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The London Eye Mystery

Siobhan Dowd Β· 336 pages

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon Β· 240 pages

This is Christopher's murder mystery story. There are no lies in this story because Christopher can't tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7507. When Christohper decides to find out who killed the neighbour's dog, his mystery st

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Kristy and the Secret of Susan

Ann M. Martin Β· 146 pages

Thinking it unfair that her new baby-sitting charge Susan gets treated differently because she is autistic, Kristy decides to change that situation.

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Eye Contact

Cammie McGovern Β· 312 pages

A young girl has been murdered and the only witness is a child who cannot tell what he sawIn the woods of a small town, Adam, a nine-year-old autistic boy, is discovered hiding near to the body of his classmate. They both wandered off from the school playground several hours earlier, and now the police are relying on Adam as the only witness to an appalling crime. But he can't tell the police what

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Rubbernecker

Belinda Bauer Β· 320 pages

"The dead can't speak to us," Professor Madoc had said. But that was a lie. Sometimes, only an outsider can get to the truth. Patrick had been on the outside all his life. Thoughtful, but different, infuriating even to his own mother, his life changes when he follows an obsession with death to study anatomy at university. When he uncovers a crime that everybody else was too close to see, he proves

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A Kind of Spark

Elle McNicoll Β· 192 pages

Perfect for readers of Song for a Whale and Counting by 7s, a neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different."A must-read for students and adults alike." -School Library Journal, Starred Review Ever since Ms. Murphy told us about the witch trials that happened centuries ago right here in Juniper, I c

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Ginny Moon

Benjamin Ludwig Β· 384 pages

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The Second Opinion

Michael Palmer Β· 376 pages

Dr. Thea Sperelakis, diagnosed as a teen with Asperger's syndrome, has always been an outsider. She has a brilliant medical mind, and a remarkable recall of details, but her difficulty in dealing with hidden agendas and interpersonal conflicts have led her to leave the complex, money-driven dynamics of the hospital, and to embrace working with the poor, embattled patients of Doctors Without Border

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Mockingbird

Kathryn Erskine Β· 256 pages

In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger's, she doesn't know how. When she reads the definition of closure, she realizes that is what she n

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House Rules

Jodi Picoult Β· 532 pages

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The Question of the Missing Head

E.J. Copperman, Jeff Cohen Β· 324 pages

Samuel Hoenig answers questions for a living. And as a man with Asperger's Syndrome, his unique personality helps him ferret out almost any answer there is. But his latest question is a rather odd one-- who stole a preserved head from the Garden State Cryonics Institute?

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Harmonic Feedback

Tara Kelly

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The Spider in the Corner of the Room

Nikki Owen

'My name is Dr Maria Martinez and I am - was - a Consultant Plastic Surgeon. I am 33 years old. Place of birth: Salamanca, Spain ... And I was convicted of the murder of a Catholic priest.' Maria is in prison. She says she's innocent and is fighting to clear her name. Because deep down she knows the truth better than anyone. Doesn't she? Maria has Asperger's - and no memory of the murder. DNA evid

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Rogue

Lyn Miller-Lachmann Β· 230 pages

An eighth-grade girl with Asperger's syndrome tries to befriend her new neighbor, facing many challenges along the way.

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Tilly in Technicolor

Mazey Eddings Β· 320 pages

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The Uninvited

Liz Jensen Β· 323 pages

In the wake of a series of baffling murders committed by children, anthropologist Hesketh Lock investigates a scandal in the Taiwan timber industry and wonders at his stepson's odd behavior before making a shocking connection upon the death of his Taiwan contact.

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The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr

Frances Maynard Β· 470 pages

"Elvira Carr believes in crisp schedules, clear guidelines, and taking people at face value. She lives at home with her overbearing mother, who has deemed her unfit to interact with the rest of society. But when her mother has a stroke, Ellie is suddenly forced to look after herself. She quickly comes up with an ingenious way of coping with the world: the seven social rules spreadsheet. Unfortunat

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The Kitchen Daughter

Jael McHenry Β· 272 pages

Seeking comfort in traditional family culinary practices after the early deaths of her parents, twenty-six-year-old Asperger's patient Ginny struggles with her domineering sister's decision to sell the house, troubling secrets, and the ghost of a dead ancestor.

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The Maid

Nita Prose Β· 336 pages

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Rules

Cynthia Lord Β· 200 pages

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kris

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Edward Unspooled

Craig Lancaster Β· 286 pages

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Colin Fischer

Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz

"A boy with autism teams up with the high school bully to get to the bottom of a cafeteria crime"--Provided by publisher.

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Smart

Kim Slater Β· 240 pages

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