Peeling the onion by wendy orr

Anna, a year-old karate-lover has her world turned upside down when she gets hit in a car accident and is seriously injured. She has broken her neck and really messed up her legs, thumb, and cognitive abilities. She will never be able to do karate again. Hayden, the driver of the car she was in, feels guilty and responsible for her pai Author:

January 1, Selina Kyle I've read this book about twelve or thirteen times since I first read it in This book influenced my view of strength, character, depression, recovery, and disability.

Basically, it changed my life, first by inspiring me to go into physical therapy as a profession and then, after my own spinal injury, by giving me a story I could relate to. The writing is deeply personal, the sort of wide-open honesty you would find in a diary, and the stages of Anna's recovery are wholly believable and subt I've read this book about twelve or thirteen times since I first read it in The writing is deeply personal, the sort of wide-open honesty you would find in a diary, and the stages of Anna's recovery are wholly believable and subtly explored.

It's my favorite book for all those reasons, but also--especially--for having a female protagonist who embodies so many different types of strength. January 1, Cheryl Rainfield Peeling the Onion is a powerful book that shows pain from the inside out, and hope and healing, too.

It feels real and deep. It swept me up and took me along for the ride. I've read it a few times, and I know I'll be reading it again.

January 1, elisabeth such a beautifully written book- I'm so glad I got this for my English elective class! Anna, a year-old karate-lover has her world turned upside down when she gets hit in a car accident and is seriously injured.

She has broken her neck and really messed up her legs, thumb, and cognitive abilities. She will never be able to do karate again. Hayden, the driver of the car she was in, feels guilty and responsible for her pai Author: Hayden, the driver of the car she was in, feels guilty and responsible for her pain, even though the accident was not his fault.

At first, Anna believes she will get better quickly and everything will go back to normal. On the contrary, she must wear a frame and a neck brace for months after the accident. Then, she has to use a cane just to get around safely.

She ends up having to complete her senior year of high school over two years, with the help of tutors and all kinds of therapists. She experiences a roller-coaster ride of emotion.

Finally she is able to remember what happened right after the accident. She had a near-death experience. She felt herself going up a long, dark, skinny tube, about to reach the light when she realized she wanted to be outside the car with Hayden. Anna then realizes that she is not in love with him; it is merely the trauma of the accident that has kept them together.

With that figured out, she is able to explore her feelings for Luke, the boy her mom has hired to help out with her business while she takes care of Anna. By the end of the book, Anna realizes that things will never be like they used to, but she has found happiness despite that sobering fact.

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The three poems in this novel would be great for comparison in a poetry unit. Each talks about peeling layers off, but the tone and message of each is different. Aside from that idea, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone going through a hard time in life, being forced to adjust because of the things that have uncontrollably changed around them.

So many people suggested I read that book, but I did not find it comforting at all.Peeling the Onion by Karen Orr, I thought, was a great book to read. A friend of mine read it and passed it on to all of her friends saying that it taught you a lesson in life.

In a way it does/5(16). Wendy Orr is a Canadian-born Australian writer. Her books for children and adults have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. Peeling the Onion is a book about self, relationships, and healing that comes from the inside out.

Anna go Wendy Orr author of Peeling the Onion writes a compelling novel about Anna and a car accident that changes everything for her/5. Peeling the Onion is about a girl named Anna who gets into a car accident that changed her entire life.

She was a normal year-old popular girl whose favorite activity was karate (Orr, ). Wendy Orr author of Peeling the Onion writes a compelling novel about Anna and a car accident that changes everything for her. For a short book, pages, Peeling the Onion examines the layers of the main character Anna -who she was, who she is and who she will become.

Peeling the Onion is a book about self, relationships, and healing that comes from the inside out. Anna go Wendy Orr author of Peeling the Onion writes a compelling novel about Anna and a car accident that changes everything for her/5.