Grace Williams Says It Loud by Emma Henderson

I didn't enjoy this very much. It is about a girl (Grace) who is born with a deformity which prevents her communicating with the outside world and who is sent to a hospital by her family when she is about 11. The book is written from Grace's point of view about her experiences whilst at home, in the hospital and then in sheltered housing once the hospital closes. Not only is it very depressing, it is also very flat. The language, the characters and the plot do not have any colour so I did not find this at all inspiring or particularly powerful. The best character is Daniel, Grace's best friend, who is much more believable and interesting than Grace (who has surprisingly intellectual and lucid thoughts for someone who has such a young mental age). Overall, a distinctly average book which I wouldn't particularly recommend.