Twelve year old Catherine wants to live a normal life. She spends her summer days babysitting her autistic younger brother and writing down social rules for him to follow. She becomes friends with a new girl who moves next door and a handicapped boy in a wheelchair that she meets at her brother's therapy session. Catherine tries to reconcile her feelings between social acceptance and her true self which leads her to the question - " What is normal?" This contemporary realistic novel is an engaging story that is true to life. Lord captures the daily life of a family with an autistic member in a sometimes humorous, and realistic way. Children can empathize with Catherine's desire to be normal and her search for her own identity. Rules is an insightful and captivating story that is well written and heartwarming.
Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/EacSMcS2yc0
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