Sally J. Pla
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"Maudie McGinn has a secret. Maudie, who's autistic, can't wait to spend the summer with her dad. It's her escape from life with her mom and stepdad during the school year. But when a wildfire forces Maudie and her dad to evacuate, they head to the small beach town where her dad grew up. As Maudie starts to navigate new waters, she makes friends and feels accepted like never before - and even learns how to surf. Still the end of her trip looms. Soon,...
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"Isabel Beane is a shy girl who lives in a home full of havoc and hubbub and hullabaloo. With five siblings, there is always too much too much-ness. At school, there's a new girl who is immediately popular, but she's also not very nice to one person--Isabel. Isabel has never felt more invisible. She begins to get bombarded by fears, like being abandoned by her classmates and taking the upcoming Extremely Important standardized test. Her fears feel...