Act PREP: Icy Sparks By Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Allison McKinney
May 10,2018
ACT PREP
Period 1
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
In the book, “Icy Sparks”, by Gwyn Hyman Rubio, the main character, Icy Sparks gives insight as an adult living with Tourette syndrome. Icy had just discovered her disorder but figured out that it was linked to her childhood’s weird behavior. Icy shares her memories of her childhood throughout the book. She was an orphan raised by her grandparents, but despite her condition she continued to live a normal childhood. By the time Icy turned ten, she began having what is called tics and spasms such as, making frog noises out of the blue. In school, Icy became the topic of conversation amongst her classmates, even her teacher. She tried hard to hide her secret by isolating
May 10,2018
ACT PREP
Period 1
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
In the book, “Icy Sparks”, by Gwyn Hyman Rubio, the main character, Icy Sparks gives insight as an adult living with Tourette syndrome. Icy had just discovered her disorder but figured out that it was linked to her childhood’s weird behavior. Icy shares her memories of her childhood throughout the book. She was an orphan raised by her grandparents, but despite her condition she continued to live a normal childhood. By the time Icy turned ten, she began having what is called tics and spasms such as, making frog noises out of the blue. In school, Icy became the topic of conversation amongst her classmates, even her teacher. She tried hard to hide her secret by isolating