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Audio: Rules, rules, rules! have you ever wondered
why there are so many rules? Today we are going
to begin reading Rules by Cynthia Lord. Catherine
is a 12 year old girl who just wants a “normal” life.
Since her brother David was born, their life has
been anything but normal. She takes it upon
herself to make David his own rules in hopes it
would help their lives be normal. Rules is a story of
honesty, acceptance, friendship, and diversity.
Audio: none Audio: Catherine is a 12 year old little girl with a
younger brother named David. Catherine knows
David is different because he has Autism.
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Audio: Catherine carries a sketch book with her Audio: Catherine had been eying the neighbors
everywhere she goes. She never knows what David house and couldn’t wait for new neighbors to move Audio: Catherine becomes comfortable with
might do or say. She creates a list of rules just for in. She and her mother take David to occupational Jason and uses her artistic talents to help him
David. She thinks this will help him navigate the world therapy twice a week. Not only has she met a new create more communication cards.
and be more normal. neighbor, Kristi, but she has also made a new
friend, Jason at David’s therapy clinic. Jason’s Image Address:
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Audio: Catherine’s friendship with Kristi begins. Audio: Relief comes when Jason invites Catherine
Catherine is worried she will break her friendship with to his birthday party on the same day. However, Audio: Will Catherine remain friends with
Kristi due to David having disabilities. Kristi notices a Jason hears of the dance and asks Catherine to join Jason? Will she stand up to Kristi? Will she
sketch of Jason in Catherine’s sketch book and invites him there. Nervously, she joins only to experience discover what normal really means? Is David
them both to the community dance. Catherine is sadness when Kristi is rude to Jason due to his actually normal? Find out as you read
nervous. disabilities. Catherine’s idea of being normal.

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