from talking at a young age to hardly talking at all. He barely picked up a crayon when he started kindergarten. What is the right thing to do? If I had to go back knowing what I know now, I’m still not sure that I would have chose against vaccinations. There is a risk of the child becoming deathly ill or possibly die without them. I would rather have my child who happens to have autism but laughs, loves to draw, and is an excellent singer when he chooses to share his voice.

I would recommend this book to others who prefer a lighter read and might be interested in learning about Autism and the views of receiving vaccinations from both sides of the fence.

I was given this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.