Rules

This touching and clever tale about feeling different and finding acceptance—beyond the rules—is included in the Newbery Honor Book. All Catherine, twelve, wants is a typical existence. This is almost impossible if you have an autistic sibling and your family's entire focus is on his condition. Her goal has been to teach David the rules—such as "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" and "keep your pants on in public"—for years in an attempt to curb his embarrassing habits. However, when Catherine meets Kristi, the neighbor she's always wanted, and Jason, a paraplegic youngster, that summer, it's her own startling behavior that throws everything upside down and makes her wonder, What is normal?