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The Ability
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: M.M. Vaughan
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 336
Delve into the extraordinary abilities of the twelve-year-old mind in this thrilling start to a middle-grade series that expands the possibilities of power.No one has any confidence in twelve-year-old Christopher Lane. His teachers discount him as a liar and a thief, and his mom doesn’t have the energy to deal with him. But a mysterious visit from the Ministry of Education indicates that Chris might have some potential after all: He is invited to attend the prestigious Myers Holt Academy. When Christopher begins at his new school, he is astounded at what he can do. It seems that age twelve is a special time for the human brain, which is capable of remarkable feats—as also evidenced by Chris’s peers Ernest and Mortimer Genver, who, at the direction of their vengeful and manipulative mother, are testing the boundaries of the human mind. more
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The Heart of War (Bloodlines)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: M. Zachary Sherman
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Capstone Young Readers (2013, Feb 1st).
Pages: 240
A heart-pounding, action-packed tale of combat and kinship skillfully crafted by United States Marine Corps veteran and acclaimed comics writer M. Zachary Sherman (SOCOM: SEAL Team Seven). Follow the Donovans through four generations of American wars from World War II to the War in Afghanistan where each explosive moment defines the future of this military family. more
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Temple Grandin
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 256
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there is far more hope today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Now Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution.Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms. more
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