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Publisher
Park Row Books
Language
English
Description
When Swenson's son, Cooper, was diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism, she experienced the grief of broken dreams. She felt the frustration and exhaustion that comes from having to fight for your child in a world that is stacked against them. A personal transformation led to acceptance, and she became the mother she was truly meant to be. Here Swenson offers support and connection to others on this path. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Language
English
Description
Two women meet by accident on a Nantucket beach and are drawn into a friendship. Olivia is a young mother whose eight-year-old severely autistic son has recently died. She comes to the island in a trial separation to try and make sense of the tragedy of her Anthony's short life. Beth, a stay-at-home mother of three, is also recently separated after discovering her husband's long-term infidelity.
3) Unlocked
Author
Language
English
Description
Holden Harris is an autistic eighteen-year-old who is bullied at school. Ella Reynolds is the head cheerleader who befriends Holden but has problems of her own at home.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine-- a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic 'dives' with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. When the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos' small community. The ensuing trial uncovers unimaginable secrets from that night-- trysts in...
5) Stand by me
Author
Series
Family Is forever volume 3
Language
English
Description
Kym Knicely has been a caregiver, but now she is focused on her career and earning her doctorate in education. When she meets Charles "Chaz" Banks and his four-year-old granddaughter, Chauncy, who is autistic, Kym is attracted to the older man. Chaz is ready to take a second chance on love, but is needed in his granddaughter's life. When your faith is strong, love will find a way. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Sam and Asha. Asha and Sam. Their friendship is so long established, they take it for granted. Just as Asha takes for granted that Donnybrooke, the mansion that sits on the highest hill in Coreville, is the best house in town. But when Sam is accepted into snobbish Castleton Academy as an autistic 'Miracle Boy,' he leaves Asha, who is also autistic, to navigate middle school alone. He also leaves her wondering if she can take anything for granted...
Author
Language
English
Description
Myopic, narcissistic, hilariously self-deluded and divorced from the real world as most of us know it, hedge fund manager Barry Cohen oversees $2.4 billion in assets. Deeply stressed by an SEC investigation and by his 3-year-old-son's diagnosis of autism, he flees New York on a Greyhound bus in search of a simpler, more romantic life with his old college sweetheart, whom he hasn't seen or spoken to in years. Reeling from Barry's departure, his wife...
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She's a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her forever, goes poof in a cloud of betrayal and disillusion. But there is no time...
9) Besieged
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While checking on a colleague's daughter, former Delta Captain Jake Mahegan is on site when a school is attacked and an autistic girl is kidnapped, sending him on a rescue mission that uncovers a plan for a devastating terrorist attack on the U.S.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Alice Tonks desperately wants to make friends at boarding school but, being autistic, she's always found it hard to fit in. Then she discovers she is a "switcher" and can talk to animals. As she starts to explore her newfound abilities, to her horror she learns that creatures are going missing. Only Alice holds the key to solving the mystery and finding the culprit, but she'll need to harness her full powers first. And to do that she'll need a bit...
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Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Aurora Petrequin's best friend has never spoken a word to her. In fact, Frenchie Livernois doesn't talk. Aurora is bouncy, loud and impulsive. Making friends has never come easily. When Frenchie, who is autistic, silently chose Aurora as his person back in third grade, she chose him back. They make a good team, sharing their love of the natural world in coastal Maine. In the woods, Aurora and Frenchie encounter a piebald deer, a rare...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope.
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Language
English
Description
"Iris Grace is different. From the moment she was born she found the world a strange and terrifying place: she neither smiled nor spoke. The doctors couldn't help, telling her parents she might never be able to communicate - she'd never call them mummy or daddy. But then Iris met Thula. This special kitten and Iris became instant best friends. They did everything together - painting, playing, bathing, snuggling, sleeping, exploring. And then a miracle...
Author
Series
Henry volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Alex knows that starting middle school will be a big change, and for an autistic person, change can be terrifying. He is sure that having a friend by his side will help. But how can he make one? Alex devises a plan to impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin the cockapoo. This should be a walk in the park, right?"--
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Language
English
Description
"A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband -- but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller ... Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving...
19) Black Fridays
Author
Series
Jason Stafford novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Struggling to rebuild his life after a two-year prison term for unscrupulous choices, former Wall Street hotshot Jason Stafford is tapped by an investment firm to investigate the suspicious death of a junior trader.
20) Mighty Jack
Author
Series
Mighty Jack volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talk to tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has ever made....
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