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* TitleDrop: When Mrs. Lewis tells Mike to babysit Orry at the beginning of the book, she says, "He ''is'' your brother."
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* TitleDrop: When Mrs. Mrs Lewis tells Mike to babysit Orry at the beginning of the book, she says, "He ''is'' your brother."
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* RailEnthusiast: Mike has a huge collection of old train and railway pieces, including nuts and bolts, tickets, uniform buttons, signal flags, and a coal shovel. During his free time, he wanders by the railways to collect more treasures and memorizes timetables. He is endlessly fascinated by railway history and is delighted when Mr Lewis brings home a copy of ''History of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway'', which has been out of print for years.
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* RailEnthusiast: Mike has a huge collection of old train and railway pieces, including nuts and bolts, tickets, uniform buttons, signal flags, and a coal shovel. During his free time, he wanders by the railways to collect more treasures and memorizes timetables. He is endlessly fascinated by railway history and is delighted when Mr Lewis brings home a copy of ''History of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway'', which has been out of print for years. Orry loves riding the train with Mike and looking at Mike's collection.
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* PottyFailure: The first day Mike babysits Orry, Mrs Lewis packs him two changes of pants, just in case. Sure enough, Orry wanders off from Mike and Jock at a factory, climbs onto a wobbly stack of boxes, and is so frightened by the movement of the boxes that he wets himself.
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* CommonalityConnection: Mike's ten-year-old sister Jane points out that he's a lot like Orry, but less so - not only are they both interested in trains, but Mike often needs to go off and be by himself, the way Orry retreats into his closet.
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* MarriedToTheJob: Mr Lewis is a celebrated cellist who spends weeks or months on tour. When he is at home, he's more interested in rehearsing than in paying attention to his kids.
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* ThirdPersonPerson: Trouble with pronouns is one of Orry's speech difficulties. He usually refers to himself by name.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Orry's real name is Lawrence, but he goes by Orry because that's what he can pronounce.
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Mike Lewis is a twelve-year-old train fanatic. When his mother asks him to babysit his six-year-old autistic brother Orry for the day, he learns that Orry shares his fascination with trains. The brothers bond over their shared interest.
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Mike Lewis is a twelve-year-old train fanatic. When his mother asks him to babysit his six-year-old autistic brother Orry for the day, he learns discovers that Orry shares his fascination with trains. The brothers bond over their shared interest.
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''He Is Your Brother'' is a 1974 children's book by Richard Parker.
Mike Lewis is a twelve-year-old train fanatic. When his mother asks him to babysit his six-year-old autistic brother Orry for the day, he learns that Orry shares his fascination with trains. The brothers bond over their shared interest.
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!!''He Is Your Brother'' contains examples of:
* BadMoodRetreat: When something upsets Orry, which happens often, he hides in the closet under the attic stairs.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Mike tells off his friend Jock whenever he insults or makes fun of Orry.
* RailEnthusiast: Mike has a huge collection of old train and railway pieces, including nuts and bolts, tickets, uniform buttons, signal flags, and a coal shovel. During his free time, he wanders by the railways to collect more treasures and memorizes timetables. He is endlessly fascinated by railway history and is delighted when Mr Lewis brings home a copy of ''History of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway'', which has been out of print for years.
* TitleDrop: When Mrs. Lewis tells Mike to babysit Orry at the beginning of the book, she says, "He ''is'' your brother."
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Mike Lewis is a twelve-year-old train fanatic. When his mother asks him to babysit his six-year-old autistic brother Orry for the day, he learns that Orry shares his fascination with trains. The brothers bond over their shared interest.
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!!''He Is Your Brother'' contains examples of:
* BadMoodRetreat: When something upsets Orry, which happens often, he hides in the closet under the attic stairs.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Mike tells off his friend Jock whenever he insults or makes fun of Orry.
* RailEnthusiast: Mike has a huge collection of old train and railway pieces, including nuts and bolts, tickets, uniform buttons, signal flags, and a coal shovel. During his free time, he wanders by the railways to collect more treasures and memorizes timetables. He is endlessly fascinated by railway history and is delighted when Mr Lewis brings home a copy of ''History of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway'', which has been out of print for years.
* TitleDrop: When Mrs. Lewis tells Mike to babysit Orry at the beginning of the book, she says, "He ''is'' your brother."
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