Anything But Typical
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Disability
Year Published 2009
Word Count 35,780
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 129385, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Subject Headings
- Schools
- Family life
- Families--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Juvenile fiction
- Autism--Juvenile fiction
- Schools--Fiction
- Families
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Family life--Fiction
- Autism
- Autism--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age
- Young Adult Fiction
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Awards & Distinctions 5

Schneider Family Book Award, 2004-2025
Winner, 2010

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2010

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2010

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2010
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