As his story starts out, 12-year-old Ross is strapped to a steel table with a giant ray gun contraption aimed at his offending right eye. It seems that he has a rare cancer there that popped up out of the blue. Ross is getting his first of forty-five proton radiation zaps that will steal away any hopes of navigating seventh grade normally.

Ross Maloy is a seventh-grade boy recently diagnosed with a rare eye cancer. He lives with his father and his stepmother, Linda, in Bloomington, Indiana. Ross’s parents love and support him; he loves them, but he’s restrained around them.

Ross Maloy is the narrator and protagonist. He is in seventh grade and receiving radiation treatment for cancer when he commences his narrative.

2020年8月2日 · In Wink, twelve-year-old Ross Maloy has been diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer called mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lacrimal gland. Ross's story is told in the present as he goes through a series of radiation treatments …

2020年3月31日 · As Wink starts out, 12-year-old Ross is strapped to a steel table with a giant ray gun contraption aimed at his offending right eye. He has an extremely rare form of cancer that has attacked the gland located above and to the side of the eye.

2023年9月20日 · Wink by Rob Harrell is a brilliant, funny, and thoughtful middle grade book about navigating a cancer diagnosis in 7th grade. With a memorable male protagonist, richly drawn side characters, and an engaging storytelling format, I would recommend this book to 6th graders and up looking for funny books with male protagonists.

Ross is at first ambivalent about music, much like he’s ambivalent about his place in the world. He’s afraid of being different and sticking out; even before the cancer, he wanted to blend into the crowd. His first music choices at the radiation center symbolize his wish to conform: They are safe, popular, and unrepresentative of Ross’s identity.

Wink By Rob Harrell Summary Ross Maloy just wants to fit in. Year Seven, he suddenly becomes the ‘cancer kid’ of his school. Now he has to deal with eye goo, weird hats, a squinty eye and – hardest of all – disappearing friends, social media bullies, …

2020年3月31日 · On his harrowing but humorous journey of survival, Ross channels some of his frustrations into his art and discovers music and friendship in the most unlikely of places. Perfect for fans of authors Onjali Q Rauf and RJ Palacio, the semi-autobiographical Wink is a real lesson in compassion and empathy. It includes a note from the author about ...

2020年5月28日 · Wink is probably one of the funniest middle grades of 2020, thanks in large part to the fact that its hero (Ross) has a cancer that its author (Rob) actually had and lived through. So kick back, relax, and enjoy the world through the eye of a kid that goes the zero to hero route via some of the weirdest methods imaginable.