Can You See Me Series Collection 3 Books Set By Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott - Ages 9-14 - Paperback

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• Can You See Me? TALLY IS AUTISTIC, BUT SHE HIDES IT AS MUCH AS SHE CAN. SHE KNOWS HOW UNCOMFORTABLE PEOPLE FEEL AROUND HER THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND AUTISM. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HER. BY MASKING HER AUTISM, TALLY IS HIDING HER REAL SELF. BUT WHEN YOUR REAL SELF IS FIERCE AND WONDERFUL, IT CAN'T STAY HIDDEN FOR EVER. WITH MOVING DIARY ENTRIES WRITTEN BY 11-YEAR-OLD LIBBY SCOTT, BASED ON HER OWN EXPERIENCE OF AUTISM, CAN YOU SEE ME? IS AN AUTHENTIC, POWERFUL AND TRULY MEMORABLE COLLABORATION WITH ESTEEMED AUTHOR REBECCA WESTCOTT THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT AUTISM. Do You Know Me? TALLY IS AUTISTIC AND PROUD. SHE USED TO TRY TO HIDE HER AUTISM, BUT NOW SHE IS DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE SEE WHO SHE REALLY IS. AT SCHOOL CAMP, TALLY IS THROWN INTO THE COMPANY OF BULLY SKYE. SKYE IS FAR FROM TALLY'S IDEAL FRIEND, BUT SPENDING A WEEK ALONE IS SO MUCH WORSE! AS SKYE'S HURT AND LIES SPREAD, DOES TALLY'S SILENCE MAKE HER AS BAD AS THE BULLY? AND IS SHE MISSING OUT ON REAL FRIENDSHIP BY IGNORING HER OWN TRUE FEELINGS? FEATURING FUNNY, INSIGHTFUL DIARY ENTRIES FROM 12-YEAR-OLD LIBBY SCOTT, BASED ON HER OWN EXPERIENCE OF AUTISM, THE SEQUEL TO CAN YOU SEE ME? IS A HEARTWARMING ADVENTURE THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT AUTISM. Ways to Be Me TEN-YEAR-OLD TALLY HAD HIGH HOPES FOR YEAR SIX. BEING IN THE TOP CLASS AT SCHOOL MEANS THERE IS A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BEING THE SCHOOL PRODUCTION. TALLY IS CONVINCED SHE'LL WIN THE LEAD ROLE. BUT AT HOME... THINGS AREN'T GOING SO WELL. MUM AND DAD HAVE BEEN MAKING TALLY FEEL PRESSURED AND UPSET, AND TALLY WISHES THINGS DIDN'T BOTHER HER SO MUCH
• BUT THEY DO, AND SOMETIMES SHE FEELS SO MISUNDERSTOOD AND FRUSTRATED, SHE COULD EXPLODE. THEN TALLY'S MUM AND DAD TELL HER ABOUT SOMETHING SHE'S NEVER HEARD ABOUT BEFORE. SOMETHING CALLED AUTISM. AND EVERYTHING CHANGES.