Anything But Typical

$15.19

Hardcover
Publish Date: March 2009
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.1
EAN: 9781416963783

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Overview

Told from the first-person perspective of an autistic boy, Nora Raleigh Baskin’s novel is an enlightening story for anyone who has ever worried about fitting in.

Jason Blake is an autistic twelve-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.

Details

Pages: 208
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 in
Lexile Score: 640
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 5
ISBN: 1416963782

Awards

2013 Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2013 Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee (Intermediate)
2013 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee (Grades 4-8)
2012 Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's Book)
2012 Golden Sower Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2012 Iowa Teen Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2012 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Nominee (Grades 6-8)
2012 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee (Grades 3-6)
2012 William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee (Grades 6-8)
2011 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2011 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee (Junior Book)
2011 Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee (Grades 4-6)
2010 Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee (Grades 6-9)
2010 Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's Book)
2010 Schneider Family Book Award - Winner (Middle School)
2009 Cybils - Finalist (Middle Grade Fiction)