Mindblind

By Jennifer Roy

Book Overview

Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark lives in two worlds--the outside world of his family and friends and his own, special, inside Aspie world, where he's not forced to interact with people or worry about wearing his clothes right-side out. The world where he can solve mathematical problems that elude even the brightest graduate students. The world where he feels he can find his own inner truth. People say he's a genius, but Nathaniel thinks differently. According to a book he once read, a true genius uses his talent to make a contribution to the world. Nathaniel takes the definition literally, and begins his quest for genius status. "I will start, right after I wash the chocolate off my face. If I want to be seen as a genius, I should not look like an idiot." Nathaniel has a sky-high IQ and perfect SAT scores, but Jennifer Roy and her husband, Greg, have a remarkable 8-year-old son, Adam, who not only inspired the character of Nathaniel Clark, but also created the "Amazing Race" charts and the narrative at the back of MindBlind .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477817123
• ISBN13: 9781477817124
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Skyscape
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

So Good!

Oh my gosh, this book was so good! It's really good if you or someone you know is gifted (smart and almost thinks like a computer sometimes). Nathan is the main character in the story, he as Aspie. He lives in two worlds (reality and his 'daydream' world) Nathan has a goal and doesn't quite know how to accomplish it. I don't know what else to say without spoiling anything; other than this is probably my favorite book I've read in a long time!