'Be Different' Tops Local Best-Seller List

John Elder Robison writes about his life growing up with a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome in Be Different.

Robison offers a peak into the grittier side of interpersonal challenges that he faces, according to this review posted on KirkusReviews.com.

According to his website, Robison's book gives people advice for when to embrace their eccentricities and when to try to fit in, as well as embracing the gifts that you've been given.

Be Different was no. 1 on the best-seller list for the five St. Louis-area independent bookstores from the week of April 1. The bookstores include Left Bank Books in the Central West End, Main Street Books in St. Charles,  Pudd'nhead Books in Webster Groves, Subterranean Books in University City, and Sue's News at the St. Louis Galleria.

Adults:

1. Be Different by John Elder Robison
2. Relative Strangers by Margaret Hermes 
3. KMOX: The Voice of St. Louis by Frank Absher
4. Guilty Wives by James Patterson
5. The Might Have Been by Joseph Schuster
6. Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison
7. Tough Sh*t by Kevin Smith
8. The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings
9. Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
10. Bossypants by Tina Fey 

Children/YA:

1. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4. Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5. Where do Chicks Come From by Amy Sklansky
6. Onward Is Best by Sarah Lindquist
7. Max's Easter Surprise by Rosemary Wells
8. Legend by Marue Lu
9. Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems
10. Wizard of Oz Scanimation by Rufus Butler Seder