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When in Rome volume 2
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English
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"As caregiver for her autistic brother, Beckett Hayes knows how meaningful a little extra help cn be when life happens. Which is why she runs Consider It Done, a personal concierge serice in her small town. Her job also gives her the flexibility to follow her passion, being Rome, Rhode Island's unofficial special needs advocate training emotional support companions in her spare time. There is not much of that, though, and certainly not enough for...
42) The bride test
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Kiss quotient novels volume 2
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English
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"Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but he doesn't experience big, important emotions like love and grief. Rather than believing he processes emotions differently due to being autistic, he concludes that he's defective and decides to avoid romantic relationships. So his mother, driven to desperation, takes matters into her own hands and returns to...
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Autism Acceptance Month - Young Adult
Homelessness Books for Youth
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Homelessness Books for Youth
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
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Although seventeen-year-old Amber Appleton is homeless, living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist who visits the elderly at a nursing home, teaches English to Korean Catholic women with the use of rhythm and blues music, and befriends a solitary Vietnam veteran and his dog, but eventually she experiences one burden more than she can bear and slips into a deep depression.
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2020.
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English
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If Nema can't uncover a lost boy's true identity in time they may never escape the sticky world he designed...When Nema and her friends discover a hidden sugar-hooked society holding lost kids, they find their perfect world in danger. The strange, sticky place hides the truth about Nema's missing brother, and a plot to destroy the free life she knows. But only they can reverse a code to prevent a rock candy robot invasion and rescue the captives....
45) A boy called Bat
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Boy called BAT volume 1
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English
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When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has austim, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.
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Series
Speech kids volume 2
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
Español
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Michael is a four year old boy with autism. His older brother, Thomas, doesn't understand why Michael behaves the way he does. The therapist teaches Thomas how to play with Michael, making sibling time fun again.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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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.
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English
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"Zak knows he's not quite like his siblings and classmates. Bright lights and big crowds send him into freak-out mode. Hugs make him uncomfortable, too. His atypical behaviors, from flapping his arms to spinning his body, seem so out of place. But for Zak, that's just how he copes. Despite some peculiar behaviors, Zak's desires and disappointments are as ordinary as any child's. He loves watches; he hates being excluded. As Zak embraces life the only...
50) Hour glass
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English
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"Set in the lawless town of Deadwood, South Dakota, Hour Glass shares an intimate look at the woman behind the legend of Calamity Jane told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Jimmy Glass. After their pa falls deathly ill with smallpox, Jimmy and his sister, Hour, travel into Deadwood to seek help. While their pa is in quarantine, the two form unbreakable bonds with the surrogate family that emerges from the tragedy of loss. In a place where life...
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2016.
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English
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Isaac may look like everyone else, but he actually has superpowers that make him different from his brother and his classmates. Some kids don't understand that and call him names. But Isaac's superhero brain remembers loads of things, he has energy enough to bounce on his trampoline for hours, and his ears are so sharp he can even hear the buzzing some lights make in school (ouch!). He tends to say whatever comes into his head and doesn't realize...
52) Like a charm
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Series
Like a charm volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Ramya Knox is used to feeling cursed. People only notice her long enough to call her a troublemaker. Except Grandpa. He sees Ramya and her neurodiversity as enchanting. But when Grandpa dies, Ramya's world loses its charm...until she discovers he left behind one big secret: that magic is real and Ramya can see it. Trolls, vampires, kelpies, and more fantastical beings hide in the shadows for Ramya to discover. But the Hidden Folk need protection...
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Wilmot sisters volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"There's much ado about everything when two adversaries become allies and fake a relationship to fool their meddling friends in this swoony, inclusive reimagining of the Bard's beloved play Much Ado About Nothing. Jamie and Bea have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. But when the people closest to them play Cupid and trick them into dating, Jamie and Bea realize they...
55) A bird will soar
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Axel,a boy with autism spectrum disorder, loves everything about birds, especially eagles. No one worries that an eagle will fly too far and not come home--a fact Axel wishes his mother understood. Deep down, Axel knows that his mother is like an osprey--the best of all bird mothers--but it's hard to remember that when she worries and keeps secrets about important things. His dad is more like a wild turkey, coming and going as he pleases. His dad's...
56) Bad best friend
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Eighth-grader Niki's best friend, Ava, dumps her just as life at home is becoming more complicated by her brother Danny's behavior and her mother's refusal to admit Danny is on the autism spectrum.
58) My rainbow
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Autism Acceptance Month - Children
Pride Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Pride Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
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"A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, based on the real-life experience of mother-daughter advocate duo Trinity and DeShanna Neal"--
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Rip and Red volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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With their fifth grade graduation only weeks away, Rip, Red, and the rest of their classmates must decide if boycotting a test is worth forfeiting their graduation gala and the opportunity to play with Hoops Machine, a Harlem Globetrotters-like team.
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Pub. Date
2005
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English
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Crowbaby and Dawfie"" is a moving story about an autistic child's faithful watch for her brother's return from war. The story covers thirteen months of events in the life of Ma and Dawfie as they watch the river road near their house, eager to see Crowbaby back at home. A touching ending gives the readers hope and insight into the lives of disabled children.
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