Autistic children benefit from having very concrete rules. Catherine's brother David is Autistic. Catherine desperately tries to help her brother and her parents by creating a rule book for David to follow. She wants to help him, but she is also ashamed by him. She wants to just be normal. A surprising friendship with a disabled kid named Jason changes Catherine's outlook, and she no longer worries about what others think of her. She realizes it is what you think about yourself and your choices that matter. Catherine represents any twelve-year-old kid struggling to find their place within their family and fit in with their peers. Catherine is the "normal" child and feels the burden and responsibility of caring for her disabled brother, and she feels the pressure to "fit-in" with friends at school. This inner struggle is one that any adolescent can identify with and connect to their own experiences growing up. The humor in David's rules, the touching relationship with Jason and Catherine's development of self create a page turning story that can't be put down.
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