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Boy called BAT volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: From acclaimed author Elana K. Arnold and with illustrations by Charles Santoso, A Boy Called Bat is 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 day. Bat?s mom, a veterinarian, has brought...
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Chester has always wanted to become a service dog. When he fails his certification test, though, it seems like that dream will never come true?until a family adopts him. They want him to be a companion for their ten-year-old son, Gus, who has autism. But Gus acts so differently than anyone Chester has ever met. He never wants to pet Chester, and sometimes he doesn?t even want Chester in the room. Chester?s not sure how to help...
Author
Series
Boy called BAT volume 2
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He?s 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. Someone else has to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons, Janie is having sleepovers with her new friends, and Bat wants everything to go back...
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English
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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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English
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Publisher Annotation: The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddix in this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity's disappearance.
8) Jan pari!
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Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Join Andre and Noyemi on their adventure.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope.
12) Something more
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English
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Publisher Annotation: A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed.
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Publisher
Wheat Penny Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom,A Day With No Words invites readers into the life of an Autism Family who communicates just as thechild does, without spoken language. This colorful and engaging picture book for young readers shares what life can look like for families who use nonverbal communication, utilizing tools to embrace their unique method of "speaking."
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