Characters with Learning Differences Bundle
Biddy and Dee Dee
by Elizabeth Player
Moira's son Henry, who has autism, loves his new puppy like he's never loved anything before. When a stranger shows up claiming to be the puppy's real owner, Moira is faced with a painful decision.
- Reading Level: 3.3
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School, Middle School, Late Elementary
Chance and Little Star
by Joseph Legaspi
A teenage girl faces a life-or-death problem. No one can seem to help her, that is, until she meets a boy with autism who ends up changing her life forever.
- Reading Level: 2.5
- Interest Level: All Ages
Darius Quinton Coleman: Boy Genius
by Kelly Winters
Darius is a young mechanical genius, but are his talents enough to solve a real-life crime?
- Reading Level: 2.9
- Interest Level: Late Elementary, Middle School
My Life
by Michelle Henry
Life is different when you're on the autism spectrum, but with lists, friends, a good teacher, and a great family, different doesn't mean bad.
- Reading Level: 2.8
- Interest Level: Late Elementary
No Pickles for Annabelle
by Dollie Stiemsma
As a pickle farmer's daughter and a fifth grader with terrible spelling skills, Annabelle believes she is destined to pick prickly green pickles and be the worst speller forever.
- Reading Level: 4.7
- Interest Level: Middle School, Late Elementary
Ruby and the Magic Stones
by Lori Werhane
Ruby's not like the other kids in her school. Everything just seems so . . . hard for her, until a discovery leads to new and exciting changes.
- Reading Level: 3.4
- Interest Level: Late Elementary
The Alternative
by Tiffany Jones
Jade is miserable when she has to transfer to a new high school in order to avoid being held back. But she starts to see things differently after a scare at the school one night.
- Reading Level: 3.7
- Interest Level: High School
The Book Report
by Ellen Schoeman
Megan thinks book reports are the worst part of school until one special book and its author show her that reading might not be so bad after all.
- Reading Level: 3.1
- Interest Level: Middle School
The Ghetto Girl
by Bonnie Raindrop and Val Chernek
Nina is supposed to be Tiana's tutor—but the teacher may learn as much as the student.
- Reading Level: 3.7
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
The Lilac Lesson
by Cat Jenkins
They finally have a name, a label, for Sandy: autism. But . . . is that all she is? A label?
- Reading Level: 4.9
- Interest Level: Post High School, Middle School, High School