This graphic novel introduces us to Eli’s world – in fact, the world of thousands and thousands of children abandoned in residential institutions, who are mostly growing into disabled adults.
Every chapter is based on an interview with Eli, that I have taken myself, that follows all the key moments of her life in a chronological order..
The book presents the character’s evolution from an abandoned child to an adult that\'s able to take care of herself and also be a disabilities’ rights advocate fighting for deinstitutionalization.
This graphic novel introduces us to Eli’s world – in fact, the world of thousands and thousands of children abandoned in residential institutions, who are mostly growing into disabled adults