A Boy Called Bat<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elana K. Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises\u2014some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat\u2019s 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.
\nBut the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he\u2019s got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>autism spectrum disorder<\/p>\n

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The Half-Life of Planets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Lianna is an aspiring planetary scientist and also a kissing addict. This summer, though, she plans to spend every kiss-worthy hour in the lab, studying stars.
\nHank has never been kissed. He’s smart and funny and very socially awkward, because he’s got Asperger’s syndrome. Hank’s plan for the summer is to work at a music store and save enough to buy his beloved Fender Jazzmaster.
\nWhat neither Liana nor Hank plan for is their fateful meeting…in the women’s bathroom at the hospital. But their star-crossed encounter could be the very best kind.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>Asperger’s syndrome<\/p>\n

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Where You’ll Find Me<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natasha Friend<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The first month of school, thirteen-year-old Anna Collette finds herself\u2026
\nDumped<\/i>\u00a0by her best friend, Dani, who suddenly wants to spend eighth grade \u201changing out with different people.\u201d
\nDeserted<\/i>\u00a0by her mom, who\u2019s in the hospital recovering from a suicide attempt.
\nTrapped<\/i>\u00a0in a house with her dad, a new baby sister, and a stepmother young enough to wear her Delta Delta Delta sweatshirt with pride.
\nStuck<\/i>\u00a0at a lunch table with Shawna the Eyebrow Plucker and Sarabeth the Irish Stepper because she has no one else to sit with.
\nBut what if all isn\u2019t lost? What if Anna\u2019s mom didn\u2019t exactly mean to leave her? What if Anna\u2019s stepmother is cooler than she thought? What if the misfit lunch table isn\u2019t such a bad fit after all?
\nWith help from some unlikely sources, including a crazy girl-band talent show act, Anna just may find herself on the road to okay.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>suicidal ideation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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