Jay Grows an Alien - Softcover

Caroline Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1931282293 ISBN 13: 9781931282291

Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2007

Synopsis

Jay, a young boy with Asperger Syndrome, often feels out of place in the world around him, but doesn t know why. He doesn t understand why people call him names like space cadet and asp-booger. He has looked up asp in the dictionary to help find the answer to his wonderings, but knows he is not a small poisonous snake from Egypt. But what is he then? Caroline Levine s short novel follows Jay at school and home as he ponders these and other questions. In addition to independent reading, the book is great for use by teachers to promote an understanding of differences. Intended for children ages 9 to 14.

About this title

About the Author

CAROLINE ANNE LEVINE taught kindergarten to sixth grade in self-contained classrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area,and worked as a reading specialist in Colorado and Maryland.She currently writes for children, takes community college classes, and tutors children with autism.She lives outside of Washington,D.C., with her husband,who works at the National Institutes of Health.She and her husband have two daughters, one grown, one in college.They also have two miniature dachshunds,Winnie and Sophie, who keep Caroline company when she writes. Caroline s new book, Jay Grows an Alien, is a short novel that follows Jay, a young boy with autism, as he befriends a cyborg, deals with bullies, and learns that his differences are unique and special.Caroline s interests include reading, taking classes, traveling, and learning everything she can about autism.

Review

From the moment you meet Jay, you are brought vividly into the middle of his world, which is full of people who don t understand him and who say things that are incomprehensible to him. All he wants is a friend, someone to see the world his way. One day an alien arrives who does exactly that. This is a rollicking, rip-roaring adventure that introduces children to asp-boogers syndrome in a light-hearted, fun, but informative way. --Anne Sutcliffe, author of A Rock and a Hard Place

Jay Grows an Alien is an endearing and entertaining book that takes you into the life of a young man with Asperger Syndrome. The book gives insight not only into the challenges children with Asperger Syndrome face both at home and at school, but also the gifts they possess. This is a wonderful book not only for students with Asperger Syndrome but also for their siblings, parents and peers as it delves into these relationships with humor and empathy. --Cindy Van Horn, M.S.E.D., teacher of middle school students with autism,Overland Park,Kansas

This wonderful book tells about Jay, a boy who has Asperger Syndrome, and his family. One day Jay meets an alien from outer space, and is very happy when his parents let her stay. She is his first real friend. They share many of the same interests and she even helps him with his school work. --Kishan Rajan Desai, fourth-grade student, Queen of the Holy Rosary, Wea, Kansas

From the moment you meet Jay, you are brought vividly into the middle of his world, which is full of people who don t understand him and who say things that are incomprehensible to him. All he wants is a friend, someone to see the world his way. One day an alien arrives who does exactly that. This is a rollicking, rip-roaring adventure that introduces children to asp-boogers syndrome in a light-hearted, fun, but informative way. --Anne Sutcliffe, author of A Rock and a Hard Place

This wonderful book tells about Jay, a boy who has Asperger Syndrome, and his family. One day Jay meets an alien from outer space, and is very happy when his parents let her stay. She is his first real friend. They share many of the same interests and she even helps him with his school work. --Kishan Rajan Desai, fourth-grade student, Queen of the Holy Rosary, Wea, Kansas

About this edition

• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1931282293
• ISBN 13: 9781931282291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 73