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 * __Rules__ by Cynthia Lord**

//**What's it about**...//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 her brother, David, the rules from “a peach is not a funny-looking apple” to “keep your pants on in public”—in order to head off David’s embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new, sort-of friend, and Kristi, the potential 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? Filled with humor and warmth, Cynthia Lord’s debut novel takes a candid and sensitive look at feeling different and finding acceptance—beyond the rules.

Themes: friendship, honesty, acceptance, and diversity. //(text taken from the book jacket)//


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