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Cynthia Lord (Author)

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptance–beyond the rules.

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 stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kristi, the next-door friend she’s always wished for, it’s her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?

Author Biography

Cynthia Lord is the award-winning author of Rules, a Newbery Honor Book and a Schneider Family Book Award winner, as well as the critically acclaimed Half a Chance, A Handful of Stars, and Because of the Rabbit. She made her picture-book debut with Hot Rod Hamster, which won several awards, including the Parents’ Choice Award, and is the author of the Shelter Pet Squad chapter book series. She lives in Maine with her family. Visit her at .

Number of Pages: 208Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.7 INPublication Date: April 01, 2006Award: Maine Student Book Award (2008)Award: Newbery Medal (2007)Award: Schneider Family Book Award (2007)Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: RulesInterest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8Reading Level: 3.9Point Value: 4