Elana K. Arnold is the author of many books for children and teens,
including the middle grade novels A Question of Miracles,
Far From Fair, and A Boy Called Bat, and the YA
novels What Girls Are
Made Of and Infandous. What Girls Are
Made Of was a 2017 National Book Award finalist, and her
other books have been variously included on the Los Angeles
Public Library's Best Books of the Year list, the Bank Street Best
Children's Books of the Year list, the YALSA Best Fiction for Young
Adults list, have been ALAN Picks, and have been selected for
inclusion in the Amelia Bloomer Project. She holds a master's
degree in Creative Writing/Fiction from the University of
California, Davis, and currently lives in Huntington Beach,
California, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of
animals.
Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal
and dreams about funny, wondrous stories. He moves around between
different countries to live and work. Charles is always on the
lookout for bookstores and cats whenever he explores a new place.
You can visit him at www.charlessantoso.com
"How I love this beguiling and big-hearted book! Every child will
root for Bat as he navigates the challenges that come with
friendship and change, not to mention skunk parenting. A tender and
important tale that belongs on every bookshelf." — Katherine
Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only
Ivan
★ “This engaging and insightful story makes readers intimately
aware of what Bat is thinking and how he perceives the events and
people in his life. With empathy and humor, Arnold delves into
Bat’s relationships with his divorced parents, older sister,
teachers, and classmates.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Brimming with quietly tender moments, subtle humor, and
authentically rendered family dynamics, Arnold’s story, the first
in a new series, offers a nonprescriptive and deeply heartfelt
glimpse into the life of a boy on the autism spectrum.” — ALA
Booklist
“Comfortably familiar and quietly groundbreaking, this introduction
to Bat should charm readers, who will likely look forward to more
opportunities to explore life from Bat’s particular point of view.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“A Boy Called Bat will help children understand autism and that
everybody loves animals.” — Temple Grandin, author of Animals In
Translation
“Delightful, endearing, and utterly relatable, Bat Tam is destined
to be a dear and necessary friend for young readers. I adore him
and his story.” — Anne Ursu, author of The Real Boy
“A Boy Called Bat is sensitive, sweet, and super fun. I read this
book with the biggest smile on my face.” — Corinne Duyvis, author
of Otherbound
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