by Francisco X. Stork · GRIJALBO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788425343438
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«Marcelo en el mundo real» is the novel by Francisco X. Stork, published by Grijalbo in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Marcelo, a teenager with Asperger's syndrome, lives protected in a special school until his father proposes he spend the summer working at his law firm. The work at the firm confronts him with competitiveness and envy, makes him suffer in the face of injustice, and allows him to connect with other people, until he understands that he is not so different from others.
Work originally published in English as «Marcelo in the Real World» (2008); this Spanish edition is from 2009. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award in 2010.
Young adult fiction for readers interested in contemporary stories about the autism spectrum and the transition to adult life.
