Icy Sparks
Gwyn Hyman Rubio's novel follows a bright Kentucky girl in the 1950s whose Tourette's syndrome is misunderstood as madness.
Gwyn Hyman Rubio’s debut is narrated by Icy Sparks, a bright, orphaned girl growing up with her grandparents in 1950s rural Kentucky, who begins to suffer uncontrollable tics and outbursts. With no name yet for Tourette’s syndrome, her neighbors and teachers treat her as disturbed. Icy’s struggle to understand herself and find acceptance drives this warm, often funny coming-of-age story.
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