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Looking after Louis

Lesley Ely - Albert Whitman & Company; First Printing edition
Format: Print book

A young girl sits next to a boy named Louis at school. Louis has autism, but through imagination, kindness, and a special game of soccer, his classmates find a way to join him in his world. Then they can include Louis in theirs.
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Ian's Walk: A Story about Autism

Laurie Lears - Albert Whitman & Company

A young girl realizes how much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he gets lost at the park.,
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All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism

Jennifer Zivoin - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

Gold Medal, Mom's Choice Awards "It teaches us to embrace not only who we are, but also to embrace the people around us who are brilliantly different thanks to their own amazing, colorful stripes." - Stan Lee, Chairman emeritus of Marvel ComicsNobody gets me, Mama!Zane...
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Autism

Ann O Squire - Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Format: Print book

Readers will learn about some of the most common health problems affecting people today, from the first symptoms to the final diagnosis. They will find out how these illnesses change people's lives, what research doctors are doing to improve treatments, and much more. Statistics...
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Al Capone Does My Shirts

Gennifer Choldenko - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. But Natalie has autism, and when she's denied admittance to the school, the stark setting of Alcatraz begins to unravel the tenuous coping mechanisms...
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Rain Reign

Ann M Martin - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Bestseller!Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She's thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein) , which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Not everyone understands...
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Rules

Cynthia Lord - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

This 2007 Newbery Honor Book is a humorous and heartwarming debut about feeling different and finding acceptance. Now in After Words paperback!Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around...
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A Boy Called Bat (The Bat Series, 1)

Elana K. Arnold - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum.For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) , life tends to be full of surprises - some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise...
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The Someday Birds

Sally J Pla - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

TWO STARRED REVIEWS!"Offering a mixture of suspense, mystery, tragedy and humor, Pla's story captures both the literal and figurative meanings of journey." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Pla gives us a memorable hero in this lyrical and funny book." - Shelf...
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Anything But Typical

Nora Raleigh Baskin - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. Jason can be himself...
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A Friend for Henry

Jenn Bailey - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend who shares. A friend who listens. Maybe even a friend who likes things to stay the same and all in order, as Henry does. But on a day full of too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right,...
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Planet Earth Is Blue

Nicole Panteleakos - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

"Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach MeA heartrending and hopeful debut novel about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and...
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