"The Boy Who Ate Stars"
By Kochka
Upon moving to a new apartment, twelve-year-old Lucy befriends a boy with autism who lives upstairs. Lucy takes Matthew on neighborhood adventures hoping to open him up to the world around them.
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You guys have selected some spectacular works for your blog! A good way to spread the word about these texts is by initiating a book club with other teachers and meet every month to let them know that these type of texts exist, and that using them in the classroom can teach kids more than just how to read. Where did you find about all of these?!
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