The month of April is World Autism Month. There are many people in the world with autism and oftentimes they can be overlooked by society. Take time this month, and every month, to accept and lift up voices of those with autism. Below are some books featuring characters on the autistic spectrum.
Picture Books
A friend for Henry / My brother Charlie/ It was supposed to be sunny/ Benji, the bad day, and me/ Looking after Louis
Middle Grade
Rain reign /A kind of spark / The someday birds / Planet earth is blue / On the edge of gone
The London Eye mystery / Mockingbird / A boy called Bat / Ellen outside the lines/ Speak up!
Young Adult
What to say next / The many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester / Unseelie / The secret life of Kitty Granger/ When my heart joins the thousand
Something more /The spirit bares its teeth/ Queens of geek / Here’s how I see it : here’s how it is / The state of grace
Adult
Act your age, Eve Brown / The kiss quotient / Ginny Moon/ The bride test/ Into the drowning deep