Rules Paperback – September 1, 2008
Author: Visit Amazon's Cynthia Lord Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0439443830 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Rules – September 1, 2008
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- Age Range: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (September 1, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0439443830
- ISBN-13: 978-0439443838
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > Special Needs
- #10 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > Siblings
- #15 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > General
When you read a bad book, the aftermath of the experience can leave you shell-shocked for quite a long period of time. Not too long ago I came across the regrettable "The Boy Who Ate Stars" by Kochka and I had a hard time recovering. Kochka, in my view, approached the subject of autism in children as a kind of wild kids-in-touch-with-their-animal side type of story. The whole project left me disappointed and wary of any books written with child audiences in mind that dealt with autism. But then I saw "RULES" and I became sorely tempted to give it a go. From its thoroughly engaging cover (you hear me publishers?) to its incredible characters, smart plotting, and all around classy style, I would recommend this book to any and every child I ran across. This is how it's done people. This is how you write a first novel.
Now where to begin? I suppose if you asked Catherine herself she'd begin with David. Everyone else seems to after all. David's eight and autistic. I'm sure you've heard stories of autistic children and the difficulties they have dealing with the world around them, but has anyone ever stopped to consider the problems their older sisters face? Sisters like Catherine who'd do anything to have a "normal" life with a "normal" little brother. Not that Catherine isn't a good sister to David. She's constantly creating rules for him that will, ideally, help him deal with the real world. Now a new girl has moved in next door to Catherine and her family. She would love to make Kristi a friend, but there's always the threat that this new girl would be overly freaked out by David. And then there's Jason, the wheelchair bound boy she knows from Jason's occupational therapy visits.
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