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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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Description
A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy, considered by many to be mentally retarded, discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
Author
Language
English
Description
Imagine you were asked the same question again and again throughout your life. Imagine if it was a question that didn't bring about the happiest of memories. This is the experience of one-legged Joe, a child who just wants to have fun in the playground. Constantly seen first for his disability, Joe is fed up of only ever being asked about his leg. All he wants to do is play Pirates. But as usual, one after the other, all the children ask him the same...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and 'friends.' When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret...her...
Author
Series
[Aven Green volume 1
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a whole month, cracking such cases as The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First her teacher's lunch bag disappears. Then Aven's great-grandma's dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms, all the 'arm' cells went to her super-powered brain instead. (That's her theory.)" -- Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines."--
Author
Publisher
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The story of a child with Osteogenesis imperfecta's first day of school, highlighting similarities as well as differences between Jason and the rest of the class. The book was written to help parents, educators and students feel more comfortable when a child with OI-- or any mobility impairing disability-- is introduced to the classroom for the first time. Includes a guide for educators and parents.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Pilar Ramirez is joining the hockey team. After all, she's never let being born without part of her right foot hold her back. But starting a new sport isn't easy, and now a fellow player thinks Pilar's rookie mistakes are hurting the team. Can Pilar up her game and prove to her teammate -- and herself -- that she belongs on the ice?" --Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Harley the service dog is on the job! He goes to school every day with Ms. Prichard to make sure she feels safe. Their students are a lot of fun, but Harley can't play with them while he's wearing his work vest. They write him lots of letters instead, and everything is perfect in the best, most quiet clas in the whole school. Until the day the old stage curtains catch fire. As the fire alarm blares, Harley remembers that Ms. Prichard isn't the only...
10) Janine
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Janine is one of a kind. She focuses on the positive while navigating life with disabilities. She makes a difference just by being herself"--
Author
Series
I funny novels volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head, but in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition and pressure are all about.
12) Shiny misfits
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Bay Ann is sure her tap dance will shine at the school talent show, but when her crush, Alyee Maq, catches her before she falls (which was his fault anyway) and gets all the "fame" she is determined to beat him at his own attention-seeking game.
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