You must read this book. I don't care what you think but you must buy it. This is a great book and I love the main character. It made me feel really good inside after I read it! Please read this book!
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Rules
(2006, Fiction - Family Life, Written by Cynthia Lord)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Newbery honoree about life with an autistic sib.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Rules
Parents need to know that there's nothing of concern here -- and much to be celebrated, particularly the main character's introspectiveness.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about autism. What is it? What would it be like to live with an autistic person? What might it be like to be autistic? Children may want to know more about it -- see the Related Books and Media section below for some helpful links. Also, kids might be interested in compiling their own lists of rules for daily living.
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Lives in MaineI rate this title on for age 8 and give itMust read
- Lives in IllinoisI rate this title on for age 9 and give it
A touching yet thrilling story about a girl with a brother who always get in trouble.
This book is about a girl named Catherine who wishes she had a normal brother. Her brother David, has autism. So he does not understand life as other people do. She has a friend who has just moved to her next door. But a friend who is dating her worst enemy. A boy who is in a wheelchair and can't speak who has a crush on her. And an overworked father who she thinks does not care a single bit about.
- Lives in WashingtonI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
wow
I luv it, it has an awsome moral and kids can easly relate to Katherine.
- Lives in ConnecticutI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Read this book! It's great!
I learned about different views of Autism and I learned how people with autism feel about these people. It opened my eyes to disabilities. Thank you, Cynthia Lord!
- Lives in AlaskaI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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