![]() ![]() ![]() I understand Emilie’s fear of having a seizure in school and in public, and I wish that Hitch had been able to accompany her to school from the start. We see her taking new medication that helps control her seizures, interact with her service dog, Hitch, who is one my new favorite fictional dogs, and most importantly, live in fear of having a seizure at school. I’ve never read a book with a character who is epileptic, so it was interesting to see how Emilie’s condition affected her day to day life. The Thing with Feathers sparked my interest because it features a main protagonist who has epilepsy. As Chatham shows interest in Emilie and friendships start to form, Emilie is terrified to tell anyone that she has epilepsy. ![]() Life gets turned upside down when Emilie’s mom enrolls her in public school, not to mention the fact that within the first week, she gets paired with all star point guard Chatham York on a research project about Emily Dickinson. Summary:Emilie Day is quite comfortable with playing it safe after all, she’s been homeschooled since she was eight years old, her best friend is her service dog, and she’s pretty okay with being the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can’t swim. I was fortunate enough to meet McCall Hoyle at Book Con 2017, where I received an ARC of her debut novel, The Thing With Feathers. ![]()
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