<p> <DIV>Taylor Jane Simon is an eighteen-year-old girl with Asperger&rsquo;s Syndrome who has a refreshingly different view of the people she encounters and the life she wants to have. Young adult readers will identify with Taylor&rsquo;s struggle for independence and self-control, and empathize as she outlines the ways&mdash;both positive and negative-- that her Asperger&rsquo;s Syndrome affects her daily life. Connecting with a play by Samuel Beckett, Taylor explores a fear of solitary existence while reaching out to a world at times perplexing. Most important, Taylor wants to be seen as an individual, not as a stereotypical &ldquo;person with special needs,&rdquo; or a rare wild flower&mdash;images that haunt her from the past. A cameo performance by Taylor&rsquo;s new gerbil -- Harold Pinter-- adds further emphasis to themes of existentialism and humour.</div> </p>