Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (tent.) (edit title)

Marcia edited the characters of Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (tent.) Tuesday, September 29 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added a character: Schuyler, her father, her mother, her teacher(s).

Shelfari edited the description of Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (tent.) Sunday, August 2 2009.

• Schuyler’s Monster is an honest, funny, and heart-wrenching story of a family, and particularly a little girl, who won't give up when faced with a monster that steals her voice but can’t crush her spirit. When Schuyler was 18 months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today.  When she was diagnosed with Bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (an extremely rare neurological disorder caused by a malformation of the brain.), her parents were given a name for the monster that had been stalking them from doctor visit to doctor visit and throughout the search for the correct answer to Schuyler's mystery. Once they knew why she couldn’t speak, they needed to determine how to help her learn. They didn’t know that Schuyler was going to teach them a thing or two about fearlessness, tenacity, and joy. Schuyler’s Monster is more than the memoir of a parent dealing with a child’s disability.  It is the story of the relationship between a unique and ethereal little girl floating through the world without words, and her earthbound father who struggles with whether or not he is the right dad for the job.  It is the story of a family seeking answers to a child’s dilemma, but it is also a chronicle of their unique relationships, formed without traditional language against the expectations of a doubting world.  It is a story that has equal measure of laughter and tears. Ultimately, it is the tale of a little girl who silently teaches a man filled with self-doubt how to be the father she needs. Schuyler can now communicate through assistive technology, and continues to be the source of her father's inspiration, literary and otherwise.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (tent.) Saturday, July 25 2009.

• Added a contributor: Robert Rummel-Hudson: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (tent.) Friday, July 17 2009.

• Julie's pregnancy wasn't a huge surprise to us.