Yuma Public Library

A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.

In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, the author described growing up with Asperger's syndrome at a time when the diagnosis didn't exist. He was intelligent but socially isolated; his talents won him jobs with toy makers and rock bands but did little to endear him to authority figures and classmates, who were put off by his inclination to blurt out non sequiturs and avoid eye contact. By the time he was diagnosed at age forty, he had already...

When a Purple flower suddenly sprouts next to a Blue, all sorts of confusion ensues. Fortunately, Momma Blue is there to remind everyone about the beauty of diversity, including how the wind, rain, sun and bees treat all flowers the same regardless of the color of their petals or the size of their stems. Award-winning author Julia Cook shares a timely and valuable lesson about appreciating differences and embracing diversity in life and in friendships.--Publisher....

When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.

""A modern coming-of-age full of love, desperation, heartache, and magic" (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night"--

Big is an elephant, and Little is a mouse, and they like very different things, but despite their differences they remain the best of friends.

Sharon Winslow is artistic, wealthy, socially prominent-and determined to remain single. A devastating loss has led her to believe that marriage is not for her. Then she meets Temple Smith, a man who appears as uncultured as he is poor. His motorcycle and worn attire give him a certain rough charm, but what could a woman of her stature and talent find in such a man? Her hopeless attraction to him vies with her concern that he is only after her money....

The notorious, and identical, Carly twins--Abel, the good brother, and Blake, a brutal murderer--are on the run, but when one is found dead, Arizona ranger Sam Burrack thinks the worst is over, until the carnage begins again.

Chloe and Sue are identical twins who struggle with adolescence and each other, and over the course of five years experience breakups, eating disorders, inappropriate friends and lovers all in an attempt to find their own place in the world.

"Points out the differences between subjects and celebrates them"--