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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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c2012., Magination Press Call No: 616.85 Gro Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Offers advice for autistic children on learning the rules of behavior in their class among other students, exploring situations and good manners at the lunch table, in the classroom, in the hallway, with bullies, and when their emotions threaten to overtake them.
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2014., Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning Available for Onondaga Central Jr Sr High School Lib via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpointsSummary Note: Explores the issues surrounding autism by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.
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c2005., Collins Call No: Ref 618.92 Exk Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A comprehensive reference for the spectrum disorder known as autism. Focuses on its diagnosis and treatment and how to cope with it. Describes the healing of autism as an active and evolving process that "encompasses hope and acceptance." Argues that for that feeling to begin, it must take place immediately in you as a parent if you are to help your child to heal.
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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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[2015], Juvenile, Owlkids Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: West Meadows detectivesSummary Note: Autistic third-grader Myron and his partner Hajrah follow clues to find the thief who stole the morning snacks from the school's kitchen.
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[2017]., Juvenile, Harper Call No: Realistic FIC McGovern Edition: First edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Chester wants to become a service dog but fails his certification test because he's scared of loud noises. But then a family adopts him to be a companion to their ten-year-old son Gus, who is autistic, and Chester is determined to help Gus.
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-- Chester & Gus[2017]., Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: FIC MCGOVERN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chester hopes to follow in his mother's paw prints and become a service dog, but when a family with an autistic son adopts him, it's not exactly what Chester imagined, but he'll do whatever he can to prove he's the right dog for the job.
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c2008., Sourcebooks, Inc. Call No: B Gardner Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A mother's account of how Dale, her autistic son, overcame his disability through his bond with a pet dog. Includes brief comments by Dale on the events described, an afterword, and a reading group guide.
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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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[2018], Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: The author shares her experience as an autistic child who felt uncomfortable getting hugs. She shows how she used her imagination to solve the problem by inventing a hug machine.
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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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By Suskind, Ron[2014]., Kingswell Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood. The family was forced to become animated characters, communicating with him in Disney dialogue and song; until they all emerge, together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive"--Provided by publisher.
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By Suskind, RonÃ2014., Kingswell Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF SUS Edition: 1st pbk. ed., June 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen memorized dozens of Disney movies, turned them into a language to express love and loss, kinship, brotherhood. The family was forced to become animated characters, communicating with him in Disney dialogue and song; until they all emerge, together, revealing how, in darkness, we all literally need stories to survive"--Provided by publisher.
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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.
