Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door friend she's always wished for, it's her own shocking behavior that turns everything upside down and forces her to ask: What is normal?
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Q: Why is Catherine so happy when she gets a new neighbor?
ReplyDeleteA: She is happy because the girl is about her age and she has someone to play with now.
David-Catherine's brother-puts a cowboy in the fish tank. A fish swam through the lasso.
Q:what are some words that Cathrine gives Jason at her house?
ReplyDeleteA:Joke and whatever.
Q:what type of therapy does David do?
A: OT or occupational therapy.
Q: What would it mean when David says 'no toys in the fish tank?
ReplyDeleteA: It means that David put a toy in the fish tank.
Q: What did Jayson really want for his birthday?
ReplyDeleteA: A new guitar.
Q: Who did Catherine draw a picture of while her brother was having therapy?
ReplyDeleteA: Jason.
Q: What did Jason use to talk?
A: He used little cards In a binder that had words and pictures on them so he could point to the word and somebody (the person he was talking to)would know what he was saying.
Q: Who did David watch and make references to throughout the book?
ReplyDeleteA: Frog and Toad.
Q: What was one of Catherine's rules for David?
A: No toys in the fish tank.