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ADHD BOOK LIST

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Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter
Carmella Van Vleet
TPL Book, WorldCat

Eiza and her best friend Tony have dream of opening their own bakery one day for the longest time. Now, they are really excited because their favorite celebrity baker will be teaching a cake decorating class this summer at the community center. There’s just one problem. The class is expensive and Eliza doesn’t have the greatest track record of completing projects she’s started. How can she prove to her parents that she isn’t a big, fat quitter and is ready to take her baking to the next level?

Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Star
Carmella Van Vleet
TPL Book, WorldCat

Eliza Bing sometimes finds it difficult to focus because of her ADHD. It sometimes throws her off balance, making her appear clumsy and forgetful. While in the past Taekwondo has helped Eliza find her strengths, she discovers something else that she’s really good at, drama club. Follow Eliza as she deals with everyday challenges and issues.

Focused
Alyson Gerber
TPL BookWorldCat

Clea can’t seem to stay in control. Whether it is in control of emotions, her attention, or what comes out of her mouth, Clea is all over the place. The one place where everything seems to come into focus is when she is playing chess. But when her grades start slipping, it looks like she might even lose that. Will her new diagnosis of ADHD and the treatment plans help her bring everything back into focus?

This is Not the Abby Show
Debbie Reed Fischer
TPL Book, TPL eBookWorldCat

Abby’s just made a terrible mistake. One that will go on to live in infamy as TNTRML, or The Night That Ruined My Life. Before TNTRML, she was going to get to go to drama camp this summer, but after TNTRML her parents have pulled her out of camp and now she’s going to summer school. Will she be able to survive what is likely the worst summer of her life?

Tornado Brain
Cat Patrick
TPL BookWorldCat

Neurodiverse middle-schooler Frankie views life very differently then her twin Tess. When Frankie’s friendship with Collette goes sour, Frankie’s sister carries the friendship on without any difficulty, that is until Collette goes missing. Frankie quickly becomes determined to find out what happened, while Tess mourns her friend in a different way. What will it take to find their friend?