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• According to Plan

  Randall, Christen

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  After their school's literary magazine is unexpectedly shut down due to a lack of funding, nonbinary and neurodivergent high schooler Mal teams up with classmate Emerson, who also has ADHD, to start their own zine.

• All the Noise at Once

  Davis, DeAndra

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  An autistic teen works to clear his brother's name after he is wrongfully arrested in this award-winning debut novel.

• Bad Cheerleader

  Thayer, Alex

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  A dyslexic middle schooler joins the cheerleading team in order to get closer to her sister and investigate the secrets she's been hiding.

• Chronically Dolores

  Van Wagenen, Maya

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  In this hilarious and authentic story, when an embarrassing accident at school leaves Dolores completely friendless, she hatches a plot to team up with autistic Terpsichore. Together, the two girls are sure they can win back Dolores' best friend and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ellen Outside the Lines

  Sass, A. J.

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  This funny and heartfelt story follows an autistic middle schooler on a school trip to Barcelona, where drama with her best friend and an unexpected change in the curriculum forces her to step outside her comfort zone.

• The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez

  Paulino, Jasminne

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  This empowering novel in verse centers on a middle schooler who is determined to work for NASA, despite the doubt his teachers and parents express in his abilities. Alex refuses to give up and advocates for himself to get into the classes and clubs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

  Davis, Tanita S.

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  Henri's transition to public school is exciting but scary, with math class seeming especially intimidating due to her dyscalculia, but she gradually learns to balance schoolwork, new friends, and a newfound love of poetry. This title is also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Good Hawk

  Elliott, Joseph (Actor)

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  This fantasy trilogy opener features a heroine with Down syndrome, Agatha, who must team up with her friend Jaime after their people are attacked and enslaved by raiders.

• Izzy at the End of the World

  Reynolds, K. A.

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  Aliens have abducted most humans, leaving behind a 14-year-old autistic girl and her canine companion to fight the aliens and save their family and the rest of humanity. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection with no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Like a Charm

  McNicoll, Elle

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  A dyspraxic 12-year-old realizes that she can see Hidden Folk and gets swept up in a magical adventure in this fantasy story set in Scotland.

• The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily

  Creedle, Laura

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  This funny and emotional romance centers on two neurodivergent teens who connect over a shared interest in ancient love letters. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection with no waiting.

• The No-brainer's Guide to Decomposition

  Cuevas, Adrianna

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  Frani, who describes her ADHD as a spider jumping around in her brain, struggles to fit in with most kids her age, but she feels right at home working with her professor father at the university’s body farm-–that is, until one of the hundreds of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pedro & Daniel

  Erebia, Federico,

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  Two Mexican American brothers grow up as neurodivergent and gay boys in 1970s Ohio in this moving novel about an unbreakable sibling bond. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection with no waiting.

• The Reason I Jump

  the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism

  Higashida, Naoki, 1992-

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  Written by a 13-year-old boy with autism, this memoir shares the perspective of one young teen's experiences growing up autistic. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection with no waiting.

• A Skeleton in the Closet

  Hatcher-Smith, Claire

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  This cozy mystery series starter follows Mizzy Maypole, a 12-year-old with Down Syndrome, as she sets out to prove her detective skills by investigating her great aunt's suspicious death.

• Something More

  Khalilieh, Jackie

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  Jessie's plan for her first year of high school includes joining the school play, getting her first kiss, and keeping her new autism diagnosis a secret. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection with no waiting.

• Spacewalking With You. 1

  Doronoda, Inuhiko

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  Two neurodivergent teens form an unexpected friendship in this funny and heartwarming manga series starter.

• Tornado Brain

  Patrick, Cat

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  A neurodivergent 13-year-old investigates the sudden disappearance of her ex-best friend, Colette, sure that she is the only one who can decipher the clues Colette left behind.

• Unseelie

  Housman, Ivelisse

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  This young adult fae fantasy centers on a pair of treasure-hunting twins--one of whom is an autistic changeling--who become tangled in a mystery after an attempted heist gone wrong. This title is also available from CRRL's hoopla digital collection…Read moreRead more of this annotation