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Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty’s world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are raw in their telling. Diary of a Young Naturalist portrays Dara’s intense connection to the natural world, and his perspective as a teenager...
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"[Marshall, an eleven-year-old autistic boy,] lives in a remote juvenile center in Colorado, where he is bullied by the other boys, misunderstood by all of the other staff except Leslie, and so overwhelmed by the sounds and smells in the cafeteria that getting his lunch is a daily terror. During a blizzard, an unexpected mishap for Marshall and Leslie leads to Marshall's disappearance into the wilderness. His father, Jace, knows that Marshall has...
3) House Rules
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 27
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They tell me I'm lucky to have a son who's so verbal, who is blisteringly intelligent, who can take apart the broken microwave and have it working again an hour later. They think there is no greater hell than having a son who is locked in his own world, unaware that there's a wider one to explore. But try having a son who is locked in his own world, and still wants to make a connection. A son who tries to be like everyone else, but truly doesn't know...
4) Hate mail
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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Jordies cousin Todd has moved back to Montreal and is attending Jordies high school. Todd has autism and requires an aide. Todd has not been welcomed in the school. Hes known as a freak, and even other parents seem to resent Todds special needs. Jordie does everything he can to distance himself from his cousin, fearful of what his friends might think. When he learns that Todds whole family is buckling under the pressure of a hateful letter, Jordie...
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"When an undercover agent tracking domestic jihadists is found murdered, it's troubling enough for Bruno's beloved village. But when this is followed by the return of Sami, a local autistic youth thought lost to Islamic extremism, provincial St. Denis suddenly becomes a front line in the global war on terror"--Dust jacket flap.
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Mickey Tussler novels volume 1
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In 1948, the minor league Milwaukee Brewers have an abysmal record, and manager Arthur Murphy is desperate to improve the team. When he sees seventeen-year-old Mickey Tussler pitching apples into a barrel, he knows he has found a phenom that will end the team's losing streak. However, not everyone is as hopeful. Mickey's autism has alienated the boy from his surroundings, and he faces immense challenges from both the competitive world of baseball...
7) Hurt you
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"Moving beyond the quasi-fraternal bond of the unforgettable George and Lenny from Of Mice and Men, Hurt You explores the actual sibling bond of Georgia and Leonardo da Vinci Daewoo Kim, who has an unnamed neurological disability that resembles autism. The themes of race, disability, and class spin themselves out in a suburban high school where the Kim family has moved in order to access better services for Leonardo. Suddenly unmoored from the familiar,...
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[2013]
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"Welcome to the world of Tyler McNamer, author of Population: One. Tyler named his book Population: One because he lives in his own world where his is the only resident. Yet, he knows that when individuals come together and learn from each other, they can form entire galaxies. Tyler's autism provides him with a unique perspective when viewing the world. He hopes his readers will "switch eyes" with him for a short time because only by seeing things...
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"Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him--the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world's population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can't get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with. But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately...
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[2016]
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"Dr. Temple Grandin's pocket guide to older kids and young adults with autism! Dr. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, professor at Colorado State University, best-selling author, autism activist, and consultant on animal behavior. She also invented the "squeeze machine," a device to calm the sensory systems of those on the autism spectrum. The subject of the award-winning 2010 biographical film Temple Grandin, she was listed in Time magazine...
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[2013]
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Mas alla del cociente intelectual de un genio, de su memoria fotografica, sus citas cinematograficas o sus increibles conocimientos sobre criminalistica, lo que los demas ven en Jacob Hunt es su asperger. Un sindrome que le impide interpretar de manera correcta las situaciones sociales. Su madre Emma, una mujer divorciada, ha construido la vida de su familia alrededor de las necesidades de su hijo mayor, aun a costa de su car-rera y casi ignorando...
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2021]
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"The discovery of two teenagers ritualistically murdered in a secluded Austin park outrages a nation already on the brink of tearing itself apart. The victims are the latest in an epidemic of deaths linked to a mysterious, underground virtual game known only as Play Dead. The forensic evidence soon points to Jamie Hamilton, a brilliant yet naive young man on the autism spectrum. But Angie Channing, a world-renown true crime writer, isn't so sure....
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2023
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This book gives a much-needed introduction to what autism is and removes the myths, stereotypes, and stigma that surround it. The author provides insights into what to do after diagnosis and how to approach and navigate the process of informing those in your life, from your family and friends, to your teachers, or manager at work.
15) Greta Thunberg
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©2020.
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When young Greta learned of the climate crisis she stopped talking. She couldn't understand why people in power were not doing anything to save our Earth. One day she started striking from school. Soon, lots more young people joined her in a global movement that shook adults and politicians alike.
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[2021]
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In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue's cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison's journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life. Jamison's emergence at the age of seventeen from his self-described "prison of silence" took...