The book report

The book that I will be telling you about is called, “Red Sky in the Morning” which is by Elizabeth Laird. Elizabeth Laird wrote this book because of her brother Alistair. Ben plays the role/part of Alistair (Elizabeth’s brother). The other characters in the book are made up. The story starts in Anna Peacock's house when Anna is 12 years old. Anna is really excited when her mother announces that she is going to have a baby. She felt that this was her chance to show everyone that she was grown up and that she was responsible. One day Anna came home from school to find a big surprise. The baby was born while she was in school. Anna’s mother names the baby boy Benedict Peacock. Anna was saddened to hear that her brother had hydrocephalus and he was disabled because of this. Even though Ben was disabled Anna still loves him with all her heart and she does her best to take care of him. Anna finds it hard to tell the truth about her brother’s disability, to her classmates and friends in school because she thinks they will not understand. When her classmates eventually do find out they show sympathy towards her and they make Anna feel better. But one day, Ben’s condition gets worse ………….. Hydrocephalus is an abnormal condition when the water-like fluid is unable to drain from a human’s brain. It builds up pressure in the head and it causes the head to be much larger than normal. Hydrocephalus can lead to brain damage, loss to mental and physical abilities or even death if it is not treated. 1 out of every 500 babies is born with this condition.