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Rules

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 4,782 Ratings and 1,387 Reviews

Book Description
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 head off David's embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new so... More
Book Information
Publisher
BindingLibrary Binding (20 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages224
ISBN-101439574235
ISBN-13978-1439574232
Publication Date11/14/2008
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Scholastic Booktalk for Rules by Cynthia Lord. This summe...
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11/8/2012 William Yu tagged as: I recommend

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6/12/2011 Mary T. Wilkinson said:
As an elementary teacher, I see lots of kids in school who either have some form of autism or they have a sibling that has some form of autism. I think it is so wonderful that Cynthia Lord has written this insightful and inspiring book. What a joy it was to read it and feel that the author understan... more

tags: and I recommend it to everyone., It inspired me, I read it.

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3/8/2010 Amber Keck

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2/3/2010 Yelena Brachman tagged as: I recommend, I read

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9/20/2009 Kathy Spielman

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6/30/2009 Nicole Downing

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6/23/2009 julia b tagged as: I recommend, I read

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2/4/2009 Linda Hildonen said: Fabulous, bittersweet book.

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12/23/2008 Stephanie Rous said:
Our school has the self-contained autistic class for our area, and the self-contained "cross-categorical" class. These children are my favorite group coming to the library. Cynthia Lord's book is a fabulous story in and of itself. If you know an autistic or severely handicapped child who has diff... more

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6/27/2008 Holly Cupala tagged as: I recommend

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5/15/2008 Heather Zydek tagged as: I read

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3/31/2008 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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11/8/2007 Diane Smith tagged as: I recommend, I read

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10/30/2007 Nancy Viau said: I couldn't put it down, and neither could my daughter.
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9/8/2007 elizabeth o. dulemba tagged as: I Read

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8/2/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read, I Read

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8/2/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read, I Read

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7/30/2007 Sara Holmes said:
How lightly she steps through the deep issues in this book! It could have been a minefield but Cynthia Lord avoids every pitfall and brings the reader out the other side with grace. I was especially fond of the brilliant yet subtle metaphor of the various toys in the fish tank and I'm so glad she e... more

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5/7/2007 Cynthia Lord tagged as: I wrote

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5/4/2007 jama rattigan said: One of my favorite books of all time!
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4/30/2007 Judith (Judy) Mammay said:
RULES is a very true to life portrait of a family that has a child with autism as one of their members. Catherine not only has the normal concerns that go with adolescence, but also the added stress of feeling torn between wanting to help and protect her brother with autism and wanting him to be nor... more

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2/15/2007 lois toureen said: YAY, Cynthia!

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