Rules

//**Rules,**// By: Cynthia Lord Reviewed by: Claire Kr. The main characters of Rules are Catherine, David, Jason and Kristi. This story takes place in the present tense. Catherine is the older sister and protector of David, her little brother who has autism. Jason is the boy that has a therapy class the same time as David, and when Catherine goes along, she and Jason start to become friends. Kristi is the new next door neighbor of Catherine and David. The main conflict in Rules is that, although Catherine loves David, she is at times embarrassed by him. She tries to teach him rules that ‘normal’ people follow, like “No toys in the fish tank,” and “Late doesn’t mean not coming.” When she sees Jason at therapy class, Catherine makes him words for his ‘communication book’, Jason’s form of communicating due to his disability. The book is filled with words that Jason points at to make a conversation. I wouldn’t recommend this book because although it was a nice story, it didn’t really have a major climax. So therefore, it couldn’t hold my attention very long. It didn’t teach me anything new, it was very predictable.