Anything But Typical

By Nora Raleigh Baskin; Tom Parks (Read by)
(Brilliance Corporation, Compact Disc, 9781423381280)

Publication Date: March 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Paperback, Compact Disc, MP3 CD, MP3 CD

Categories: Social Issues - Adolescence, Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings, Social Issues - Special Needs

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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Summer 2009 Kids' List
“Anything But Typical is the story of a 6th-grade autistic boy's life, as told from inside his own head. While writing stories on the Web, Jason begins to interact online with a 'neurotypical' girl. All is fine until he wins a writing contest and a scholarship to a writing camp, where his friend is waiting to meet him, face to face. I loved seeing the world as it appears from Jason's perspective.”
-- Rene Kirkpatrick, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA


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In this portrait of a boy with autism, sixth grader Jason Blake finds that the only place he can be himself is online, where he posts the short stories he writes. It's there where Jason finds Rebecca. Though the two have common ground, Jason can't face the consequences that meeting Rebecca might bring, so what can he do?
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