Lyn Miller-Lachmann
1) Ways to play
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Riley has plenty of ways to play; like lining up dolls and stuffies by size and shape. Tearing up newspapers and making piles into mountains, using sharp crayons to draw big swirly patterns. But bossy cousin Emma thinks those ways are wrong, wrong, and wrong. And she makes no bones about letting Riley know exactly what her opinion is. Fortunately, Charlie the dog is on hand to help with a breakthrough demonstration that there are MANY ways to play;...
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Temple Grandin is a world-renowned scientist, animal-behavior expert, and autism spokesperson who was able to use her way of thinking and looking at the world to invent and achieve great things!" -- Amazon.com.
"A biography of Temple Grandin, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
Author
Series
Publisher
: Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando las vacas, los caballos y otros animales sufrían, Temple Grandin parecía entenderlos mejor que nadie. Temple es autista, y esto determinó que pensara de una manera diferente al resto de las personas; no inferior, solo diferente. Cuando llegó a la edad adulta, se esforzó por explicar cómo el hecho de ser autista influyó en su trabajo y en su vida, ayudando a las personas sin autismo a comprender mejor a las que lo tenían. Temple se...
4) Rogue
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An eighth-grade girl with Asperger's syndrome tries to befriend her new neighbor, facing many challenges along the way.
5) Eyes open
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Living under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal, Sónia must find her voice as a poet and an activist after the government arrests her boyfriend and shuts down her family's business.
6) Torch
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Pavol has watched his country's freedoms disappear in the wake of the Soviet Union's invasion. He's seen his own dreams disappear too. In a desperate, fatal act of protest against the oppressive new government, he sets himself on fire in public, hoping to motivate others to fight for change. Instead, Pavol's death launches a government investigation into three of his closest friends. Štěpán finds his Olympic hockey ambitions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Each of the 15 women profiled in Film Makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, “First. Only. Different.” These phenomenal women have redefined the film and television industry, winning awards historically given to a male counterpart, being the only woman in a writers’ room, or portraying stories no one else could tell. While their resumes are impressive, it is how they live their lives that has made a greater impact...
8) Pardalita
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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MILDRED L. BATCHELDER HONOR WINNER
School Library Journal Best of the Year
BCCB Best of the Year (Blue Ribbon Selection)
A beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin's Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, told in flashbacks
16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are...
School Library Journal Best of the Year
BCCB Best of the Year (Blue Ribbon Selection)
A beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin's Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, told in flashbacks
16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Exiled from their homeland, a young girl and her entire family are unhappy about the monochrome sweaters all children wear until Mom decides to make a change. Includes facts about Portugal's history and government, about Amnesty International, and the text of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
13) Moonwalking
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1980s Brooklyn, new student JJ Pankowski, an autistic, punk-rock-lover, befriends Pie Velez, an Afro-Latinx math geek and graffiti artist.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Lion may be King of the jungle, but lately he only seems to care about himself. His subjects are fed up, so they decide to try something new--hold an election! Once Owl explains the rules, the fun begins, and Snake, Sloth, and Monkey all announce they will be candidates. But oh no, Lion is going to run too! It's a wild campaign season as the animals hold rallies, debate, and even take a selfie or two, trying to prove why they'd make the best president...
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