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Rules
Twelve year old Catherine just wants a normal life, which is nearly impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his diability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from 'no toys in the fish tank' to ' keep your pants on in public' in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors.
But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort of friend, and Kristi, the potential next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?
Filled with humor and warmth, Cynthia Lord's debut novel takes a candid and sensitive look at feeling different and finding acceptance - beyond the rules.
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