Baton Rouge Parents Magazine—April 2025

help, Ally learns that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, she discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike. Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it’s just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. This enlightening book is for anyone who has ever worried Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner obsessed with the nineties, is diagnosed as autistic just weeks before starting high school. Determined to make a fresh start and keep her diagnosis a secret, Jessie creates a list of goals that range from acquiring two distinct eyebrows to getting a magical first kiss and landing a spot in the school play. But Jessie gets more than she bargained for when two very different boys steal her heart, forcing her to go off script. about fitting in. Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

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