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A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftis's groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and...
2) Rules
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy. Includes authors' note about autism.
4) Janine
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Janine is one of a kind. She focuses on the positive while navigating life with disabilities. She makes a difference just by being herself"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old Leo Coughlin's life is increasingly stressful because his autistic older brother Caleb's behavior is becoming more bizarre and even violent, and their parents' marriage is falling apart--but Leo finds an escape in long distance running, and in two new friends: Curtis, himself a potential state champion who teaches him the strategy of running, and Mary, his would-be girlfriend.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
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Winner of the 2018 Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award * Two starred reviews * A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of 2017 * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2017 * Wisconsin Library Association CBA Outstanding Books of the Year selection * 2018-2019 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award list selection * 2018-2019 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee * Young Hoosier Book Award nominee * The Someday Birds is a debut middle grade novel...
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