Rules by Cynthia Lord Chapter 2 Read
RULES FOR DAVID
If the bathroom door is closed, knock! (especially if Catherine has a friend over).
Say thank you lot when someone gives yous a present (even if you don't like information technology).
Don't stand up in front of the Tv when other people are watching it.
A male child takes off his shirt to swim, but not his shorts.
Some people think they know who you lot are, when actually they don't.
No toys in the fishtank.
Twelve yr old Catherine just wants a normal life, but she thinks that'south incommunicable with a family that revolves around her brother's autism.
But what is normal?
Awards and Honors
Newbery Honor Medal
Schneider Family unit Book Laurels
Mitten Honor (Michigan Library Association)
Groovy Lakes Great Books Laurels (Michigan)
Maine Student Book Award
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (Vermont)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
Great Stone Face Honour (New Hampshire)
Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio)
"A heartwarming first novel." Booklist
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
"Catherine is an appealing and believable character, acutely self-witting and torn between her honey for her brother and her resentment of his special needs. Middle-grade readers volition recognize her longing for acceptance and be intrigued by this exploration of dealing with differences." Kirkus Reviews
KidPost Book of the Calendar week, Washington Post
"The appealing, credible narrator at the heart of Lord's debut novel will draw in readers, as she struggles to find order and residual in her life.... A rewarding story that may well inspire readers to think about others' points of view." Publishers Weekly
Notable Children'south Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)
"This is a story that depicts the bear upon of a needy child on an unabridged family very realistically. One of the treats in this book is that David echoes words rather than generating his own and he oft speaks in lines he remembers from Arnold Lobel'due south Frog & Toad." Children's Literature - Joan Kindig, Ph.D.
Volume of the Calendar week, Cooperative Children's Volume Center (CCBC)
"Catherine is an endearing narrator who tells her story with both humor and heartbreak. . . this sensitive story is about being different, feeling different, and finding acceptance. A lovely, warm read, and a great word starter." School Library Journal
Editors' Selection, HW Wilson Standard Catalog
"This is an absorbing tale near valuing people even when information technology's hard, and it may encourage readers to consider the benefits and challenges of their own families and friends." Bulletin of the Center for Children'due south Books
Accelerated Reader (AR) Championship
"This is non just a groovy read, with a nice rhythm and easy manner, simply it is an of import book that siblings of kids with special needs demand to read." Kid Lit: Books and More than For Kids and Teens
ALA Notable Children's Book
"The start-person narrative is very engaging, and readers will place with Catherine's struggles and cheer for her at the end. This is a nifty book to help students proceeds some understanding nearly autism, while also providing a good read. The author is the mother of an autistic child. Recommended." Library Media Connectedness
Read On Wisconsin, Center-School Option
"[A]n honest and oft funny portrayal of what information technology's like to accept a sibling with autism at an age when existence accepted is so important." Pittsburgh Mail service-Gazette
Nominated for country Kids' Selection Awards in:
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New United mexican states, Northward Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pacific Northwest (voting together: Alaska, Alberta CA, British Columbia CA, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Westward Virginia and Wyoming.
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