Speak Up!

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 18:23

Middle-schooler Mia may struggle to fit in at school, but unbeknownst to her schoolmates, Mia is a viral pop sensation known as "Elle-Q" online. In fact, some of the school bullies that pick on her for her autism are some of her biggest fans online. Mia is proud of who she is, online and offline, and advocates for herself to push for more acceptance and understanding from her peers. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Speak Up!
Speak Up!

Rebecca Burgess
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J GN Speak Up Burgess)


Middle-schooler Mia may struggle to fit in at school, but unbeknownst to her schoolmates, Mia is a viral pop sensation known as "Elle-Q" online. In fact, some of the school bullies that pick on her for her autism are some of her biggest fans online. Mia is proud of who she is, online and offline, and advocates for herself to push for more acceptance and understanding from her peers. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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  • Superstar


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  • The Space We’re In


  • Forever Neverland


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Slug Days


  • Slug Days


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Speak Up!


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • The Space We’re In


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Mockingbird


  • A Day With No Words


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • My Brother Charlie


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Forever Neverland


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Speak Up!


  • Superstar


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Mockingbird


  • We Could Be Heroes


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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 18:19

Vivy learned how to master a knuckleball at an autism event from a professional baseball player. When the local coach sees her throwing to her brother, she's asked to join the team. Holding her own on a boys’ team and dealing with bullying is tough, but Vivy finds supportive friends that uplift and empathize with her. Recommended for ages 9–12.
 

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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen

Sarah Kapit
(Juvenile Fiction - J Kapit)


Vivy learned how to master a knuckleball at an autism event from a professional baseball player. When the local coach sees her throwing to her brother, she's asked to join the team. Holding her own on a boys’ team and dealing with bullying is tough, but Vivy finds supportive friends that uplift and empathize with her. Recommended for ages 9–12.
 
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Experiences with Neurodiversity

  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • The Space We’re In


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Mockingbird


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Forever Neverland


  • Speak Up!


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • A Friend for Henry


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Superstar


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • A Day With No Words


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Slug Days


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Superstar


  • A Day With No Words


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Speak Up!


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Forever Neverland


  • Slug Days


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • My Brother Charlie


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • The Space We’re In


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Mockingbird


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Iveliz Explains It All

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 18:15

Iveliz turns to poetry and journaling to help deal the troubles she has at school and at home, and to help manage living with depression and PTSD. Recommended for ages 9–12.
 

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Iveliz Explains It All
Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango
(Juvenile Fiction - J Arango)


Iveliz turns to poetry and journaling to help deal the troubles she has at school and at home, and to help manage living with depression and PTSD. Recommended for ages 9–12.
 
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  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Slug Days


  • Speak Up!


  • My Brother Charlie


  • The Space We’re In


  • The Space We’re In


  • A Day With No Words


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • A Day With No Words


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Forever Neverland


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Forever Neverland


  • A Friend for Henry


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Slug Days


  • Mockingbird


  • Mockingbird


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Speak Up!


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Superstar


  • Superstar


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Talking is Not My Thing


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A Bird Will Soar

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 18:03

Axel, a bird-loving boy with autism, lives in a small cottage in the woods with his mother. When a storm strikes, Axel’s world is changed in both good and bad ways, and he must find ways to cope with these big changes. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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A Bird Will Soar
A Bird Will Soar

Alison Green Myers
(Juvenile Fiction - J Myers)


Axel, a bird-loving boy with autism, lives in a small cottage in the woods with his mother. When a storm strikes, Axel’s world is changed in both good and bad ways, and he must find ways to cope with these big changes. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Experiences with Neurodiversity

  • The Space We’re In


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Speak Up!


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Mockingbird


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Superstar


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Mockingbird


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • A Day With No Words


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Forever Neverland


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Superstar


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • The Space We’re In


  • A Day With No Words


  • Speak Up!


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Slug Days


  • Forever Neverland


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Slug Days


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • A Bird Will Soar


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Ellen Outside the Lines

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 17:55

Ellen is an autistic, queer, and Jewish 13-year-old who's going on a class trip to Barcelona. She's excited to spend time with her best friend on the trip, but when they're placed in different groups, Ellen must face new challenges and try new things. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Ellen Outside the Lines
Ellen Outside the Lines

A.J. Sass
(Juvenile Fiction - J Sass)


Ellen is an autistic, queer, and Jewish 13-year-old who's going on a class trip to Barcelona. She's excited to spend time with her best friend on the trip, but when they're placed in different groups, Ellen must face new challenges and try new things. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Experiences with Neurodiversity

  • Speak Up!


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Slug Days


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Superstar


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • A Friend for Henry


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Speak Up!


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • The Space We’re In


  • My Brother Charlie


  • The Space We’re In


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Forever Neverland


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Mockingbird


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Forever Neverland


  • Slug Days


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • My Brother Charlie


  • A Day With No Words


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Mockingbird


  • A Day With No Words


  • Superstar


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Talking is Not My Thing

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 17:51

The narrator does not talk, but she still enjoys being included in family activities. She chooses to communicate in other ways, such as pictorial communication. Noises can be overstimulating as well, but she finds ways to participate with the family and have fun. Recommended for ages 3–6.

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Talking is Not My Thing
Talking is Not My Thing

Rose Robbins
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Rob)


The narrator does not talk, but she still enjoys being included in family activities. She chooses to communicate in other ways, such as pictorial communication. Noises can be overstimulating as well, but she finds ways to participate with the family and have fun. Recommended for ages 3–6.
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Experiences with Neurodiversity

  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Forever Neverland


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Speak Up!


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Forever Neverland


  • The Space We’re In


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • A Friend for Henry


  • A Day With No Words


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Slug Days


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Mockingbird


  • Slug Days


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • A Day With No Words


  • Superstar


  • Mockingbird


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • The Space We’re In


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • My Brother Charlie


  • Speak Up!


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Superstar


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Talking is Not My Thing

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 17:30

The narrator does not talk, but she still enjoys being included in family activities. She chooses to communicate in other ways such as pictorial communication. Noises can be overstimulating as well, but she finds ways to enjoy herself and participate with the family. Recommended for ages 3-6.

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Talking is Not My Thing
Talking is Not My Thing

Rose Robbins
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Rob)


The narrator does not talk, but she still enjoys being included in family activities. She chooses to communicate in other ways such as pictorial communication. Noises can be overstimulating as well, but she finds ways to enjoy herself and participate with the family. Recommended for ages 3-6.
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  • Talking is Not My Thing


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A Day With No Words

Submitted by Darcy S. on Wed, 2024-02-21 17:26

A mother and son enjoy their day together without talking. Instead, they use nonverbal communication tools, such as a tablet. Recommended for ages 3–6.
 

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A Day With No Words
A Day With No Words

Tiffany Hammond
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ham)


A mother and son enjoy their day together without talking. Instead, they use nonverbal communication tools, such as a tablet. Recommended for ages 3–6.
 
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Experiences with Neurodiversity

  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • Superstar


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • The Space We’re In


  • Iveliz Explains It All


  • Mockingbird


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • A Day With No Words


  • My Brother Charlie


  • My Brother Charlie


  • A Day With No Words


  • Speak Up!


  • Talking is Not My Thing


  • Speak Up!


  • Slug Days


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • Forever Neverland


  • Forever Neverland


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen


  • Planet Earth is Blue


  • Slug Days


  • Mockingbird


  • Superstar


  • A Bird Will Soar


  • A Friend for Henry


  • Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism


  • The Space We’re In


  • We Could Be Heroes


  • Ellen Outside the Lines


  • A Friend for Henry


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What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration

Submitted by Darcy S. on Mon, 2024-01-29 16:08

Children gather to watch history as Deb Haaland is sworn in as the first Indigenous secretary of the Department of the Interior. She is wearing a ribbon skirt, a ceremonial garment that celebrates Indigenous womanhood. That night, while celebrating Secretary Haaland, children make their own ribbon skirts, honoring their ancestors and all who came before them. Recommended for ages 9–12. 

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What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration
What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration

Alexis Bunten
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 305.897 Bun)


Children gather to watch history as Deb Haaland is sworn in as the first Indigenous secretary of the Department of the Interior. She is wearing a ribbon skirt, a ceremonial garment that celebrates Indigenous womanhood. That night, while celebrating Secretary Haaland, children make their own ribbon skirts, honoring their ancestors and all who came before them. Recommended for ages 9–12. 
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  • Just Like Grandma


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • We Still Belong


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • The Storyteller


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • The People Shall Continue


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • The Storyteller


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • The Birchbark House


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Berry Song


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Race to the Sun


  • The Birchbark House


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • The People Shall Continue


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • Race to the Sun


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • We Still Belong


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We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know

Submitted by Darcy S. on Mon, 2024-01-29 16:04

A group of Native American children from various tribes present the journey of Native Nations to reclaim their land and rights, resist assimilation, and protect future generations. Recommended for ages 9–12. 

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We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know
We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know

Traci Sorell
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 973.0497 Sor)


A group of Native American children from various tribes present the journey of Native Nations to reclaim their land and rights, resist assimilation, and protect future generations. Recommended for ages 9–12. 
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Native American Experiences

  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • The People Shall Continue


  • We Still Belong


  • The People Shall Continue


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • The Storyteller


  • Race to the Sun


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • Berry Song


  • Just Like Grandma


  • Race to the Sun


  • What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me: Deb Haaland’s Historic Inauguration


  • Ancestor Approved: Intertribal stories for kids


  • The Birchbark House


  • Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • Berry Song


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • We Still Belong


  • We Are Water Protectors


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • The Birchbark House


  • Sisters of the Neversea


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Colonization and the Wampanoag story


  • Thunder Boy Jr.


  • The Storyteller


  • We Are Still Here: Native American truths everyone should know


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • Rock Your Mocs


  • Biindigen! : Amik says welcome


  • My Powerful Hair


  • Healer of the Water Monster


  • My Powerful Hair


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