Books about sibling rivaly for a dyslexic?
September 10, 2011 4:58 AM Subscribe
Books about sibling rivalry and being the youngest?
A friend has asked me to find her some fiction books with the themes of sibling rivalry, being the youngest in a large family or being a fraternal twin. She hasn't specified a particular genre, so I guess anything goes with regards to that.
The main issue is that she's dyslexic and has difficulty reading certain typefaces. She can read the Daily Mail newspaper but not The Times. I haven't been able to find out which font the Daily Mail uses, so I'm having difficulty recommending specific books.
Suggestions for specific books or details of which font the Daily Mail newspaper uses would be great.
A friend has asked me to find her some fiction books with the themes of sibling rivalry, being the youngest in a large family or being a fraternal twin. She hasn't specified a particular genre, so I guess anything goes with regards to that.
The main issue is that she's dyslexic and has difficulty reading certain typefaces. She can read the Daily Mail newspaper but not The Times. I haven't been able to find out which font the Daily Mail uses, so I'm having difficulty recommending specific books.
Suggestions for specific books or details of which font the Daily Mail newspaper uses would be great.
Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections.
Steinbeck, East of Eden.
posted by kinetic at 5:32 AM on September 10, 2011
Steinbeck, East of Eden.
posted by kinetic at 5:32 AM on September 10, 2011
Came in to say the Ramona books. The sibling aspect is particularly covered in "Beezus and Ramona".
posted by Melismata at 5:33 AM on September 10, 2011
posted by Melismata at 5:33 AM on September 10, 2011
Genesis has quite a few of them. Cain murdering Abel in Genesis 4, Esau and Jacob in Genesis 25 and onwards, an the classic text sibling rivalry of Joseph's and his brother beginning in Genesis 36; and the Lloyd-Weber musical.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 5:45 AM on September 10, 2011
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 5:45 AM on September 10, 2011
I was the youngest of 4, and my favorite book was The Fairy Doll, by Rumer Godden. I really related to the main character: "Elizabeth is the smallest in the family. She is always getting into trouble and her brothers and sisters are forever leaving her out and ordering her around. She’s convinced she’s useless. Then Great-Grandma gives Fairy Doll to Elizabeth – and it isn't even Christmas! From then on Elizabeth keeps hearing a little ’Ting!’ which seems to tell her what to do. Suddenly everything starts going right instead of wrong."
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure my copy (pictured there) was in a serif font, like the Times, but it's possible there's another printing out there with better typeface.
posted by JanetLand at 5:56 AM on September 10, 2011
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure my copy (pictured there) was in a serif font, like the Times, but it's possible there's another printing out there with better typeface.
posted by JanetLand at 5:56 AM on September 10, 2011
Juliet Mitchell's book Siblings is written from a psychoanalysis/gender studies perspective (at least those are the author's general theoretical avenues). I haven't read it, but read Mad Men and Medusas, one of her previous books, and was utterly mesmerised, even though I am usually rather suspicious of those theoretical frameworks.
Also, any number of fairytales, at least where I come from, have the last born as the hero (he/she is often the third child).
I am sorry I can not be of help with the fonts, but Mitchell is available through Google books, so she could try it there first. As for the fairytales, if they are of interest, I am sure any number of them can be found online.
posted by miorita at 6:46 AM on September 10, 2011
Also, any number of fairytales, at least where I come from, have the last born as the hero (he/she is often the third child).
I am sorry I can not be of help with the fonts, but Mitchell is available through Google books, so she could try it there first. As for the fairytales, if they are of interest, I am sure any number of them can be found online.
posted by miorita at 6:46 AM on September 10, 2011
The main issue is that she's dyslexic and has difficulty reading certain typefaces. She can read the Daily Mail newspaper but not The Times. I haven't been able to find out which font the Daily Mail uses, so I'm having difficulty recommending specific books.
If you want to be really generous, consider getting your friend an eReader. Both kindles and nooks iwll allow you to cycle between a bunch of different fonts.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 6:48 AM on September 10, 2011
If you want to be really generous, consider getting your friend an eReader. Both kindles and nooks iwll allow you to cycle between a bunch of different fonts.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 6:48 AM on September 10, 2011
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