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Good Different
Meg Eden Kuyatt
Ages: 12+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 978-1-338-81610-5
Keywords: neurodiversity, emotion, novels in verse, executive functioning
While navigating middle school, Selah, 13, learns she is on the autism spectrum. Empathetic and hopeful free verse poems explore her journey of self-discovery.