You Can Call Me Jo

Download or read book You Can Call Me Jo! written by Shawn Lyman and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johanna Joy Jenkins is super excited to start first grade! She has everything ready, including her favorite outfit. But then a packet from her teacher arrives in the mail. Her mom reads the class list, and Johanna is happy to hear that her best friends, Claire and David, will be in her class -- but Ryan will be, too. She knows that Ryan has autism, and she's a little nervous because she doesn't understand him. When Johanna and her friends volunteer to help Ryan feel more comfortable in school, they learn about his challenges, but also that he has some pretty cool strengths, too. At the end of the school day, Johanna is scared when she finds herself in a tough spot! The solution to her problem is surprising and in the end, Johanna learns some important things about herself, too.