Good Different

De: Meg Eden Kuyatt

Narrado por: Sue Ann Pien

A extraordinary novel-in-verse for fans of Starfish and A Kind of Spark about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference.

Selah knows her rules for being normal.

She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, trying to recharge. Selah feels like a dragon stuck in a world of humans, but she knows how to hide it.

Until the day she explodes and hits a fellow student.

Selah's friends pull away from her, her school threatens expulsion, and her comfortable, familiar world starts to crumble.

But as Selah starts to figure out more about who she is, she comes to understand that different doesn't mean damaged. Can she get her school to understand that, too, before it's too late?

This is a moving story about learning to celebrate the things that make us different. Good Different is the perfect next listen for fans of Counting by 7s or Jasmine Warga.

©2023 Meg Eden Kuyatt (P)2023 Scholastic Inc

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Relatable, profound and beautifully heartfelt. I loved it." --Elle McNicoll, author of the Schneider Family Book Award Honor-winning A Kind of Spark

"A powerful addition to literature about the autism experience. Selah is funny, insightful, and poetic in her quest to balance fitting in and staying true to herself." --Laura Shovan, co-author of Sydney Taylor Notable novel A Place at the Table

"Meg Eden Kuyatt portrays the experience of being an autistic girl with authenticity and heart. Her beautiful verse paints a vivid picture of the challenges and the joys of being autistic. Selah is a hero that readers will root for and remember." --Sarah Kapit, author of Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

"Throughout Good Different, Selah learns it's okay to stand up and it's okay to stand out. Meg Kuyatt's powerful debut finds Selah answering the age-old question: Why be normal when you can soar like a dragon?" --Eric Bell, author of Alan Cole Is not a Coward

Amazing and wonky

I liked how the story went along with us so you’re not going alone in the book and that the character development is amazingly prossesd

Loved this!

As the parent of a kid that may be on the spectrum, I loved this story! It helped me understand a bit better how the outside world might make him feel at times. It hit me when listening to this that when we're out running errands or when he gets off school and just wants to close himself off in his room for a while that he is probably overstimulated and just needs to recharge. Thank you!

Narration was also excellent; Sue Ann Pien did an great job! Her tone and personality did a fantastic job of letting us know that this story was being told through the lens of a child.

A spectrum nutshell, beautifully revealed for all to see

I highly suspect I am on the autism spectrum (even more so after listening to this book). I am 40 without any diagnosis.
The main character has so much going on inside her and no way to let it out. I cannot explain how much I relate to her. This story has inspired me to find help and work on ways to communicate my intense feelings.

Amazing book! It understands me more than I would think

It’s one of the best books I’ve ever listened to and I feel like it understands me sometimes and helps me understand my friends on the spectrum more. I recommend this book to people who feel different and to show them they are loved!