Kids

Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, faces new challenges when his father is promoted to Associate Warden.

Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.

An authorized portrait about Grandin's life with autism and her groundbreaking work as a scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities describes how she overcame key disabilities through education and the support of her mother.

Hannah Sharpe, an eleven-year-old cartoonist with Autism spectrum disorder, uses her curiosity, creativity, and amazing memory to investigate her family's newest Airbnb resident.

When Enzo, a nonspeaking Owl, joins Bitsy Bat's class and might be a better flier than her, Bitsy learns the importance of being a teammate and friend.

Russell is a boy with severe autism, and this is his story. First published in 1992 as Russell Is Extra Special, now extensively updated. In Russell's World, readers see the surprises, challenges and problems that Russell and his family experience as well as the happiness and rewards they recognize. 

Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help. When Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: should her family's happiness take precedence over the dolphin's need for freedom?

Armond doesn't want to go to Felicia's birthday party. Parties are noisy, disorganized, and smelly -- all things that are hard for a kid with Asperger's. Worst of all is socializing with other kids. But with the support of Felicia and her mom, good friends who know how to help him, he not only gets through the party, but also has fun. When his mom picks him up, Armond admits the party was not easy, but he feels good that he faced the challenge -- and that he's a good friend.

Offers guidance for having conversations intended for autistic spectrum children having trouble with the basics, using the metaphor of a train to teach how to start and maintain a conversation, change subjects, and bring it to a close.

Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is convinced she will get the lead. After all, who knows The Drowsy Chaperone better than she does? However, things don't turn out exactly the way Maya's planned, and the summer turns out to be jam-packed with problems: dealing with her best friend's move, her parents' busy jobs, and—since her autism diagnosis—the ongoing puzzle of how to be Maya in Public.