Books like Somebody, please tell me who I am by Harry Mazer
Ben is a patient in the rehabilitation ward of a hospital in Baghdad. He remembers nothing from his life before the war except for his autistic brother, who he is now estranged from. The war and its aftermath have left him with severe brain damage and struggles to communicate or understand the world around him. He is forced to confront the memory of a life that was shattered and learn to adapt to a new reality.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Harry Mazer
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