RulesThis Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story 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 to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal? |
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... things by myself because my best friend , Melissa , spends the whole vacation in California with her dad . This year'll be different , though . The girl next door and I can do all my favorite summer things together : swimming at the ...
... things by myself because my best friend , Melissa , spends the whole vacation in California with her dad . This year'll be different , though . The girl next door and I can do all my favorite summer things together : swimming at the ...
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... things to do when you move . " I try to hold my hope down , but it keeps popping up again . Until Mom turns the corner to our street and I see Ryan Deschaine getting on his bike , an orange newspaper bag slung on his shoulder , his ...
... things to do when you move . " I try to hold my hope down , but it keeps popping up again . Until Mom turns the corner to our street and I see Ryan Deschaine getting on his bike , an orange newspaper bag slung on his shoulder , his ...
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... wadded at his feet . I jump in front of the window to pull the curtains closed . " David , go find Mom . Now ! " I have a pants rule , too . Pantless brothers are not my problem . Sometimes things work out , but don't count on it 58.
... wadded at his feet . I jump in front of the window to pull the curtains closed . " David , go find Mom . Now ! " I have a pants rule , too . Pantless brothers are not my problem . Sometimes things work out , but don't count on it 58.
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Arnold Lobel autism Avril Lavigne Awesome backpack beside blank cards cassette Catherine chair Cinnamon clinic comes communication book couch CYNTHIA LORD Dad's dance David asks David leans David swings doorway draw driveway ears eyes feel fingers fish tank flip Frog front door girl girl next door glance grab guinea pigs guitar hair hallway hand head hear hold Jason taps Jason's book Jason's wheelchair joystick kids kitchen Kristi says laugh look Melissa minivan Mom's Morehouse says Morse code mouth nods Nutmeg Okay parking lot pencil pick pocket porch portrait of Jason pull ramp rule Ryan SCHOLASTIC PRESS seagulls sketchbook slide smiles someone sorry speech therapist stands stare stinks a big stop swing talk tell therapist there's things tiny turn video store waiting room walk watch waves window wish woman words yell