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81) Chester and Gus
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Chester, a service dog, is adopted into a family where he becomes a companion to Gus, a ten-year-old boy with nonverbal autism, who initially challenges Chester by requiring a different kind of friendship.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A heartfelt companion novel to the critically acclaimed Chester and Gus about inclusivity, autism, friendship, and family, perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker and Kate DiCamillo. After being separated from his family, Franklin becomes an independent cat, until he meets a goofy dog named Chester. Chester is a service dog to his person, a boy named Gus, and Chester knows just the girl to be Franklin's person--Gus's classmate, Amelia. Amelia loves cats,...
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A boy with Asperger's overcomes his social challenges to help a friend celebrate her birthday"--
"Armond doesn't want to go to Felicia's birthday party. Parties are noisy, disorganized, and smelly--all things that are hard for a kid with Asperger's. Worst of all is socializing with other kids. But with the support of Felicia and her mom, good friends who know how to help him, he not only gets through the party, but also has fun. When his mom picks...
Author
Series
Jason Stafford novels volume 1
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Struggling to rebuild his life after a two-year prison term for unscrupulous choices, former Wall Street hotshot Jason Stafford is tapped by an investment firm to investigate the suspicious death of a junior trader.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Mark finds out his infant son Oliver is autistic, his life is turned upside-down. Separated from his wife, and struggling as an artist and a parent, Mark is faced with a challenging road ahead. He must use his creative flair and ingenuity in order to connect with is son, and understand how special he truly is. This stunning insight into the nature of autism uses humor and compassion to convey its message. This is the perfect creative outlet...
88) Monarch Manor
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Erin Marinelli has her work cut out for her when she arrives at her late grandmother's Wisconsin home to prepare for an estate sale. But sifting through the overwhelming collection of figurines, outdated appliances and dusty books, she finds something that captures her attention: a yellowed envelope of old photographs. In one, taken almost a century ago, a beautiful woman is seated with a young boy who looks uncannily like Erin's five-year-old autistic...
90) Thriving with autism: 90 activities to encourage your child's communication, engagement, and play
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Helping children with autism strengthen their connections, simple, supportive strategies To help you in your efforts to help your child flourish, this book has 90 playful, evidence-based activities. Thriving with Autism provides an easy, effective toolbox to supplement and support the developmental work parents and caregivers are doing with their children. These solutions are designed for kids with autism from ages 1 to 11. The benefits can last a...
91) Gods without men
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a surreal public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a place of strange power, and before Raj reappears inexplicably unharmed--but not unchanged--the fate of this young family will intersect with that of many others, echoing the stories of all those who have traveled before them. Driven by the energy and cunning of Coyote, the mythic, shape-shifting...
92) The Rosie result
Author
Series
Rosie novels (Graeme Simsion) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After more than a decade of happy marriage, things are going well for Don and Rosie--until a phone call throws their world off balance. Their son, eleven-year-old Hudson, has always been a smart kid. But now his teachers say he's having trouble socially. They're suggesting an autism assessment. Don's methodical approach helped him find his perfect match in Rosie ('the world's most incompatible woman'). And he has spent a lifetime trying to fit in--so...
94) Devoted
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother, Megan, tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil was behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. A uniquely gifted dog with a heart as golden as his...
95) Forever boy
Author
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An honest and inspiring memoir of motherhood, love and finding joy through autism, from the creator of Finding Cooper's Voice.
Author
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When staffing changes at Masato's company get him transferred to a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere, more suffering seems imminent for the Azuma family. However, Masato approaches the situtation with aplomb and comes up with new ways to pave the way for Hikaru and thos elike him to become "cheerful working adults"--with surprising results. Hikaru himself seems to be getting closer, bit by bit, to achieving this goal as the Azumas decide to foster...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Martin's pursuit of the truth leads him to the West Coast. There, the deepening mystery explodes into a multi-faceted conspiracy involving a cult known as the Righteous 36, the CEO of a sinister corporation, one of the company's former officers, a deranged ex-priest, and the mother of a child who may prove instrumental in deciphering the code.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Single father Martin Bohm struggles to raise his emotionally challenged son Jake. But Martin soon discovers that Jake possesses an amazing gift: the ability to see the hidden patterns of numbers that connect every life on the planet. With the help of a brilliant professor, Martin learns to communicate with Jake and help people around the world.
Author
Publisher
Kregel Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Views from the Spectrum shares the inspiring stories of twenty remarkable young adults with autism and the loving families who support them. As a thriving adult with autism himself, Ron Sandison seeks to educate the world on the amazing gifts and talents autism can cultivate. Both a how-to guide for parents with special needs as well as an uncanny view into the world of autism, readers will be in awe of stories such as the courage of Tyler Gianchetta,...
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