Contemporary Realistic Fiction

This genre would appeal to children 8 years old and up and who may or may not be questioning their faith, conditions, their heart and why people are different. In the book, Catherine is taking care of her brother David who has a disability; he is Autistic. Events in the summer causes Catherine to have some intimidation partially as a result of an encounter with Jason who is confined to a wheelchair. He is deformed and cannot speak. His way of communication is with word cards. Catherine has spent time showing her brother how to behave the best way she can and to try to acclimate him into society. She attempts to teach him rules such as "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" and to "keep your pants on in public". Taking care of her brother and meeting Jason gets her to focus and take a look at her own behavior towards people who are different; and she asks herself a basic question which is, What is normal?