| Rules (Scholastic Gold) Contributor(s): Lord, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439443822 ISBN-13: 9780439443821 Publisher: Scholastic Press
This item is available now at an even better price in our Bargain Bin! Go There Now! Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2006 Annotation: 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 Kristi, the 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? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2005017519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 670(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.66 lbs) 208 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Mentally Challenged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2009 Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2009 Buckeye Children's Book Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2008 North Carolina Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2009 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Elementary, 2009 Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2009 Golden Sower Award, Honor Book, Intermediate, 2009 Maine Student Book Award, Winner, Grades 4-8, 2008 Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2010 Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award, Nominee, Children's, 2008 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Winner, Children's, 2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Grades 6-9, 2008 Schneider Family Book Award, Winner, Middle-School, 2007 Grand Canyon Reader Award, Nominee, Tween, 2010 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2008 Colorado Children's Book Award, Nominee, Junior Novel, 2009 Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2008 Massachusetts Children's Book Award, Honor Book, Children's Book, 2009 William Allen White Childens Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2009 Great Stone Face Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2007 Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2008 West Virginia Children's Book Award, Third Place, Children's, 2008 Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2009 Beehive Awards, Nominee, Fiction, 2009 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-6, 2008 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2010 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 2007 Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Junior/Grades 4-6, 2009 California Young Reader Medal, Nominee, Middle School, 2009 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2009 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2009 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2006 pg. 98 Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2006 pg. 234 School Library Journal 04/01/2006 pg. 142 Publishers Weekly 04/17/2006 pg. 188 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2006 pg. 411 - Recommended Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 343 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 106154 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
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| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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| Publisher Description: This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptance--beyond the rules.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 Kristi, the 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? |
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