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• The Goldfish Boy

  Thompson, Lisa (Lisa Anne), 1973-

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  Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks. His hands are cracked and bleeding from cleaning. He refuses to leave his bedroom. To pass the time, he observes his neighbors from his bedroom…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Someone Else's Shoes

  Wittlinger, Ellen

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  Twelve-year-old Izzy is already miserable about her father's new marriage and the new baby on the way. Then ten-year-old cousin Oliver and his father, Uncle Henderson, move in with Izzy and her mom because Oliver's mother committed suicide only a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dreamway

  Papademetriou, Lisa

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  This is a fantastical, emotional story in this tale of a young girl's journey into her dreams to save her brother from the darkness that surrounds him. "The Dreamway" is an allegorical exploration of childhood depression, with a moving author note…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nest

  Ehrlich, Esther

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  In 1972, home is a cozy nest on Cape Cod for eleven-year-old Naomi "Chirp" Orenstein. But then Chirp's mom develops symptoms of a serious disease, and everything changes. Chirp finds comfort in watching her beloved wild birds. She also finds a true…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forget Me Not

  Terry, Ellie

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  Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sure Signs of Crazy

  Harrington, Karen, 1967-

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  Love can be a trouble word for some people. Crazy is also a trouble word. I should know. You've never met anyone exactly like twelve-year-old Sarah Nelson. While most of her friends obsess over Harry Potter, she spends her time writing letters to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Greys on Greene Street

  Tucker, Laura

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  Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist -- and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving Ollie to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Seventh Most Important Thing

  Pearsall, Shelley

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  In a fit of rage after his father's death, Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurls it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But none of that matters to the judge—he is ready to send…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse

  Vaught, Susan

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  Jesse has a neuro-processing disorder, which means that she's "on the spectrum or whatever." As she explains it, "I get stuck on lots of stuff, like words and phrases and numbers and smells and pictures and song lines and what time stuff is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

  Gantos, Jack

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  Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it–especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• After Zero

  Collins, Christina

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  Elise carries a notebook full of tallies, each page marking a day spent at her new public school, each stroke of her pencil marking a word spoken. A word that can't be taken back. Five tally marks isn't so bad. Two is pretty good. But zero? Zero is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rising Above Shepherdsville

  Schoenbohm, Ann

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  In the summer of 1977, twelve-year-old Dulcie Louise Dixon arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Bernie's farmhouse in Shepherdsville, Ohio, with no voice, a spelling bee trophy, a Webster's Dictionary, and a box full of ashes. She tries to adjust to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War that Saved My Life

  (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

  Brubaker Bradley, Kimberly

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  Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute—she sneaks out to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lily and Dunkin

  Gephart, Donna

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  Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth grade. Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lily and Dunkin

  Gephart, Donna

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  Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth grade. Dunkin Dorfman, birth name Norbert Dorfman, is dealing with bipolar disorder and has just…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fish in a Tree

  Mullaly Hunt, Lynda

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  "Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid." Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fish in a Tree

  Mullaly Hunt, Lynda

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  "Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stupid." Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Boy Called Bat

  Arnold, Elana K.,

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  This book stars an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises—some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Boy Called Bat

  Arnold, Elana K.

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  This book stars an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum. For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises—some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gallery

  Fitzgerald, Laura Marx

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  It's 1929, and twelve-year-old Martha has no choice but to work as a maid in the New York City mansion of the wealthy Sewell family. But, despite the Gatsby-like parties and trimmings of success, she suspects something might be deeply wrong in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation