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41) A star is born
Author
Series
Cruisers ; 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Zander's play, Act Six, brings Da Vinci Academy into the spotlight, especially when LaShonda's costume designs win her an opportunity she can accept only if she is willing to leave her autistic brother and their group home behind.
43) My rainbow
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal." --
44) Real
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Sometimes Charity cannot control her body and because she has low-functioning autism, Charity cannot communicate her thoughts to anyone else, even though she feels all of the frustrations, fears, and doubts of a typical thirteen-year-old."--
45) Can you see me?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Tally is starting sixth grade at Kingswood Academy and she really wants to fit in, which means somehow hiding her autism, hypersensitivity to touch, and true self, and trying to act "normal" like her former best friend, Layla, who is distancing herself from Tally and her fourteen-year-old sister, Nell, who is always angry with Tally for being different; but as she records her thoughts and anxieties in her coping diary, Tally begins...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Autistic seventh-grader Maggie is ecstatic to work with her crush, eighth-grader Tatum, for an engineering contest, but both girls must confront their complicated family dynamics and expectations before acknowledging their feelings for each other."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Kitty Granger has always known that others consider her peculiar. She hates noise and crowds, tends to fixate on patterns, and often feels acutely aware of her surroundings even as she struggles to interpret the behavior of people around her. As a working-class girl in London's East End, she's spent her whole life learning to hide these traits. Until the day when she notices the mysterious man on the bus and finds herself following...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Laila's birthday party, perfectly planned with her autism in mind, goes awry due to a change in weather and an accident with her cake, but with the help of her mom and her service dog, Laila knows she can handle this"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope." --
Author
Series
Henry ; 1
Language
English
Description
"Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time."--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Isaac may look like everyone else, but he actually has superpowers that make him different from his brother and his classmates. Some kids dont understand that and call him names. But Isaacs superhero brain remembers loads of things, he has energy enough to bounce on his trampoline for hours, and his ears are so sharp he can even hear the buzzing some lights make in school (ouch!). He tends to say whatever comes into his head and doesnt realize that...
52) Frankie's world
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Frankie is different from everyone in her class, and she can't figure out why. She has trouble concentrating, and her classmates tease her for not having a dad at home. To try to make sense of the world, Frankie doodles her daily adventures in a journal. One day, when Frankie sneaks into her mom's room and sees her biological father's name on her birth certificate, she decides to go on a mission to track him down. Could Frankie's father be the key...
Author
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn't talk. Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive--"a big old blurter." Making friends has never come easily. When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back. They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine. In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter...
55) Chester and Gus
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream might never come true -- until a family adopts him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism. But Gus acts so differently than anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn't even want him in the room. Chester's not sure how to help Gus since this isn't exactly the job...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Grace is autistic and has her own way of looking at the world. She's got a horse and a best friend who understand her, and that's pretty much all she needs. But when Grace kisses Gabe and things start to change at home, the world doesn't make much sense to her any more. Suddenly everything threatens to fall apart, and it's up to Grace to fix it on her own."--dust jacket.
57) Nobody's perfect
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Megan, a popular and outgoing fourth-grader, is sure that the "perfect" new girl dislikes her because she is deaf, but persistence and a joint science fair project help Megan see that the two girls have something in common after all.
58) Me and Mister P
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"An autistic younger brother, a frustrated older brother, and a friendly, fun polar bear who helps both of them!"--
59) Maybe in Paris
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In Paris with her autistic brother, Levi, Keira has finally gotten around his quirks to find the adventure she craves when she is forced to accept that Levi is sicker than she was willing to believe.
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