Product Details
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, May 2010
Trade Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN-10: 1416995005
ISBN-13: 9781416995005
Grades: 5 - 9
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Description
Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does.
Jason can be himself when he writes and he thinks that PhoneixBird-her name is Rebecca-could be his first real friend. But as desperate as Jason is to met her, he's terrified that if they do meet, Rebecca wil only see his autism and not who Jason really is.
By acclaimed writer Nora Raleigh Baskin, this is the breathtaking depiction of an autistic boy's struggles-and a story for anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.Read more:
Browse Inside Anything But TypicalBrookline TAB, April 26, 2010
...cousin’s disappearance from a sealed pod on the London Eye. Lots of great English dialogue and lore. “Anything But Typical,” by Nora Raleigh Baskin (ages 10-13). A journey through the frustrations, brilliance and sensitivity of a ...
Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2010
...so much in Caitlin's life, a struggle to make sense of things that are worth puzzling out. Nora Raleigh Baskin's "Anything But Typical" (Simon & Schuster: $6.99 paper, ages 9-12) underlines the delicate matter of disorder labels by making ...
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