Moving house is not fun, especially for a young girl that has to make new friends in her new middle school. Sammi face this situation with all her natural cheerfulness and is excited to attend to a Homecoming Football Game. However, in the middle of it, Sammi suffers a seizure, and a series of unexpected circumstances arise. Join Sammi in her path to knowledge (and the power that knowledge bestows) on how to live a happy, healthy life with epilepsy.
This book is part of the Storybook Illustrated Guides (https://www.siguides.com/), which main goal is to serve as an educational resource that will benefit parents and children alike. The fictional stories include characters, who are just like you/your child, that discover why they are different and learn that they can overcome and lead normal lives. Each book is fundamentally divided in three sections:
1) Created for parents and caregivers, practical and useful tips to help recognize symptoms of conditions covered in each book.
2) The stories themselves, illustrated to capture children’s interest while educating them about various illnesses.
3) A list of online resources where adults can go and learn more about conditions.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Tips for Caregivers of Children with Epilepsy
Chapter 1: Big News
Chapter 2: The ER
Chapter 3: Tests and More Tests
Chapter 4: Another Lightning Storm
Chapter 5: The Overnight EEG
Chapter 6: A Seizure on Tape
Chapter 7: A New Normal
Glossary of Terms
Helpful Resources
About the Author
Free on 16th - 18th Dec 14
Reviews:
"The story of a young American girl with epilepsy is interesting fiction, but as a guide to treatment or for parents, this book is less useful in Britain than the US. "
Reviewer: Reader for Bookangel.
Soon after moving house, Sammi is attending an American football game when she has her a seizure. Rushed to hospital, the story follows her over the next few months as she receives her diagnosis and adjusts to her condition and the new restrictions on her life.
Written by an epliepsy sufferer and medical writer, this is part of a series designed to help children understand medical issues. The story itself is definitely aimed at children, although for adults, there's a tips for caregivers and helpful resources section. Sadly the helpful links section are of less use to UK-based readers as they are very American-centred.
This is something UK readers need to be aware of: this is the story of a young American girl with epilepsy. As a fiction story this is fine, but it may it harder for UK child sufferers to relate. I did have a word with our local epilepsy support group who have confirmed treatment in the UK is not the same. (In particular the insistence on a video of the seizure before abandoning an ineffective treatment is very different to the UK's approach.)
The presentation is generally good. There are occassional typos and some sentences shifting tense halfway through. I was slightly thrown by the lack of line breaks between scene changes, but it's not a glaring error.
As a book for a child with epilepsy who wants to read about someone like them, it would be perfect. As a guide to treatment or for parents, it is less useful in Britain than the US.
Reviewer's Note: The publisher states that in the US there are no comparable resources for children. In the UK, the Epilepsy Society offers details of a series of books suggested for children with epilepsy. Click here for details: http://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/children-and-parents-reading-list#.VJWTNcCBTA Rating: 3Quicklink to this review
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