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2) Superstar
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his "thing," and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis.
Author
Publisher
Wheat Penny Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Young children will learn what life can look like for an autistic child who uses nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate with others.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old knuckleball pitcher Vivy Cohen, who has autism, becomes pen pals with her favorite Major League baseball player after writing a letter to him as an assignment for her social skills class.
Author
Language
English
Formats
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. 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 a piebald deer, a rare...
8) Afterward
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Dylan Anderson is kidnapped, his subsequent rescue leads to the discovery of Ethan Jorgensen, who had disappeared four years earlier, and now Dylan's sister Caroline befriends Ethan and wants to learn the truth about her autistic brother's captivity.
Author
Series
Henry volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
31 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Told from an older brother's point of view, describes how people with autism may react when faced with unexpected changes in their routine, and explains possible origins of the condition, its symptoms, and how people with autism can succeed.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
330 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An autistic girl faced with disaster, Izzy Wilder and her dog Akka set out to discover the truth behind humanity's disappearance, facing life's greatest mysteries as they uncover the true endurance of the human spirit to save the world.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Daniel has a new friend at school! His name is Max, and he loves buses. Max is autistic, so sometimes he needs different things. Max and Daniel might be different in some ways, but they always have fun playing together!" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
232 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A heartfelt companion novel to the critically acclaimed Chester and Gus about inclusivity, autism, friendship, and family, perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker and Kate DiCamillo. After being separated from his family, Franklin becomes an independent cat, until he meets a goofy dog named Chester. Chester is a service dog to his person, a boy named Gus, and Chester knows just the girl to be Franklin's person--Gus's classmate, Amelia. Amelia loves cats,...
Author
Series
Henry chapter books volume 2
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
51 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henry, a young boy with autism goes on a class field trip to the natural history museum, with instructions to find something new.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Juan is an autistic boy about to start school, and the thought is giving him the jitters; he copes by concentrating on routine things and clapping, but he is worried about being laughed at in school--but his teacher has come up with a series of math games and made Juan the judge, to help him cope with his anxiety about the new situation.
Author
Publisher
Rock the Boat
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
335 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a "switcher" and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns that creatures are going missing. Only Alice holds the key to solving the mystery and finding the culprit, but she'll need to harness her full powers first. And to do that she'll need a bit...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sam and Asha. Asha and Sam. Their friendship is so long established, they take it for granted. Just as Asha takes for granted that Donnybrooke, the mansion that sits on the highest hill in Coreville, is the best house in town. But when Sam is accepted into snobbish Castleton Academy as an autistic 'Miracle Boy,' he leaves Asha, who is also autistic, to navigate middle school alone. He also leaves her wondering if she can take anything for granted...
19) Frankie's world
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
258 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
234 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right? If only. It turns out that finding a friend is harder than Alex...
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