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He hates art class and pe, where theres too much space and unorganized time, but he feels at home on his computer, writing stories on the storyboard website. Nora raleigh baskin is the ala schneider family book award winning author of anything but typical. Set in connecticut and texas during a three week period, the story follows a 12yearold autistic boy named jason blake, who lives in a neurotypical world. Anything but typical is the 2009 childrens fiction novel written by american author nora raleigh baskin. Told from the firstperson perspective of an autistic boy, nora raleigh baskins novel is an enlightening story for anyone who has ever worried about fitting in. She is the author of novels for middlegraders and teens, including the truth about my bat mitzvah and anything but typical, which won the ala schneider family award.
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