'Marcelo in the Real World' is a youth novel written by Francisco X. Stork. This is the story of Marcelo who is on the Autism Spectrum with Asperger's Syndrome. Marcelo is a teenager who likes horses and likes to help others. His father wants him to work one summer in his law firm to see what the real world is like. Marcelo does learn several lessons at his time at the firm.
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