APRIL for Autism Awareness
With April being Autism Awareness Month in the USA and April 2 being World Autism Day, here are three reading recommendations for the month:
LIVING IN THE EYE: LIFE WITH AUTISM “Inside the eye of autism, I can never turn my brain off from colours, sounds, and a constant storm of thoughts and emotions. And yet, within its whirling walls, the eye is the safest, calmest part of a tornado… my refuge from a world often visited by chaos, unpredictability and frustrations.” Genre: memoir, biography
paperback: http://www.essencebookstore.com, locally at The Book Keeper Sarnia and The Olde Post Office Petrolia; also on Amazon
THE BELVEDERE AT STONE GATE An elderly recluse residing at Stone Gate with her middle-aged daughter reveals to her grandson the heartaches and secrets of her past: unexplained deaths, her orphaned autistic cousin and the mysterious presence in the belvedere.
Genre: literary, mystery, family saga
paperback: http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/belvedere-at-stone-gate-the/9780888875020-item.html iBook: USA https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/belvedere-at-stone-gate-the/id979061896?mt=11 Canada https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/belvedere-at-stone-gate-the/id979061896?mt=11
ENIGMA CLUB Emman Mallory fears that his twin brother, Noel, may be involved in drugs, home invasions and a teacher’s death. Characters include a student with autism and one with Aspergers.
Genre: literary fiction, mystery, family saga
paperback and Kobo: www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/enigma-club/9780888874467-item.html iBook USA: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/enigma-club/id634695485?mt=11 IBook Canada: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/enigma-club/id634695485?mt=11