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Having a twin brother can be hard. Having a twin brother with autism can be even harder. Makayla's twin brother Michael has autism. As a twin, Michael and her share everything, even their birthday. Because of his autism, to her, it seems that everything in her family is adjusted to meet Michael's needs and never hers. She just wants something that is her own. However, Makayla begins to realize that Michael and her share more things in common...

Is it okay to cry about the death of a loved one? What about being angry or frustrated or sad? After a long-term illness, Starr's father passes, and she is overcome with a lot of varying emotions including anger, frustration, sadness, and relief. Starr is unsure how to act and if how she is feeling is okay or not normal. Starr realized that she wasn't crying. She was trying to be brave, whatever that meant. Okay to Cry is a story about c...

Imagine how boring it would be to have to stay in the hospital for a long time. Share the Love is the combination of two stories, both centered around a kid who is having to stay long-term in the hospital due to illness. In The Balloon Girl, Carol is fighting leukemia, but she is all about bringing joy to both her life and the lives of the other kids in the hospital with her. Danny, in A Special Delivery, is in the hospital waiting for an or...

No one wants to feel helpless when someone they love is sick.In Never Too Little, Christopher finds out that his cousin Ben is sick. The adults keep telling him that he's "too little to help, " which frustrates him and makes him feel helpless. However, he's determined to find a way to help his cousin.You're too little kept running through his head. There had to be some way that he could help Ben get better. Suddenly, Christopher had an idea.Ne...

What if your favorite person in the world suddenly didn't always remember you?Christopher and his mom go to visit his Gram, his favorite person in the world. In Christopher's words, "Gram was like no one else." However, during this visit, he starts to notice that she sometimes seems confused and not completely herself, which worries him. His mom explains to Christopher that Gram has Alzheimer's disease. While he does not fully understand, he e...

How do you describe a color to someone that cannot see?In Josh Sees Colors, Christopher creatively uses Josh's other senses to describe colors to his friend. Through the use of touch, sound, and smell, Josh is able to understand the differences between yellow, red, and blue."What does yellow look like?"Yellow is like the sun."But I don't know what the sun looks like."This is going to be harder than I thought.Josh Sees Colors is a story about p...

No one wants to feel helpless when someone they love is sick.In Never Too Little, Christopher finds out that his cousin Ben is sick. The adults keep telling him that he's "too little to help, " which frustrates him and makes him feel helpless. However, he's determined to find a way to help his cousin."You're too little" kept running through his head. There had to be some way that he could help Ben get better. Suddenly, Christopher had an idea....

What if your favorite person in the world suddenly didn't always remember you?Christopher and his mom go to visit his Gram, his favorite person in the world. In Christopher's words, "Gram was like no one else." However, during this visit, he starts to notice that she sometimes seems confused and not completely herself, which worries him. His mom explains to Christopher that Gram has Alzheimer's disease. While he does not fully understand, he e...

Friendship is based on the person - not where they live or how they dress.Christopher learns that his new friend Derrick is homeless. Other kids look down on Derrick because of this. However, this doesn't matter to Christopher. Derrick is his friend and where he lives does not change the friendship."Now I guess I'm poor. That's what my mom and dad say." Derrick shrugged. "Funny, though, I don't feel any different. I'm still me."A New Friend is...

How do you describe a color to someone that cannot see?In Josh Sees Colors, Christopher creatively uses Josh's other senses to describe colors to his friend. Through the use of touch, sound, and smell, Josh is able to understand the differences between yellow, red, and blue."What does yellow look like?"Yellow is like the sun."But I don't know what the sun looks like."This is going to be harder than I thought.Josh Sees Colors is a story about p...

Friendship is based on the person - not where they live or how they dress.Christopher learns that his new friend Derrick is homeless. Other kids look down on Derrick because of this. However, this doesn't matter to Christopher. Derrick is his friend and where he lives does not change the friendship."Now I guess I'm poor. That's what my mom and dad say." Derrick shrugged. "Funny, though, I don't feel any different. I'm still me."A New Friend is...