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This Newbery Honor Book Is A Heartfelt And Witty Story About Feeling Different And Finding Acceptancebeyond 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
This Newbery Honor Book Is A Heartfelt And Witty Story About Feeling Different And Finding Acceptancebeyond 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...
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