Reviewed by -- Lake
Leafty
Note - by a former
blog reviewer - the team has been retired, but still have reviews of theirs to
share.
Book Review of -- Silent Running: Our
Family's Journey to the Finish Line with Autism by Robyn K. Schneider (Author), Kate Hopper (Contributor)
Overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
Running is a way of
life for the Schneider family, but not in the same way as it is for most
runners. Twin brothers Alex and Jamie Schneider are severely autistic—they are
nonverbal and when anxiety takes over they bite themselves or slam their feet
into the hard floor, they cannot tell their mother Robyn if they are hurt or
hungry, and they can never be left alone. Yet they have run almost 150 races,
including six marathons. The boys’ parents have also turned to running to
battle health issues: father Allan successfully manages his symptoms of
multiple sclerosis with vitamins and miles and miles of jogging on the trails
near their Long Island home, while mother Robyn, who, while undergoing
chemotherapy for breast cancer six years ago, laced up her own running shoes
for the first time and headed out the door, determined to run her way to
recovery. In Silent Running, Robyn Schneider shares her family’s incredible
story of triumph in the face of enormous hurdles, and of the shared passion
that has fueled their fight. It is a story of hope and of never giving up.
Book creation ratings
Overall total, out of
30 -- 28
-- Story &
characters -- 8
-- Cover & title
-- 8
-- Editing &
formatting --10
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
I was sent a review
copy of Silent Running by the publisher. I loved reading about the process of
finding about the boys autism. I would've loved more details on some of the
treatments that were tried before the running. I loved hearing about what the
autism did to the family. This book really hit home for me for 2 reasons: 1.
Our 10 year old has autism, 2. I found I love running. Now if I could only find
a running club that could help me figure out how to get my son to run?
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Biography
Age recommendations --
16 and up
Sex content rating -- none
Violence rating -- none other
than violent rages of kids with autism attacking someone
** The author's links
**
Amazon
Amazon author page
Facebook page
Website
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