SuitabookQuit It
Marcia Byalick
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing when Carrie’s feelings or other people’s responses stand out. Let the child lead on what they want to discuss; the ending is unclear.
- Themes
- Living with Tourette’s syndrome: Carrie experiences coughing, sniffing, shoulder movements and head jerks that she cannot control. The premise makes her condition central, but does not establish the story’s broader evaluative treatment of it.
- Other people’s reactions: The premise says Carrie faces varied reactions from family, friends and strangers. The social effects are prominent, but whether particular reactions are challenged or accepted is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Carrie experiences embarrassment and strain connected with her tics and other people’s reactions. The nature and intensity of those reactions are not specified.