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A review by safaracathasa
Cameron and the Girls by Edward Averett
3.0
This is a young adult book with main character, Cameron, who has a mental problem. He has a schizophreniform, which is a more specific type of schizophrenia. He is currently 14 years old.
I can relate to his feelings about how he feels he can rule anything in this world without his parents' help. I mean, this is the age where it will be like that, right? But the problem is, his parents don't really understand what is going on. They don't have a helicopter parenting but rather watch it too closely I guess.. So there is no room for mistake, especially because he has a mental condition.
I don't like how the parents portray Cam as a serious rebel but I guess that is the part of being 14??? Slip out from school and have a girlfriend?? I think the heavier problem rather than Cam's condition is actually his friend, Nina, who has depression and been left by her mother.
This book also makes me think about segregation between disability children which can actually make it worse for the children themselves.
I can relate to his feelings about how he feels he can rule anything in this world without his parents' help. I mean, this is the age where it will be like that, right? But the problem is, his parents don't really understand what is going on. They don't have a helicopter parenting but rather watch it too closely I guess.. So there is no room for mistake, especially because he has a mental condition.
I don't like how the parents portray Cam as a serious rebel but I guess that is the part of being 14??? Slip out from school and have a girlfriend?? I think the heavier problem rather than Cam's condition is actually his friend, Nina, who has depression and been left by her mother.
This book also makes me think about segregation between disability children which can actually make it worse for the children themselves.