Central Kansas Library System

Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

"A provocative love story between a tough Kansas woman on a crooked path to redemption and the unlikeliest of champions, from the New York Times bestselling author of All the Ugly and Wonderful Things Zee is nobody's fairy tale princess. Almost six-foot, with a redhead's temper and a shattered hip, she has a long list of worries: never-ending bills, her beautiful, gullible sister, her five-year-old nephew, her housebound mother, and her drug-dealing...

Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.

"In this inclusive story, Samuel sees the world differently than everyone else, uses accomodations to learn and creates stunning artwork that surprises and astounds his entire class. Samuel's different way of looking at the world makes him a true masterpiece! Filled with gorgeous illustrations, Masterpiece is the perfect story to teach empathy, acceptance, understanding and inclusion. This beautiful book is sure to delight teachers, children and...