#ActuallyAutistic Creators for Autism Acceptance Month | Indian Prairie Public Library District

1) Forward march

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Harper McKinley is many things: a band geek, the daughter of the school dean, the daughter of the Republican presidental candidate... and the alleged owner of a lesbian profile on Tinder. Since Tinder profiles are forbidden for students at her school, and being gay is not in line with the family values of her father's political party, Harper faces serious consequences on two fronts if anyone finds out, but since she didn't make it, she can't delete...

2) Dragon Pearl

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Thousand worlds volume 1

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Min, a thirteen-year-old girl with fox-magic, stows away on a battle cruiser and impersonates a cadet in order to solve the mystery of what happened to her older brother in the Thousand World Space Forces.

3) An unkindness of ghosts

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Solomon, Rivers

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"Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, she'd be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remains of her world. Aster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South. For generations, Matilda has ferried the last of humanity...

4) Ellen outside the lines

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"Ellen, an autistic thirteen-year-old, navigates a new city, shifting friendships, a growing crush, and her queer and Jewish identities while on a class trip to Barcelona, Spain"--

5) A room called Earth

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Ryan, Madeleine

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The debut novel from an autistic writer, an extraordinary story of a fiercely original young woman whose radical self-acceptance illuminates a new way of being in the world, and opens up a whole new realm of understanding and connection As a full moon rises over Melbourne, Australia, a young autistic woman gets ready for a party. What appears to be the start of an ordinary night out, though, is, through the prism of her mind, extraordinary. As the...

6) Planet earth is blue

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Panteleakos, Nicole

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Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return.

7) Even if we break

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Nijkamp, Marieke

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Friends Finn, Liva, Maddy, Carter, and Ever begin a farewell round of the game they have played for three years, but each is hiding secrets and the game itself seems to turn against them.

8) Diary of a young naturalist

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"From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it"--

9) Always only you

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Bergman brothers volume 2

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"Ren: The moment I met her, I knew Frankie Zeferino was someone worth waiting for. Deadpan delivery, secret heart of gold, and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes my knees weak, Frankie has been forbidden since the day she and I became coworkers, meaning waiting has been the name of my game-besides, hockey, that is. I'm a player on the team, she's on staff, and as long as we work together, dating is off-limits. But patience has always been my virtue....

10) We're not broken: changing the autism conversation

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"In this groundbreaking debut, Eric Garcia draws from his own experiences as an autistic journalist to discuss the social and policy gaps that exist in supporting those on the spectrum. From education to healthcare, he explores how autistic people wrestle with systems that were not built with them in mind. At the same time, he shares the experiences of all types of autistic people, from those with higher support needs, to autistic people of color,...

11) The boy who steals houses

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Can two broken boys find their perfect home? By turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, this is a gorgeously told, powerful story. Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he's ever known. Now Sam's trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he's caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large,...

12) Invisible differences: a story of Asperger's, adulting, and living a life in full color

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"Marguerite feels awkward, struggling every day to stay productive at work and keep up appearances with friends. She's sensitive, irritable at times. She makes her environment a fluffy, comforting cocoon, alienating her boyfriend. The everyday noise and stimuli assaults her senses, the constant chatter of her coworkers working her last nerve. Then, when one big fight with her boyfriend finds her frustrated and dejected, Marguerite finally investigates...

13) This beach is loud!

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Cotterill, Samantha

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"A sensitive boy gets overwhelmed by all the sights, sounds, and sensations at the beach, but his dad has a trick to help his son face these unexpected obstacles"--

14) Meneos, pistones, y apretones para calmar mi cosquilleo

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Parker, Lindsey Rowe

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Ésta es una historia sobre las necesidades sensoriales y de cómo algunos niños y niñas experimentan su mundo, contada desde la perspectiva de una niña. La vibración en sus pies cuando corre, el tan-tan-tan de su cuchara en la mesa a la hora de comer, el chorrito de agua fría corriendo por sus manos--- esas son las cosas que calman su cosquilleo. ¡Este libro es para cualquier persona que alguna vez haya sentido la necesidad de moverse, pisotear,...

15) Wiggles, stomps, and squeezes calm my jitters down

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Parker, Lindsey Rowe

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The vibration in her feet when she runs, the tap-tap-tap of her fork on the table at mealtime, the trickle of cool water running over her hands -- these are the things that calm her jitters down. This book is for anyone who has ever felt the need for a wiggle, stomp, or squeeze!

16) How to be ace: a memoir of growing up asexual

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Burgess, Rebecca

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"Brave, witty and empowering, this graphic memoir follows Rebecca as she navigates her asexual identity and mental health in a world obsessed with sex. From school to work to relationships, this book offers an unparalleled insight into asexuality."--Provided by publisher.

17) Camouflage: the hidden lives of autistic women

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Bargiela, Sarah

18) Queens of geek

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Three friends go to a convention and find love--and themselves. Australian friends Charlie, Taylor and Jamie are in San Diego for their first ever "SupaCon." Charlie likes to stand out. She's a vlogger/actress promoting her first movie, and this is her chance to show fans she's over her public breakup with co-star Reese Ryan. When internet-famous cool-girl actress Alyssa Huntington arrives as a surprise guest, it seems Charlie's long-time crush on...

19) La ecuación del amor (The Kiss Quotient)

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Stella Lane cree que las matem√ ticas son lo √∫nico que funciona en el universo. Utiliza algoritmos para predecir compras, un trabajo que le ha proporcionado m√ s dinero del que sabe gastar y menos experiencia en relaciones amorosas que la media de cualquier treinta√±era. No le ayuda tener Asperger y que besar le recuerde a un pez piloto limpiando los dientes de un tibur√≥n. Por eso contrata al despampanante gigol√≥ Michael Phan....

20) The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism

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Higashida, Naoki

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Written by a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, this is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. With disarming honesty and...