21 October 2014

Review #28: Counting to D by Kate Scott



Counting to D by Kate Scott

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“Dyslexia is the affliction of a frozen genius.”
----Stephen Richards, author, film director, self-help expert

From Albert Einstein to Leonardo da Vinci to Muhammad Ali to Agatha Christie to Henry Ford, each one of them was a remarkable genius in their own field, but unfortunately they were all a victim of Dyslexia. I sometimes wonder how they all got through their high schools.

Kate Scott, another victim of Dyslexia, is an American author, who had penned down this tale of a young girl named Sam, a dyslexic girl, in her new book Counting to D, and shows us how she copes with her Dyslexia among her peers at such a tender age.

Thanks to the author, Kate Scott, for providing me with a copy of her book, in return for an honest and biased review.

Samantha Wilson, a math’s prodigy, is the smartest and intelligent girl among her peers ...but she is also illiterate. Sam was diagnosed with Dyslexia at a very tender age, but that didn't make her any less smart. Due to her mom's new job, she had to move to Oregon with her, leaving behind her only two good friends, Arden and Gabby. In Oregon, she decides to keep her diagnosis as a secret, thereby joining up with the coolest and smartest kids club, called the Brain Trust. But along her struggle to keep up her grades high, she makes some good friends like Eli, Kaitlyn and aah, her crush, Nate, of course, he's another prodigy kid.


What can I say about Samantha, a.k.a, Sam, she's a sweet little darling! I can almost write an essay by babbling about her goodness. I LOVED her and mind you! You guys too might fall in love with her. Although Sam was dyslexic, that didn't make her any less sociable among her peer group. She's a typical teenager, struggles with the issues of being a sophomore just like a regular teenager. I can't believe how fearlessly she hides her dyslexic smart and tries to act up all and smart. She loves numbers and love counting them while coping up with stress. The message of this novel is very strong, like not falling into the same old norm. Sam tries to flow with the regular kids and doesn't like to accept the fact that she is different than the rest. The teenagers going through a lot on being a sophomore in their school and also the issues that are faced by them are very strikingly explained. This book is nowhere close to making us feel sympathetic for Sam or for her condition, instead it makes us understand about the problems and issues faced by Sam. And that makes the book more and more believable and alluring.

Other than Sam, and her quirky and bubbly nature, there are lots of supporting characters, I mean like Sam's new friends, like Eli, Kaitlyn, Sam's mom, and all these characters are very intense as well as appealing. Reading about them will certainly make you wonder that the author has a deep psychological grip on her characters, some are funny, some are nosy, some are intimidating, and some are friendly. The plot is wrapped up in a myriad of so many beautiful emotions that can be so believable in a young teenager's POV. The story will unfold just like some old classic film on your mind. I will recommend for all the teenagers to read this book and for all the adults to get amazed by this author's incredible debut work.



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2 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you liked my book. Thanks for your thoughtful review.

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    1. Thank you so much and it was my sheer pleasure :-)

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