My Brother Charlie
My Brother Charlie Author: Holly Robinson Peete Illustration: Ryan Elizabeth Peete Book Dealing with Special need topics Genre: Realistic Fiction Grade Level: K to 5 th grade “I wish I could crawl inside Charlie’s world to move things around for him and for me.” Callie & Charlie, the twins are born into a wonderful family. From the start, Charlie seems a lot different than his sister. Callie is playful, runs, says ‘I love you’ to her mother. But Charlie seems distance and barely speaks a word. Everyone tells the mother that Charlie is just being a typical boy and that he is fine. But his mother knows that something is definitely not right with Charlie. She goes to the doctor to check on Charlie. The doctor diagnoses Charlie with autism and tells the mother that he will never be able to say “I love you” to her. This makes her upset but also determine that she is not going to give up on him. But the story is really about how Callie feels towards her brother. Sh
