Rules
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Book Description
A heartfelt and witty debut about feeling different and finding acceptance--beyond the rules.
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 his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order... More
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 his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order... More
Book Information
| Publisher | Scholastic Press |
| Binding | Hardcover (20 editions) |
| Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
| # of Pages | 208 |
| ISBN-10 | 0439443822 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0439443821 |
| Publication Date | 04/01/2006 |
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As an elementary teacher, I see lots of kids in school who either have some form of autism or they have a sibling that has some form of autism. I think it is so wonderful that Cynthia Lord has written this insightful and inspiring book. What a joy it was to read it and feel that the author understan... more
tags: and I recommend it to everyone., It inspired me, I read it.
tags: ya_fiction, waw_09_up, sibling relations, relationships, newbery, autism
Our school has the self-contained autistic class for our area, and the self-contained "cross-categorical" class. These children are my favorite group coming to the library. Cynthia Lord's book is a fabulous story in and of itself. If you know an autistic or severely handicapped child who has diff... more
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How lightly she steps through the deep issues in this book! It could have been a minefield but Cynthia Lord avoids every pitfall and brings the reader out the other side with grace. I was especially fond of the brilliant yet subtle metaphor of the various toys in the fish tank and I'm so glad she e... more
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RULES is a very true to life portrait of a family that has a child with autism as one of their members. Catherine not only has the normal concerns that go with adolescence, but also the added stress of feeling torn between wanting to help and protect her brother with autism and wanting him to be nor... more
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
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