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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Smart and independent, 11-year-old Khyber lives with her mom, Tammy, a former stripper, and her autistic twin brothers in a poor Toronto neighborhood. Though she doesn’t have a lot in common with her classmates, Khyber does have wonderfully eccentric friends: Valerie, Toronto’s meanest waitress, and X, a homeless woman in hiding from the secret police.” Despite having to deal with pompous social workers who make her mother cry and ignorant kids who make remarks about her brothers, Khyber manages to enjoy herself, poring over atlases, planning exotic journeys, and taking peanut butter sandwiches to X. But when Tammy decides to move her sons to a group home for proper care, Khyber’s world starts to crumble. She fights with her mom and then gets expelled from school. To make matters worse, X suddenly disappears. Khyber sets out to find her in a wild all-night odyssey of self-discovery. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Deborah Ellis | | Paperback: | 132 pages | | Publisher: | Groundwood Books | | Publication Date: | August 09, 2001 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 088899382X | | Product Length: | 7.32 inches | | Product Width: | 5.04 inches | | Product Height: | 0.37 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.24 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.3 inches | | Package Width: | 5.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 5 reviews |
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Very Good, But Sad Mar 15, 2001
By laura01
Khyber is living in poverty in a poor part of Toronto with her family. Her father abandoned them when Khyber's two autistic brothers were born. I can tell you, having an autistic child is not easy. Autistic children cannot look at you in the eye or even talk. Plus, it costs money for treatment. And you can imagine, with the shortage of money that Khyber's mother has, it would be hard to pay for treatments for two autistic children. But Khyber loves her brothers dearly and would never let anything bad happen to them. But one thing Khyber looks forward to in life is her friend X, who lives in the park. X is a very mysterious old lady who is intensely afraid of the secret police and will not tell Khyber her real name. When X suddenly dissapears, Khyber is devastated. She just had to find X. Her journey would probably be one of the scariest things that would ever happen to her. read on...
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Looking for X ( un- edited and rough) Nov 02, 2005
this book is really great. It connects with the side of kids which lots face but many will never know. Kyber's family is not very privelliged and to make matters even more challenging, her two young twin brothers are autistic and frequently need money for treatment. THis bbok proves how, as tough as a situation might be it still means to hang in there, suck it up and keep trying.
skye, 13
 Look For Other Novels About Autism Apr 19, 2005
By BeatleBangs1964
Khyber, 11 chose her name because in her words the one she was given at birth was "unmentionable." At no time do readers ever learn what name she had that she abhorred. She even renames her impoverished neighborhood in Canada "Pauper's Park" which would have been a more apt description of the place.
Her penchant for renaming others is extended to a homeless woman in a neighborhood park whom she calls X. She brings her food and chats her up when she is babysitting her younger brothers.
Her twin brothers, David and Daniel, 5 have infantile or Kanner's Autism. Both boys wear diapers and are nonverbal. David was named after former Monkee Davey Jones because their single mother is an avid Monkees' fan. I thought that was adorable and funny.
Khyber is not without challenges. She and her single mother learn to dodge social workers and other professionals who insist the boys need more care; she is the brunt of school bullies who torment her for being the youngest in her grade and worst of all, taunt David and Daniel. That is the one line Khyber won't allow anyone to cross. She defends her brothers like a tigress, attacking anyone who dares criticize them. The one funny part in this book was when David ran up to Khyber when she was in a school play. When her nemesis makes cruel comments about him, Khyber delivers her line with a swear thrown in for good measure prior to stomping off stage. I thought that was funny.
Things take a down turn when their mother decides to enroll the boys in a residential program. Khyber is accused of vandalism. She runs away and a group of female Elvis Impersonators come through so she doesn't serve time in Jailhouse Rock. She learns the lesson of "don't be cruel" and it is a return to Heartbreak Hotel with a rather bizarre ending.
I thought this book was just mediocre. If I could have rated it 2.5 stars, I would have.
 Looking For X May 15, 2004
By malisa
My friend decided to read looking for x, and loved it. so i decided t give it a try. i loved it! from the minutte i picked it up i was hooked! i remember when i started to finish the last few chapters i felt so sad because i would never find a better book. khyber is such a wonderfum independent, determaned girl. tammy is such a loving mother, and the twins were so interesting. all the characters were incredible and easy to relate to on different levels. the setting was quite different, and even though she did grow up in a rough place you would still want to be there just for the feeling. the story line is incredible, there are always twists and you never knew what to expect. i like how it always changes and when one thing happens the changes the whole plot.
searching for X Mar 08, 2004
By Tara age 13
kyber is struggling at home with fianacial problems (her family is on welfare) because her to brothers are autistic and need expensive treatments.At school she has no friends her age and is constantly getting in trouble because of tiffany a school bully. her one and only true friend is X a mysterious homeless woman who kyber gives food to and talks to when she's upset but X rarely speaks back to kyber. X is very cautious and is afraid secret police are after her so she makes as little contact with people afraid hey are undercover cops. when X goes missing kyber sneaks out in the middle of the night in search for X in downtown toronto. she has no food or money or a place to sleep. read the book to find out more it's an awsome book.
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