Can you see me? / Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2020Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 362 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781338608915
- 1338608916
- Autistic girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction
- Sisters -- Juvenile fiction
- Best friends -- Juvenile fiction
- Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
- Diaries -- Juvenile fiction
- Secrecy -- Juvenile fiction
- Social acceptance -- Juvenile fiction
- Autism -- Juvenile fiction
- Secrets -- Fiction
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize you, too -- perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio's Wonder ! "This glimpse into the world of a young autistic girl is astonishingly insightful and honest. Tally's struggles to 'fit in' are heart-wrenching, and her victories are glorious." -- Ann M. Martin, Newbery Honor and New York Times bestselling author of Rain Reign Things Tally is dreading about sixth grade:-- Being in classes without her best friends-- New (scratchy) uniforms-- Hiding her autismTally isn't ashamed of being autistic -- even if it complicates life sometimes, it's part of who she is. But this is her first year at Kingswood Academy, and her best friend, Layla, is the only one who knows. And while a lot of other people are uncomfortable around Tally, Layla has never been one of them . . . until now.Something is different about sixth grade, and Tally now feels like she has to act "normal." But as Tally hides her true self, she starts to wonder what "normal" means after all and whether fitting in is really what matters most.Inspired by young coauthor Libby Scott's own experiences with autism, this is an honest and moving middle-school story of friends, family, and finding one's place.
Ages 9-11. Scholastic Press.
Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press.
First published in the U.K. by Scholastic Children's Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Ltd.
Eleven-year-old Tally is starting sixth grade at Kingswood Academy and she really wants to fit in, which means somehow hiding her autism, hypersensitivity to touch, and true self, and trying to act "normal" like her former best friend, Layla, who is distancing herself from Tally and her fourteen-year-old sister, Nell, who is always angry with Tally for being different; but as she records her thoughts and anxieties in her coping diary, Tally begins to wonder--what is "normal" anyway?