ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE?

ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE? by Leslie Connor

Aurora Petrequin is the complete opposite of her best friend, Frenchie Livernois. She is loud, always on the go, obnoxious. Frenchie has never spoken a word. He is autistic, and yet, the two of them are best friends. Aurora can "hear" what Frenchie wants, likes, or doesn't like through his slight body movements. They are down right inseparable until, for the first time ever, they are put in different classrooms at school. Aurora still makes sure that Frenchie gets to his room okay except for one day. She gets caught up with her classmates, and Frenchie heads into the Maine woods following a piebald deer. (Yes, I said piebald deer. Goggle it and see what it is if you don't know! I had to, and they are so cool!) Now the whole community is on the hunt trying to find Frenchie.

Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor is a very special story about true friendship between two unlikely people. It is a timely story for our culture about the value of a person, even one with a disability, and how they can affect a whole community. Highly recommend!