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Tag Archives: autism
Mindblind
Mindblind by Jennifer Roy Nathaniel Clark has Asperger’s Syndrome. He also has friends, a jerk of a father, an incredibly loving mother and a completely normal crush on a girl. While navigating high school social life is a bit different … Continue reading
Here’s How I See It, Here’s How It Is
Here’s How I See It–Here’s How It Is by Heather Henson Junebug is having a rough summer. Usually it’s her favorite time of year, her family coming together to put on plays at the summer playhouse her father runs. Usually, … Continue reading
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon When this book was released in 2003, it collected various awards and before long became an international best-seller. The odd thing is, within the pages of the book, … Continue reading
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous
The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley Merliee Monroe has her life organized just how she wants it. Her time is carefully allocated using a schedule of her own making. She has a too perfect younger sister, … Continue reading
How to Talk to an Autistic Child
How to Talk to an Autistic Kid This is a slim non-fiction book written by an middle school student with autism. It is a super fast read and would be great for teachers, guidance counselors or anyone who wants to … Continue reading
To Oz and Back
To Oz and Back: A Bones & the Duchess Mystery (Bones and the Duchess Mysteries) by Alexandra Eden This is a truly awful book. It is poorly written, boring, unrelatable, completely unaware of its audience and sometimes downright offensive. Right … Continue reading
The Case of the Prank that Stank
The Case of the Prank that Stank #1 (Wright & Wong) by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz Agatha befriended Orville in the second grade because she couldn’t stand how Orville was getting bullied. Five years later, in an ironic … Continue reading
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
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
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
