Wish #1: To have my own television show. Wish #2: For Eddie to be un-handicapped. (Eddie is my twin Brother.) Wish #3: I don't really want anything else this year (except maybe to go out with Billy Meier).
Do wishes really come true? When Trudy Walker sees the ad from the local cable station, she truly believes they do. The station is looking to air demo tapes of shows created by and for teens. This could be Tru's big Break! But lately Tru is distracted by Wish #2. She spends hours researching cures for Eddie online and filming his daily routine. If Tru becomes a star―if she just grows up―will she outgrow Eddie? Can she pursue her dreams and still be true to herself? Or is it all just wishful thinking

Tru Confessions

Children's Books

Tashjian, Janet

Arts, Music & Photography

Square Fish

For as long as Monica Devon can remember, she has been two things: a whiz at making anagrams, and a perfectionist who spends most of her time obsessing about saying and doing the right thing. Now at fourteen, Monica's compulsive habits have spiraled out of control. Seeing no other way out, she creates Multiple Choice, a game that will force spontaneity into her life, and, she hopes, free her from her obsessions. It seems so easy--create a list of options, choose a Scrabble tile, and carry out the act. At first the game is exciting and somewhat liberating. But soon it starts to go devastatingly wrong. Fortunately for Monica, help is closer than she thinks.

Multiple Choice

Literature & Fiction

After becoming what he so clearly and strongly resisted―a consumer―Josh Swensen finds himself in a paranoid state of no return. That is, until he's kidnapped and coaxed into resurfacing as Larry, his old activist persona. Before long, Larry is back on the scene with much more on his mind than anti-consumerism―this time, he wants to affect change in government. And Larry isn't taking a conventional path or starting small in local government. He just doesn't do things halfway. But can he really become an eighteen-year-old president of the United States? Even if he can, is he sure he really wants to?

Vote for Larry (The Larry Series, 2)

Teen & Young Adult

Summer's finally here, and Derek Fallon is looking forward to pelting the UPS truck with water balloons, climbing onto the garage roof, and conducting silly investigations. But when his parents decide to send him to Learning Camp, Derek's dreams of fun come to an end. Ever since he's been labeled a "reluctant reader," his mom has pushed him to read "real" books-something other than his beloved Calvin &amp; Hobbes. As Derek forges unexpected friendships and uncovers a family secret involving himself (in diapers! no less), he realizes that adventures and surprises are around the corner, complete with curve balls. My Life as a Book is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

My Life as a Book (The My Life series, 1)

Animals

From the creators of the bestselling My Life series comes a colorfully illustrated mystery adventure about Hannah Sharpe, an observant young cartoonist on the autism spectrum and her cartoon alter ego in this colorfully illustrated adventure. Young cartoonist Hannah Sharpe has many strengths: she's curious, creative, has an amazing memory, and most important--she notices things. When Doug Williams moves into her family's Airbnb, Hannah can't shake the feeling that he's got something to hide. But his girlfriend, Remy Furtado, couldn't be nicer or more helpful. As Hannah investigates, often with her sketchbook in hand, she makes a series of unsettling discoveries involving stolen packages, changed keypad codes, and hidden stacks of cash. Can Hannah crack the case and unfold the mystery on her own? Including full-color illustrations with panel art featuring Hannah and her cartoon alter ego, Dusty Pickle,&nbsp;here is a thoughtful and propulsive new book starring a neurodiverse protagonist.

Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective (Hannah Sharpe, 1)

Humor

Christy Ottaviano Books

Marty Frye, Private Eye

This poetic detective has got a lot on his plate as a classmate's diary is stolen, a doll goes missing from the store, and his sister's bag of flour is taken without a trace. Reprint.

Scholastic Paperbacks

Monica, a fourteen-year-old perfectionist and word game expert, tries to break free from all of the suffocating rules in her life by creating a game for living called Multiple Choice.

Josh Swensen is not your average 17-year-old. At the age of two, he was figuring out algebraic equations with colored magnetic numbers. He is a prodigy who only wants to make the world a better place. Josh’s wish comes true when his virtual alter ego, Larry, becomes a huge media sensation. Larry has his own Web site where he posts sermons on anti-consumerism and has a large following of adults and teens. Meanwhile, Larry’s identity is a mystery to everyone. While it seems as if the whole world is trying to figure out Larry’s true identity, Josh feels trapped inside his own creation. What will happen to the world, and to Larry, if he is exposed?

The Gospel According to Larry

Science & Math

Technology

Dell/Laurel-Leaf

My Life as a Book

scholastic

My Life as a Stuntboy

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Tru Confessions

Multiple Choice

Vote for Larry (The Larry Series, 2)

My Life as a Book (The My Life series, 1)

Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective (Hannah Sharpe, 1)

Marty Frye, Private Eye

Multiple Choice

The Gospel According to Larry

My Life as a Book

My Life as a Stuntboy