Anything But Typical

Anything But Typical PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416995005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.

Anything But Typical

Anything But Typical PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416995005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Book Description
Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.

The Summer Before Boys

The Summer Before Boys PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 141698674X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Twelve-year-old best friends and relatives, Julia and Eliza are happy to spend the summer together while Julia's mother is serving in the National Guard in Iraq but when they meet a neighborhood boy, their close relationship begins to change.

Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story

Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442485078
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Includes a reading group guide with discussion questions.

Ruby on the Outside

Ruby on the Outside PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442485043
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes has a real best friend for the first time ever, but agonizes over whether or not to tell her a secret she has never shared with anyone--that her mother has been in prison since Ruby was five--and over whether to express her anger to her mother.

Runt

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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Chester and Gus

Chester and Gus PDF Author: Cammie McGovern
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062330705
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Critically acclaimed author Cammie McGovern presents a heartwarming and humorous middle grade novel about the remarkable bond that forms between an aspiring service dog and an autistic boy in need of a friend. “Joyful, inspiring, and completely winning, Chester and Gus is unforgettable,” proclaimed Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Medal winner The One and Only Ivan. 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 Gus since this isn’t exactly the job he trained for—but he’s determined to figure it out. Because after all, Gus is now his person. In the spirit of beloved classics like Because of Winn-Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller, Cammie McGovern’s heartfelt novel—told from Chester’s point of view—explores the extraordinary friendship between a child and a dog with a poignant and modern twist.

Surfacing

Surfacing PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763663611
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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A lyrical and deeply moving portrait of grief, blame, and forgiveness, and of finding the courage to confront your ghosts — one truth at a time. As soon as she was under, Maggie heard the quiet, though every sound was amplified in her ears and in her brain...Sound, like shame, travels four times faster under the water. Though only a sophomore, Maggie Paris is a star on the varsity swim team, but she also has an uncanny, almost magical ability to draw out people’s deepest truths, even when they don’t intend to share them. It’s reached a point where most of her classmates, all but her steadfast best friend, now avoid her, and she’s taken to giving herself away every chance she gets to an unavailable — and ungrateful — popular boy from the wrestling team, just to prove she still exists. Even Maggie’s parents, who are busy avoiding each other and the secret deep at the heart of their devastated family, seem wary of her. Is there such a thing as too much truth?

All We Know of Love

All We Know of Love PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763666866
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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A boldly original tale about a girl who journeys through love and loss to find her mother — and discovers that everyone has a story to tell, including herself. "I used to think that a person would not know who I was, not really know me, until they heard about my mother." Four years, four months, and fifteen days ago, Natalie Gordon's mother walked out mid-sentence, before she finished what she was going to say. Now Natalie is traveling twenty-four hours on a bus to Florida to find her mother, to find herself, to find out something about love. Along the way, Natalie struggles to understand her relationship with Adam, a boy she pines for with near-obsession, and to her surprise, she meets people with stories like her own, stories about giving love and getting lost in the desire to be wanted. Acclaimed middle-grade novelist Nora Raleigh Baskin makes her young adult debut with a deeply resonant novel about secrets held and secrets shared, about having the courage to uncover all we know — and don’t know — of love.

Basketball (or Something Like It)

Basketball (or Something Like It) PDF Author: Nora Raleigh Baskin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006204415X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Basketball clinics, a revolving door of coaches, incensed parents, and the importance of the right sneakers—is that what the game is about? Told from the perspective of four unlikely friends, Nora Raleigh Baskin's poignant novel focuses on the action, drama, and fun of playing ball and explores what it takes to be a winner of the game—both on the court and off.

The Meaning of Maggie (Sneak Preview)

The Meaning of Maggie (Sneak Preview) PDF Author: Megan Jean Sovern
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452141398
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 57

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A free sneak preview of The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern. Download now and enjoy this extended excerpt before the book goes on sale on May 6, 2014. As befits a future President of the United States of America, Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year it's been! During this period she's Student of the Month on a regular basis, an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock, and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly, though, this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair, no matter how scary that is. Author Megan Jean Sovern, herself the daughter of a dad with multiple sclerosis, writes with the funny grace and assured prose of a new literary star. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.