Fiction

Chester, a service dog, is adopted into a family where he becomes a companion to Gus, a ten-year-old boy with nonverbal autism, who initially challenges Chester by requiring a different kind of friendship.

A heartfelt companion novel to the critically acclaimed Chester and Gus about inclusivity, autism, friendship, and family, perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker and Kate DiCamillo. After being separated from his family, Franklin becomes an independent cat,until he meets a goofy dog named Chester. Chester is a service dog to his person, a boy named Gus, and Chester knows just the girl to be Franklin's person--Gus's classmate, Amelia. Amelia loves cats, but has a harder time with people. Franklin understands her, though, and sees how much they have in common.

Lauren, who has Asperger Syndrome, struggles to navigate school life, and develops skills that she uses to stay calm, understand others' feelings, and reveal her personality, which allow her to help a new girl adapt to her classroom.

Eighth-grader Niki's best friend, Ava, dumps her just as life at home is becoming more complicated by her brother Danny's behavior and her mother's refusal to admit Danny is on the autism spectrum.

Eleven-year-old knuckleball pitcher Vivy Cohen, who has autism, becomes pen pals with her favorite Major League baseball player after writing a letter to him as an assignment for her social skills class.

For Bixby Alexander Tam, an autistic boy nicknamed Bat, life tends to be full of surprises--some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet.

The Charlie Thorne series, written by Stuart Gibbs, centers around a 12-year-old supergenius, Charlie Thorne, who is forced to use her exceptional skills to track down and protect historical discoveries, often facing dangerous enemies in a globe-trotting adventure. 

"FunJungle" refers to a fictional zoo/theme park and the book series by Stuart Gibbs centered around a boy named Teddy Fitzroy and his adventures there. The series follows Teddy as he solves mysteries and protects the animals at FunJungle. 

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He's the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world--even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can't watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes. Someone else has to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons, Janie is having sleepovers with her new friends, and Bat wants everything to go back to normal. He just has to make it to the night of Janie's performance...

Bixby Alexander Tam, an autistic boy nicknamed Bat, has been the caretaker for Thor, the best skunk kit in the world...but the last day of third grade is quickly approaching, and Thor is almost ready to be released into the wild.  The end of school also means that Bat has to say good-bye to his favorite teacher, and he worries about the summer care of Babycakes, their adorable class pet. Not only that, but his best friend is leaving for a long vacation in Canada.  Summer promises good things, too, like working with his mom at the vet clinic and hanging out with his sister, Janie.