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All member reviews for Anything But Typical

ms k
educator and parent of 14 and 15 year old
 
Wow! Autism is not a subject many like to talk about. Anything But Typical is a wonderful book about a 12-year old Autistic boy named Jason. He is most comfortable at his computer, writing fantasy stories and posting them to a blog devoted to amateur writers of the genre. It is a compassionate look inside Jason's thoughts and dreams. I love the honesty with which the book is written.

TCGleek
teen, 17 years old
 
It's pretty good, but little kids won't understand
It's about a boy with autism, and it's a little confusing, since it jumps from one storyline to another. Great message. Love Bennu. :)

Naruto6tails
kid, 12 years old
 
but I think its for 12 and up ages
great book!

casey :)
teen, 14 years old
 
Wonderful Book.
This was such a great book. It almost made me cry. I stopped and relized "wow, kids like this actually think about other people." All he wanted was friends. And I hope one day the school kids wake up and realize what a great person Jason is.

Phoenixbird54
kid, 12 years old
 
GREAT BOOK
I love this book I had to read it for a book club and I love it usually these books r boring but this was awesome Jason is such a great role model he teaches lessons in his own way it's very eduicational because it teaches about plots and writing

mani1029
teen, 16 years old
 
I Love this book because it teaches kids how to learn more about other kids around them and also in their life

cujoandjiff
teen, 14 years old
 
great for tweens and teens
Very educational with out trying to be.

amoon062797
teen, 14 years old
 
girls or boys will like it
This book was one of my favorites!

Musicgirl209
kid, 12 years old
 
I had to do this for Summer reading... and liked it!
A very interesting story. It will help kids understand autism and how every has a different way of seeing the world. I put it a "on for 11 and up" because kids have to be mature enough to understand all of this. It also has a lot of good advice for writers. : D

bookwormwriter
teen, 15 years old
 
Awesome Book
I loved this book! I can relate to Jason a lot, and I kept thinking, 'Exactly!' and 'I thought I was the only one!' I really liked this book. It was a lot better than some of Baskin's other books, and I will almost definitely read it again. I recommend it for kids 10 and up, because some younger kids have a hard time understanding autism, and it can kind of scare them sometimes. The only thing that I thought was kind of weird was that Jason told his friends that PheonixBird was his girlfriend, and she had never agreed to that. That would be kind of weird, if I were in her place, and I would get mad. Other than that, I really, really loved this book! Happy reading! :)