Media specialists and other lovers of Black-Eyed Susan books,

This PowerPoint was designed for your use in an educational setting. It contains ALL levels of 2011-2012 Black-Eyed Susan books , K-12. It is not intended to be used “as is” but to be tailored to the needs and individuality of your own school or library. Where there is a picture of a certain library branch or display – please delete and insert your own. Use the parts/slides that fit your needs, delete and/or modify the rest. Above all, read and enjoy, encourage your students to do the same!

Patricia Valas

retired media specialist (CCPL)

Now Now Presenting !Presenting !

Black-Eyed Susan Black-Eyed Susan nominees for nominees for

2011-20122011-2012

Created by Patricia Valas

WHAT?WHAT?

WHAT?WHAT? A list of nominated A list of nominated

books is presented books is presented for you, the for you, the students, to select students, to select your favorite. So your favorite. So this is a children’s this is a children’s choice award. No choice award. No adult votes.adult votes.

WHO?WHO?

WHO?WHO? All children, K-12, in All children, K-12, in

the state of the state of Maryland are Maryland are eligible to read and eligible to read and vote on their vote on their favorite book. You favorite book. You need to read at need to read at least least (three, or whatever (three, or whatever

your school uses!)your school uses!) books books from the list before from the list before you can vote.you can vote.

WHEN?WHEN?

WHEN?WHEN? Starting now and Starting now and

lasting until the lasting until the vote is recorded, vote is recorded, tallied, and mailed tallied, and mailed in April 2012.in April 2012.

(Remember that these (Remember that these books have a shorter due books have a shorter due date, 5 school days, with date, 5 school days, with no renewal if someone is no renewal if someone is waiting- this was my waiting- this was my policy, insert whatever policy, insert whatever special rules apply in your special rules apply in your media center)media center)

WHERE?WHERE?

WHERE?WHERE? Books are Books are

available here in available here in the media center the media center or from your or from your favorite public favorite public library branch.library branch.

Check out the Check out the special display in special display in the fiction the fiction section…section…

WHY?WHY?

WHY?WHY? You have the You have the

opportunity to opportunity to reward an author reward an author for a job well done. for a job well done.

(Reading Counts quizzes (Reading Counts quizzes are available for most of are available for most of these books. We used this these books. We used this program, maybe your program, maybe your school uses another.)school uses another.)

WOW, WOW, take a look at these take a look at these

Picture Book NomineesPicture Book Nominees

A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian BlackMichael Ian Black

Explains precisely Explains precisely why, although it why, although it may sound like a may sound like a good idea, good idea, gathering hundreds gathering hundreds of pigs to march in of pigs to march in a parade through a parade through one's hometown is one's hometown is inadvisable.  inadvisable. 

Persephone by Sally Pomme Persephone by Sally Pomme ClaytonClayton

Based on the Greek Based on the Greek myth of the beautiful myth of the beautiful young goddess who is young goddess who is snatched by Hades snatched by Hades and taken to the and taken to the underworld, this underworld, this beautifully illustrated beautifully illustrated classic brings to life classic brings to life one of the world's one of the world's most ancient legends--most ancient legends--the origins of the the origins of the seasons. seasons.

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace FlemingCandace Fleming

A poor boy named A poor boy named Jack struggles to Jack struggles to deliver a birthday deliver a birthday present worthy of present worthy of the princess.      the princess.     

Chicken Big! by Keith GravesChicken Big! by Keith Graves

A giant chicken A giant chicken hatches from an hatches from an enormous egg, but enormous egg, but the other chickens the other chickens cannot accept that cannot accept that he is one of them. he is one of them.

That Book Woman That Book Woman by Heather Hensonby Heather Henson

A family living in the A family living in the Appalachian Appalachian Mountains in the Mountains in the 1930s gets books to 1930s gets books to read during the read during the regular visits of the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a librarian who rides a pack horse through pack horse through the mountains, the mountains, lending books to the lending books to the isolated residents. isolated residents.

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick HillSlave by Laban Carrick Hill

Chronicles the Chronicles the life of Dave, a life of Dave, a nineteenth-nineteenth-century slave century slave who went on to who went on to become an become an influential poet, influential poet, artist, and potter. artist, and potter.

I Didn’t Do It by Patricia I Didn’t Do It by Patricia MaclachlanMaclachlan

Excited puppies Excited puppies relate such new relate such new discoveries as the discoveries as the mailman comes mailman comes every day and food every day and food tastes better eaten tastes better eaten off a human's off a human's plate. plate.

Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthyGum by Meghan McCarthy

Full of fun historical Full of fun historical facts, this book is facts, this book is the true story of the true story of how bubble gum how bubble gum was invented. was invented.

The Lion’s Share The Lion’s Share by Matthew McElligotby Matthew McElligot

Ant is honored to Ant is honored to receive an invitation receive an invitation to lion's annual to lion's annual dinner party, but is dinner party, but is shocked when the shocked when the other guests other guests behave rudely and behave rudely and then accuse her of then accuse her of thinking only of thinking only of herself.  herself. 

Gracias by Pat MoraGracias by Pat Mora

A young multiracial A young multiracial boy celebrates boy celebrates family, friendship, family, friendship, and fun by telling and fun by telling about some of the about some of the everyday things for everyday things for which he is which he is thankful.      thankful.     

Sit-In by Andrea Davis Sit-In by Andrea Davis PinkneyPinkney

This picture book is a This picture book is a celebration of the 50th celebration of the 50th anniversary of the anniversary of the momentous momentous Woolworth's lunch Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four counter sit-in, when four college students staged college students staged a peaceful protest that a peaceful protest that became a defining became a defining moment in the struggle moment in the struggle for racial equality and for racial equality and the growing civil rights the growing civil rights movement. movement.

Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys by Bob Raczkaby Bob Raczka

Raczka and Raczka and Reynolds present a Reynolds present a humorous haiku humorous haiku collection perfect collection perfect for guys (big and for guys (big and small) that small) that celebrates outdoor celebrates outdoor fun throughout the fun throughout the seasons. seasons.

Memoirs of a Goldfish Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillianby Devin Scillian

A goldfish gives a A goldfish gives a personal account personal account of his experiences of his experiences while swimming while swimming around his bowl as around his bowl as it slowly fills with it slowly fills with fish and other fish and other accessories, only to accessories, only to realize when he is realize when he is relocated for a relocated for a cleaning how much cleaning how much he misses them.  he misses them. 

Mirror Mirror : A Book of Mirror Mirror : A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Reversible Verse by Marilyn

SingerSinger A collection of A collection of

short poems called short poems called reversos which, reversos which, when reversed, when reversed, provide new provide new perspectives on perspectives on the fairy tale the fairy tale characters they characters they feature.  feature. 

Fly Free! By Roseanne ThongFly Free! By Roseanne Thong

When Mai feeds the When Mai feeds the caged birds at a caged birds at a Buddhist temple in Buddhist temple in Vietnam, her simple act Vietnam, her simple act of kindness starts a of kindness starts a chain of thoughtful acts chain of thoughtful acts that ultimately comes that ultimately comes back to her. Includes back to her. Includes author's note author's note explaining the Buddhist explaining the Buddhist concepts of karma and concepts of karma and samsara, or the wheel samsara, or the wheel of life.  of life. 

These These 4-6 Nominees will make 4-6 Nominees will make

everyone happy!!everyone happy!!

The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac

Barnett Mystery/HumorousMystery/Humorous When twelve-year-old When twelve-year-old

Steve Brixton, a fan of Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers Bailey Brothers detective novels, is detective novels, is mistaken for a real mistaken for a real detective, he must detective, he must elude librarians, police, elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded quilt containing coded information. information.

Publisher’s website Lexile 590Lexile 590

The Girl Who Could Fly The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Foresterby Victoria Forester

Science FictionScience Fiction When homeschooled farm When homeschooled farm

girl Piper McCloud reveals girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret quickly taken to a secret government facility to be government facility to be trained with other trained with other exceptional children, but exceptional children, but she soon realizes that she soon realizes that something is very wrong something is very wrong and begins working with and begins working with brilliant and wealthy brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape. Conrad to escape.    

Author’s website Lexile 920Lexile 920

Dream of Night by Heather Dream of Night by Heather HensonHenson

RealisticRealistic Told from their Told from their

different points of different points of view, twelve-year-old view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of foster child, Dream of Night, an abused Night, an abused former racehorse, and former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who Jess, a woman who cares for both, find cares for both, find healing by helping one healing by helping one another through their another through their pain.  pain. 

Author’s website Lexile 470Lexile 470

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer HolmHolm

Historical Historical In 1935, when her In 1935, when her

mother gets a job mother gets a job housekeeping for a housekeeping for a woman who does not woman who does not like children, eleven-like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives to stay with relatives she has never met in she has never met in far away Key West, far away Key West, Florida.  Florida.    

Author’s website Lexile 610Lexile 610

After All, You’re Callie Boone After All, You’re Callie Boone by Winnie Mackby Winnie Mack

RealisticRealistic Runaway ferrets, former BFF Runaway ferrets, former BFF

drama-trauma, and one drama-trauma, and one gigantic (and very, very gigantic (and very, very public) belly flop. No doubt public) belly flop. No doubt about it, Callie Boone's about it, Callie Boone's summer is crummy. The only summer is crummy. The only things keeping her afloat are things keeping her afloat are dive practice with her dad dive practice with her dad and a top-secret Olympic and a top-secret Olympic dream. Then a boy named dream. Then a boy named Hoot-who is not her Hoot-who is not her boyfriend!-moves in next boyfriend!-moves in next door and turns her world door and turns her world upside down and right-side upside down and right-side up. up.

Author’s website Lexile 800Lexile 800

Everything for a Dog Everything for a Dog by Ann M. Martinby Ann M. Martin

RealisticRealistic In parallel stories, In parallel stories,

Bone, an orphaned Bone, an orphaned dog, finds and loses dog, finds and loses a series of homes, a series of homes, Molly, a family pet, Molly, a family pet, helps Charlie helps Charlie through the grief through the grief and other after-and other after-effects of his effects of his brother's death, and brother's death, and lonely Henry pleads lonely Henry pleads for a dog of his own. for a dog of his own.

Publisher’s website Lexile 890Lexile 890

Emily’s Fortune Emily’s Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylorby Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

HistoricalHistorical While traveling to her While traveling to her

aunt's home in Redbud aunt's home in Redbud by train and by train and stagecoach, quiet stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow with Jackson, fellow orphan and orphan and troublemaker troublemaker extraordinaire, to extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.  Emily's inheritance. 

A publisher’s website Lexile 840Lexile 840

A Long Walk to Water A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Parkby Linda Sue Park

Realistic/”Recent” HistoricalRealistic/”Recent” Historical When the Sudanese civil war When the Sudanese civil war

reaches his village in 1985, reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his becomes separated from his family and must walk with family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan. dig water wells in Sudan.

Author’s website Lexile 720Lexile 720

The Gold Rush Kid by Mary The Gold Rush Kid by Mary WaldorfWaldorf

HistoricalHistorical When their mother When their mother

dies in 1897, dies in 1897, twelve-year-old Billy twelve-year-old Billy McGee and his McGee and his angry, older sister angry, older sister leave Skagway, leave Skagway, Alaska, to find their Alaska, to find their father who is father who is trekking north to trekking north to the Klondike to the Klondike to prospect for gold. prospect for gold.

Publisher’s website Lexile NALexile NA

42 Miles 42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmermanby Tracie Vaughn Zimmerman

RealisticRealistic As her thirteenth birthday As her thirteenth birthday

approaches, JoEllen decides approaches, JoEllen decides to bring together her two to bring together her two separate lives--one as Joey, separate lives--one as Joey, who enjoys weekends with who enjoys weekends with her father and other her father and other relatives on a farm, and relatives on a farm, and another as Ellen, who lives another as Ellen, who lives with her mother in a with her mother in a Cincinnati apartment near Cincinnati apartment near her school and friends. her school and friends.

Author’s website Lexile NPLexile NP

Be wise like me Be wise like me and read these 6-9 and read these 6-9

Nominees !!Nominees !!

Cosmic by Frank Cottrell BoyceCosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce HumorousHumorous 12-year old Liam looks like 12-year old Liam looks like

he's thirty. Sometimes it's not he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first bad; for example on the first day of school the principal day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck between two worlds, stuck between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being Liam cons his way into being the adult chaperone on the the adult chaperone on the first space ship to take first space ship to take civilians into space. But when civilians into space. But when the ship is stuck 230,000 the ship is stuck 230,000 miles from home, beingmiles from home, being mistaken for an adult is not mistaken for an adult is not good.  good. 

Website with author info Lexile 670Lexile 670

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperDraper

RealisticRealistic Considered by many Considered by many

to be mentally to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-impatient fifth-grader with cerebral grader with cerebral palsy discovers a palsy discovers a technological device technological device that will allow her to that will allow her to speak for the first speak for the first time. time.

Author’s website Lexile 700Lexile 700

Closed for the Season Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahnby Mary Downing Hahn

MysteryMystery When thirteen-year-old When thirteen-year-old

Logan and his family Logan and his family move into a run-down move into a run-down old house in rural old house in rural Virginia, he discovers Virginia, he discovers that a woman was that a woman was murdered there and murdered there and becomes involved with becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous a dangerous investigation to try to investigation to try to uncover the killer. uncover the killer.

Author Website Lexile 670Lexile 670

The Defense of Thaddeus A. The Defense of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter by John GosselinkLedbetter by John Gosselink

HumorousHumorous Twelve-year-old Twelve-year-old

Thaddeus A. Ledbetter, Thaddeus A. Ledbetter, who considers it a duty who considers it a duty to share his knowledge to share his knowledge and talent with others, and talent with others, refutes each of the refutes each of the charges which have charges which have sent him to "In-School sent him to "In-School Suspension" for the Suspension" for the remainder of seventh remainder of seventh grade.      grade.     

Author information Lexile 970Lexile 970

The Smoky Corridor by Chris The Smoky Corridor by Chris GrabensteinGrabenstein

Ghost MysteryGhost Mystery With the help of his With the help of his

stepmother, his dog stepmother, his dog Zipper, and new Zipper, and new friend Malik, Zack friend Malik, Zack Jennings faces Jennings faces ghosts and zombies ghosts and zombies at his new middle at his new middle school, which is school, which is said to house a lost said to house a lost Confederate Confederate treasure.      treasure.         

Author’s website Lexile 690Lexile 690

Fish by Gregory MoneFish by Gregory Mone Action/AdventureAction/Adventure Eleven-year-old Fish, Eleven-year-old Fish,

seeking a way to help seeking a way to help his family financially, his family financially, becomes a reluctant becomes a reluctant cabin boy on a pirate cabin boy on a pirate ship, where he soon ship, where he soon makes friends---and makes friends---and enemies---and is asked enemies---and is asked to help decipher clues to help decipher clues that might lead to a that might lead to a legendary treasure.  legendary treasure. 

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile 810Lexile 810

Trash by Andy MulliganTrash by Andy Mulligan

Mystery/SuspenseMystery/Suspense Fourteen-year-olds Fourteen-year-olds

Raphael and Gardo Raphael and Gardo team up with a younger team up with a younger boy, Rat, to figure out boy, Rat, to figure out the mysteries the mysteries surrounding a bag surrounding a bag Raphael finds during Raphael finds during their daily life of sorting their daily life of sorting through trash in a third-through trash in a third-world country's dump.   world country's dump.  

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile 850Lexile 850

Half Brother by Kenneth OppelHalf Brother by Kenneth Oppel

RealisticRealistic In 1973, when a renowned In 1973, when a renowned

Canadian behavioral Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his psychologist pursues his latest research project-- an latest research project-- an experiment to determine experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language acquire advanced language skills-- he brings home a skills-- he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little son to treat Zan like a little brother.  brother. 

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile 680Lexile 680

Bystander by James PrellerBystander by James Preller RealisticRealistic Thirteen-year-old Eric Thirteen-year-old Eric

discovers there are discovers there are consequences to not consequences to not standing by and standing by and watching as the bully at watching as the bully at his new school hurts his new school hurts people, but although people, but although school officials are school officials are aware of the problem, aware of the problem, Eric may be the one Eric may be the one with a solution. with a solution.

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL600 Lexile HL600

One Crazy Summer One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garciaby Rita Williams-Garcia

Historical Historical In the summer of 1968, after In the summer of 1968, after

traveling from Brooklyn to traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.  Panther summer camp. 

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile 750Lexile 750Look at all those award’s won Look at all those award’s won

already!!!already!!!

It’s true!! These It’s true!! These 9-12 Nominees are 9-12 Nominees are

awesome !!awesome !!

Split by Swati AvasthiSplit by Swati Avasthi

RealisticRealistic A teenaged boy A teenaged boy

thrown out of his thrown out of his house by his abusive house by his abusive father goes to live father goes to live with his older brother, with his older brother, who ran away from who ran away from home years ago to home years ago to escape the abuse.escape the abuse.

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile NALexile NA

Ship Breaker by Paolo BacigalupiShip Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

FuturisticFuturistic In a futuristic world, In a futuristic world,

teenaged Nailer teenaged Nailer scavenges copper wiring scavenges copper wiring from grounded oil from grounded oil tankers for a living, but tankers for a living, but when he finds a beached when he finds a beached clipper ship with a girl in clipper ship with a girl in the wreckage, he has to the wreckage, he has to decide if he should strip decide if he should strip the ship for its wealth or the ship for its wealth or rescue the girl.      rescue the girl.     

Author interview and Author interview and other author infoother author info

Lexile HL690Lexile HL690

Hate List by Jennifer BrownHate List by Jennifer Brown RealisticRealistic Sixteen-year-old Sixteen-year-old

Valerie, whose Valerie, whose boyfriend Nick boyfriend Nick committed a school committed a school shooting at the end of shooting at the end of their junior year, their junior year, struggles to cope with struggles to cope with integrating herself integrating herself back into high school back into high school life, unsure herself life, unsure herself whether she was a whether she was a hero or a villain.  hero or a villain.  . .

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL760Lexile HL760

Jump by Elisa Lynn CarboneJump by Elisa Lynn Carbone

Realistic/AdventureRealistic/Adventure Two runaway Two runaway

teenagers meet at a teenagers meet at a rock gym and decide rock gym and decide to go on a climbing to go on a climbing trip without telling trip without telling their parents. Their their parents. Their adventure turns adventure turns dangerous as they dangerous as they are pursued by are pursued by authorities. authorities.

Author’s website Author’s website  Lexile 720 Lexile 720

A Kiss In Time by Alex FlinnA Kiss In Time by Alex Flinn Fantasy/RomanceFantasy/Romance Sixteen-year-old Sixteen-year-old

Princess Talia persuades Princess Talia persuades seventeen-year-old seventeen-year-old Jack, the modern-day Jack, the modern-day American who kissed American who kissed her awake after a 300-her awake after a 300-year sleep, to take her year sleep, to take her to his Miami home, to his Miami home, where she hopes to win where she hopes to win his love before the witch his love before the witch who cursed her can who cursed her can spirit her away. spirit her away.    

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL610Lexile HL610

Girl Stolen by April HenryGirl Stolen by April Henry RealisticRealistic When an impulsive When an impulsive

carjacking turns carjacking turns into a kidnapping, into a kidnapping, Griffin, a high Griffin, a high school dropout, school dropout, finds himself more finds himself more in sympathy with in sympathy with his wealthy, blind his wealthy, blind victim, sixteen-victim, sixteen-year-old Cheyenne, year-old Cheyenne, than with his than with his greedy father. greedy father.

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL700Lexile HL700

All Unquiet things by Anna All Unquiet things by Anna JarzabJarzab

MysteryMystery After the death of After the death of

his ex-girlfriend his ex-girlfriend Carly, Northern Carly, Northern California high California high school student school student Neily joins forces Neily joins forces with Carly's cousin with Carly's cousin Audrey to try to Audrey to try to solve her solve her murder.    murder.   

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL780Lexile HL780

The Rock and the River The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoonby Kekla Magoon

HistoricalHistorical In 1968 Chicago, In 1968 Chicago,

fourteen-year-old Sam fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a Childs is caught in a conflict between his conflict between his father's nonviolent father's nonviolent approach to seeking approach to seeking civil rights for African civil rights for African Americans and his Americans and his older brother, who has older brother, who has joined the Black joined the Black Panther Party. Panther Party.

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL550Lexile HL550

How to Say Goodbye in Robot How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standifordby Natalie Standiford

RealisticRealistic After moving to After moving to

Baltimore and Baltimore and enrolling in a enrolling in a private school, high private school, high school senior school senior Beatrice befriends a Beatrice befriends a quiet loner with a quiet loner with a troubled family troubled family history.    history.    

Author’s website Author’s website Lexile HL560Lexile HL560

Marcelo in the Real World by Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. StorkFrancisco X. Stork

RealisticRealistic Marcelo Sandoval, a Marcelo Sandoval, a

seventeen-year-old seventeen-year-old boy on the high-boy on the high-functioning end of the functioning end of the autistic spectrum, autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, faces new challenges, including romance and including romance and injustice, when he injustice, when he goes to work for his goes to work for his father in the mailroom father in the mailroom of a corporate law of a corporate law firm.  firm. 

Author’s websiteAuthor’s website Lexile HL700Lexile HL700

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