Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: If You Like Wonder
Absolutely Almost
Graff, Lisa (Lisa Colleen), 1981-
Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, best at gym, greatest artist, or most music... More
Anything But Typical
Baskin, Nora Raleigh.
Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as... More
Blackbird Fly
Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.
Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, deci... More
A Blind Guide to Stinkville
Vrabel, Beth, author.
Leaving her best friend and the familiarity of Seattle for the paper milltown of "Stinkville,&q... More
The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee
Jonsberg, Barry, 1951- author.
Candice is a twelve-year-old optimist, with a literal mind, the very best of intentions, and an unwa... More
Counting by 7s
Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-
Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people a... More
El Deafo
Bell, Cece, author, artist.
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. "Going to school and making new friends can be tough... More
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Tarshis, Lauren.
A quirky and utterly logical seventh-grade girl named Emma-Jean Lazarus discovers some interesting r... More
Fish in a Tree
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly, author.
"Ally's greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is b... More
The Goldfish Boy
Thompson, Lisa (Lisa Anne), 1973- author.
Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his... More
The Honest Truth
Gemeinhart, Dan, author.
A boy named Mark, tired of being sick with cancer, conceives a plan to climb Mount Rainier, and runs... More
Hello, Universe
Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.
Virgil feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia is deaf, smart, and loves every... More
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Bowling, Dusti, author.
New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western t... More
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Gantos, Jack.
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or ... More
The Meaning of Maggie
Sovern, Megan Jean, author.
Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment ... More
Mockingbird : mok'ing-bûrd
Erskine, Kathryn.
Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empat... More
Out of my Mind
Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy ... More
Paper Things
Jacobson, Jennifer, 1958- author.
When Ari's mother died four years ago, she had two final wishes: that Ari and her older brother... More
Rain Reign
Martin, Ann M., 1955- author.
Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes miss... More
Rules
Lord, Cynthia.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence ... More
Small as an Elephant
Jacobson, Jennifer, 1958-
Abandoned by his mother in an Acadia National Park campground, Jack tries to make his way back to Bo... More
The Thing About Jellyfish
Benjamin, Ali, author.
Also available on Overdrive, Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the... More
Ugly : a Memoir
Hoge, Robert, 1972- author.
"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and shor... More
Unstoppable
Green, Tim, 1963-
"If anyone understands the phrase 'tough luck,' it's Harrison. As a foster kid i... More
The War that Saved my Life
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker, author.
Also available on Overdrive. A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to th... More