Monthly Archives: April 2011

Al Capone Does My Shirts Winner!

While I am sad to say that this does not actually come with laundry service (how cool would that be!) I am thrilled to announce JMLC (comment #2) has won the copy of the book. Thanks to all for participating … Continue reading

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Al Capone Shines My Shoes

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko This picks up not long after Al Capone Does My Shirts leaves off  Moose is still twelve, Piper the warden’s daughter is still a whole lot of trouble in a very pretty package … Continue reading

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Al Capone Does My Shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Moose’s sister Natalie has always come first.  This time it means uprooting the family and moving to Alcatraz, where Moose’s father works on the island as an electrician and guard for hardened … Continue reading

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The London Eye Mystery

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Ted says that he has “a funny brain that runs on a different operating system from other people’s”.  His whole life this has been something of a liability, but now that his cousin … Continue reading

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Ian’s Walk

Ian’s Walk: A Story about Autism by Laurie Lears Ian’s Walk is prefaced by a note about autism from a child psychologist and a sibling program director from Illinois Masonic Medical Center.  It contains valuable information about what siblings of … Continue reading

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Rules

Rules by Cynthia Lord Rules is also a recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award which honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. After spending … Continue reading

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Anything But Typical

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin Anything But Typical is one of two books I’m reviewing this month that have received the Schneider Family Book Award which honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic … Continue reading

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Mockingbird

Mockingbird by Kathryn Eskine I love this book.  I know you’re supposed to say that sort of thing about books that have won the National Book Award, but I am not one to love a book just because someone smacked … Continue reading

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My Brother Charlie

My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete (and Ryan Elizabeth Peete) Holly Robinson Peete wrote this book with her daughter Ryan. It’s about their family’s experience when Ryan’s twin brother was diagnosed with autism. With brightly colored pictures and simple … Continue reading

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April – Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month.  As we see more and more children who have been diagnosed with these spectrum disorders I’m thrilled to see that there are fiction books out there that address the topic, whether it be writing from … Continue reading

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