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LaZebnik, Claire Scovell. THINGS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN Boston ; NewYork : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017] IL YA ISBN 9780544829695 |
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Growing up in a house with an older sister with autism can be challenging, but Chloe only has pure love and affection for Ivy. She includes Ivy in most things she does. But when Chloe starts dating seriously, Ivy begins to question Chloe's dating and what she is doing on dates. Meanwhile at high school, Chloe has her own issues with a boy named David. He is a first class jerk and know it all, but he is really hot. Chloe decides it would be great to set Ivy up with an autistic boy, Ethan, in her day class. Chloe sets up a double date. Chloe, Ivy, Ethan and his older brother go out together. As fate would have it, Ethan’s brother is none other than the jerk from school, David. This story is a realist view of what it is like to have a sibling with autism, including the joys and the challenges which occur daily. It deals with the subject honestly. There are twists and turns, romance, and other situations that make this book a must read, especially for Jane Austen lovers. (Prepared by: Candi Vaughn, Byrnes Freshman Academy, candi.vaughn@spart5.net for South Carolina Book Award) |
| SUBJECTS: Sisters -- Fiction. Autism -- Fiction. Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction. |
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