![]() ![]() ![]() The nonverbal communication he draws and expresses throughout this book is profound and explains the dramatic childhood he experienced and how he began to heal. There are no words to describe how well David portrays his life and the characters in it. ![]() The story continues and David begins to find hope and closure in all of the events in his life as he gets older. How do you have a voice one day and function the next day without your voice? How did this affect him and his life? Read this book to find out!Īs a speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with individuals that have communication disorders and limited speech, this novel hit home for me. As the memoir continues and reveals more trauma, I immediately felt compassion for when he became voiceless because of extensive surgery. From the beginning of this story, I felt empathy for this boy, who did not know anything different since this was the only childhood he knew and had experienced. It was dark, dramatic, unpredictable, and lonely. After a couple of pages in, I could immediately sense the world that this boy lived in. This graphic novel begins when David was six years old growing up in Detroit, Michigan. Stitches: A Memoir is written and illustrated by David Small. ![]()
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