Rules

• Peta Lyre's Rating Normal by Anna Whateley (2020)

Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal follows Peta as she tries to follow her therapist’s rules for “normal” behavior. Peta’s world as a neurodivergent teen begins to change when she begins falling in love and is faced with the decision of being who she truly is or changing herself for the acceptance of others.

• Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X (2011)

Marcelo’s father insists that he work in his law firm’s mailroom to experience how the real world operates after being sheltered by his school for students with special accommodations. Marcelo is on the autism spectrum and learns how others navigate jealousy, anger, and other emotions in this young adult novel.