Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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By Foster, Kate2023., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: FIC FOS Edition: First US edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right? If only. It turns out that finding a friend is harder than Alex thought--unless, maybe, friendship is about something more than popularity. This charming story, told through Alex's clear and honest voice, navigates relationships of all stripes between classmates, new neighbors, family, and, of course, a kid and his dog. After all, friendship isn't one-size-fits-all--maybe it's found in the small things where you least expect it"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Foster, Kate2023., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: Fic Edition: First US edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right? If only. It turns out that finding a friend is harder than Alex thought--unless, maybe, friendship is about something more than popularity. This charming story, told through Alex's clear and honest voice, navigates relationships of all stripes between classmates, new neighbors, family, and, of course, a kid and his dog. After all, friendship isn't one-size-fits-all--maybe it's found in the small things where you least expect it"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ; Call No: REALISTIC F CON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn't talk. Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive. Making friends has never come easily. When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back. They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine. In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter a piebald deer, a rare creature with a coat like a patchwork quilt. Whenever it appears, Aurora feels compelled to follow. At school, Aurora looks out for Frenchie, who has been her classmate until this year. One morning, Frenchie doesn't make it to his classroom. Aurora feels she's to blame. The entire town begins to search, and everyone wonders: how is it possible that nobody has seen Frenchie?
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[2018], Primary, Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), is the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world---even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play, and can't watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes.
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[2017]., Primary, Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC ARN Edition: First edition. Availability:7 of 7 At Location(s) Summary Note: One of the few books for any age that seeks to accurately, sensitively, and convincingly portray a character on the autism spectrum, this book centers the child's experience in the narrative.
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[2024]., Primary, CHRONICLE BOOKS Call No: ER FIC BAI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Henry, a young boy with autism goes on a class field trip to the natural history museum, with instructions to find something new.
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[2023]., Primary, CHRONICLE BOOKS Call No: ER FIC BAI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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By Rorby, Ginny2015., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC ROR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.
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[2021]., General, Crown Books for Young Readers Call No: Young Adult Fic MCN Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I can't stop thinking about them. Those people weren't magic. They were like me. Different like me. I'm autistic. I see things that others do not. I hear sounds that they can ignore. And sometimes I feel things all at once. I think about the witches, with no one to speak for them. Not everyone in our small town understands. But if I keep trying, maybe someone will. I won't let the witches be forgotten. Because there is more to their story. Just like there is more to mine"--
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2016., Juvenile, First Second Call No: FIC HAT Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Mighty Jack Volume: bk. 1Summary Note: In this modern retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk," young Jack's boring summer of babysitting becomes exciting after his normally mute autistic kid sister, Maddy, advises him to trade his mother's car for a box of mysterious seeds.
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2008, c2006., Juvenile, Skeezel Press Call No: 616.85 VAN NIEKERK Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young boy named Sam, has difficulty at school and seems moody at home. When Sam is diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger syndrome, his family and teachers understand him better and learn how to help him succeed. Includes tips for parents, teachers and children on being with children who have Asperger's.
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[2017], Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: SCI-FI F MCI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Orphaned and homeless, fourteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara, who is autistic, go up against a crime lord and her four-legged robotic army, with help from their robotic dog, Daisy.
