{"id":9215584469229,"title":"No Brain the Same","handle":"no-brain-the-same","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing June 2, 2026. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eNo Brain the Same\u003c\/h1\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eNeurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/lindsay-metcalf\"\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/keila-dawson\"\u003eKeila V. Dawson\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eJeanette Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eJeanette Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough powerful poems, this book honors neurodivergent youth activists transforming their communities and invites kids to act—continuing the spirit of \u003ci\u003eNo Voice Too Small\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo World Too Big\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen poems by CooXooEii Black, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Liv Mammone, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, K. A. Reynolds, and others honor activists from all over the world and the United States. These fourteen neurodivergent activists began their work when they were young and continue it now, changing systems, politics, policies, and more. Additional text goes into detail about each activist's life and how readers can get involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/no-voice-too-small\"\u003eNo Voice Too Small\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/no-world-too-big\"\u003eNo World Too Big\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-spread.jpg?v=1764096665\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1764096676\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-series-activity-kit.pdf?v=1771337571\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Series Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf, editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf grew up on a Kansas farm and is the author of \u003ci\u003eFarmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices\u003c\/i\u003e. An experienced journalist, Lindsay has covered a variety of change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e and other news outlets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/lindsay-metcalf\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Lindsay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeila V. Dawson, editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeila V. Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans. She has been a community organizer and an early childhood special education teacher. She has lived in the Phillipines, Japan, and Egypt. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOpening The Road.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/keila-dawson\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Keila.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanette Bradley, editor-illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLove, Mama\u003c\/i\u003e. Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jeanette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePoets introduce 14 neurodivergent trailblazers.\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing poetic forms as diverse as their subjects, authors sharing aspects of these young people’s identities celebrate their bravery and creativity. Some figures will likely be familiar, such as singer Billie Eilish, “a girl with Tourette’s” who “turned tics into chords”; others may be new to readers, like Liam Garner, an autistic youth who biked from Alaska to Argentina. A brief biography and a motivational tip (“Use your unique perspective to solve problems”) follow each poem. Bradley’s photorealistic illustrations convey subjects’ joy and determination. Some lines feel cliched, as when Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s double couplet series “Her Name Means Light” proclaims Helena Donato-Sapp—an anti-bullying advocate with ADHD, visual processing and memory disorders, and dyscalculia—“young yet wise beyond her years.” Others are thought provoking; Sally J. Pla’s free-verse intro to Dara McAnulty, who is autistic and who wrote the award-winning A Young Naturalist’s Diary, concludes that “saving Nature \/ is the only way \/ we can save \/ ourselves.” Hannah Emerson’s “Dear Adam” echoes the cadence of nonspeaking autistic poet Adam Wolfond (who communicates with a text-to-speech app): “floating reality \/ becoming dear great treeing \/ named Adam yes yes.” A list of affirmations matched to each subject (“You are not broken. Helena refuses shame for her identities”) summarizes the encouraging collection. Backmatter includes author information and defines terms, poetic forms, and conditions portrayed here, which include Down syndrome, anxiety, and stuttering.\u003cbr\u003e\nEclectic and empowering. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-583-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5–9\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: June 2, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","published_at":"2026-01-12T09:42:19-05:00","created_at":"2025-12-04T09:50:20-05:00","vendor":"Charlesbridge","type":"Children's Book","tags":["Browse by Age_Ages 3-6","Browse by Age_Ages 6-10","Browse by Fiction\/Nonfiction_Nonfiction","Browse by Format_Picture Book","Browse by Language_English","Browse by Subject_Diversity","Browse by Subject_Poetry \u0026 Language"],"price":1799,"price_min":1799,"price_max":1799,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":49098365468909,"title":"Hardcover","option1":"Hardcover","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"45833","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":{"id":45648933355757,"product_id":9215584469229,"position":1,"created_at":"2025-11-25T13:51:00-05:00","updated_at":"2025-12-04T09:55:13-05:00","alt":null,"width":600,"height":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113","variant_ids":[49098365468909]},"available":true,"name":"No Brain the Same - Hardcover","public_title":"Hardcover","options":["Hardcover"],"price":1799,"weight":567,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":10,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9781623545833","featured_media":{"alt":null,"id":37280980107501,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113"],"featured_image":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":37280980107501,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"width":600,"src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":600,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/charlesbridgeteen.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113","width":600}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch6\u003eComing June 2, 2026. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eNo Brain the Same\u003c\/h1\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eNeurodivergent Young Activists Shaping Our Future\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/lindsay-metcalf\"\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/keila-dawson\"\u003eKeila V. Dawson\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eJeanette Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eJeanette Bradley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are the future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough powerful poems, this book honors neurodivergent youth activists transforming their communities and invites kids to act—continuing the spirit of \u003ci\u003eNo Voice Too Small\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo World Too Big\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen poems by CooXooEii Black, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Liv Mammone, Lyn Miller-Lachmann, K. A. Reynolds, and others honor activists from all over the world and the United States. These fourteen neurodivergent activists began their work when they were young and continue it now, changing systems, politics, policies, and more. Additional text goes into detail about each activist's life and how readers can get involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/no-voice-too-small\"\u003eNo Voice Too Small\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/no-world-too-big\"\u003eNo World Too Big\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-spread.jpg?v=1764096665\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover.jpg?v=1764860113\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1764096676\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/no-brain-the-same-series-activity-kit.pdf?v=1771337571\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Series Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf, editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLindsay H. Metcalf grew up on a Kansas farm and is the author of \u003ci\u003eFarmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices\u003c\/i\u003e. An experienced journalist, Lindsay has covered a variety of change-makers as a reporter, editor, and columnist for the \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e and other news outlets. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/lindsay-metcalf\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Lindsay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeila V. Dawson, editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeila V. Dawson was born and raised in New Orleans. She has been a community organizer and an early childhood special education teacher. She has lived in the Phillipines, Japan, and Egypt. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOpening The Road.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/keila-dawson\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Keila.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanette Bradley, editor-illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLove, Mama\u003c\/i\u003e. Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jeanette-bradley\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jeanette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003ePoets introduce 14 neurodivergent trailblazers.\u003cbr\u003e\nUsing poetic forms as diverse as their subjects, authors sharing aspects of these young people’s identities celebrate their bravery and creativity. Some figures will likely be familiar, such as singer Billie Eilish, “a girl with Tourette’s” who “turned tics into chords”; others may be new to readers, like Liam Garner, an autistic youth who biked from Alaska to Argentina. A brief biography and a motivational tip (“Use your unique perspective to solve problems”) follow each poem. Bradley’s photorealistic illustrations convey subjects’ joy and determination. Some lines feel cliched, as when Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s double couplet series “Her Name Means Light” proclaims Helena Donato-Sapp—an anti-bullying advocate with ADHD, visual processing and memory disorders, and dyscalculia—“young yet wise beyond her years.” Others are thought provoking; Sally J. Pla’s free-verse intro to Dara McAnulty, who is autistic and who wrote the award-winning A Young Naturalist’s Diary, concludes that “saving Nature \/ is the only way \/ we can save \/ ourselves.” Hannah Emerson’s “Dear Adam” echoes the cadence of nonspeaking autistic poet Adam Wolfond (who communicates with a text-to-speech app): “floating reality \/ becoming dear great treeing \/ named Adam yes yes.” A list of affirmations matched to each subject (“You are not broken. Helena refuses shame for her identities”) summarizes the encouraging collection. Backmatter includes author information and defines terms, poetic forms, and conditions portrayed here, which include Down syndrome, anxiety, and stuttering.\u003cbr\u003e\nEclectic and empowering. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-583-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5–9\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e10 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: June 2, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}