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• Daniel, Deconstructed

  Ramos, James,

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  A witty, heart-warming LGBTQ romance that will remind you of your favourite rom-com. Daniel, a nerdy teen who feels he needs to mask his autism to get by in an allistic world, is big into photography. When a cute new classmate moves into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ariel Crashes a Train

  Cole, Olivia A.,

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  A vulnerable novel in verse about a queer teen who struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder. With highly religious parents who are not supportive of therapy, Ariel must rely on her friends and sister to support her journey with a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

  White, Andrew Joseph

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  A chilling gothic horror set in 1883. 16-year-old trans, autistic Silas can communicate with the spirit world. After trying to escape an unwanted marriage, he is sent to a Sanitorium where gruesome horrors face the patients. Silas is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tilly in Technicolor

  Eddings, Mazey

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  A sweet and relatable neurodivergent love story filled with your favourite romance tropes. To escape surmounting parental expectations, Tilly, who has ADHD, heads to London to work for her sister as a summer intern. There, she meets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something More

  Khalilieh, Jackie

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  Fifteen-year-old Palestinian Canadian Jessie Kassis tries to adapt to a new school, new crushes, and a new autism diagnosis. An authentic, coming-of-age, own voices novel focusing on what it means to find your place in the world. [Also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Michael Vey

  the Prisoner of Cell 25

  Evans, Richard Paul

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  The first in an action-packed sci-fi series. At school, the only thing that makes fourteen-year-old Michael stand out is his Tourette’s Syndrome. But in reality, he’s hiding secret electro-magnetic powers he’s had since birth. When he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monday's Not Coming

  a Novel

  Jackson, Tiffany D.

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  Monday doesn’t show up for the first day of school. And then the next. And the next. So why is her BFF Claudia the only one who seems concerned? Claudia, who has dyslexia, struggles to put together the secrets and lies surrounding Monday’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On the Edge of Gone

  Duyvis, Corinne

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  A gripping apocalyptic sci-fi journey that transcends stereotypes. Denise and her mother narrowly escape the world's end aboard a skill-based ship meant to colonize a new planet. But Denise worries that her autism, along with her mother’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unseelie

  Housman, Ivelisse,

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  Iselia is a changeling, a fae child left in the place of a human baby to be raised by human parents. Her differences - her autism and a magical power she has yet to understand - make it difficult for her to remain in any one place for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Funny, You Don't Look Autistic

  a Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum

  McCreary, Michael, 1996-

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  Canadian comedian Michael McCreary was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of 5. His memoir is a hilarious and heartfelt look at what it’s like growing up with autism. [Also available in ebook and audiobook via cloudLibrary.]

• The Secret Life of Kitty Granger

  Falksen, G. D. (Geoffrey D.), 1982-

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  If you’ve ever wanted James Bond to be a teen girl with autism, this book is for you! Set in 1960s London, Kitty Granger is recruited by the British Government as a spy in training, where her unique skills are an asset. Though autism…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

  Callender, Kacen

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  From the author of Felix Ever After comes a thought-provoking and honest novel about a queer Black teen trying to find their place. Lark, an aspiring author and self-diagnosed neurodivergent, feels the need to keep up a lie after a Twitter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Extraordinaries

  Klune, TJ

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  Nick, a teen fanfic writer with ADHD, is convinced his life would be better if only he were an Extraordinary - a person with superhuman abilities. Maybe then his crush, Shadow Star, the hero who keeps his city safe, would notice him. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation