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Author
Series
Out of my mind volume 1
Language
English
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NYT - Middle Grade Paperback
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Description
Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
4) Petey
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2010, c1998
Language
English
Description
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; sixty years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life.
8) Janine
Author
Series
Janine (Maryann Cocca-Leffler) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
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
Publisher
Lee & Low Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
"Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival"--Provided by publisher.
10) Gathering blue
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
11) Stranded
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
1996, c1995
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, sees a chance to prove her self-reliance to her parents when she tries to rescue two stranded pilot whales near her home in the Florida Keys.
12) Beholding Bee
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In 1942, when life turns sour at the carnival that has always been her home, eleven-year-old Bee takes her dog, Peabody, and piglet, Cordelia, and sets out to find a real home, aided by two women only Bee and her pets can see.
13) Mascot
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him like he?s helpless now. He?s sick of going to physical therapy, where he isn?t making any progress. He?s tired of not having control over his own body. And he misses playing baseball?but not as much as he misses his dad, who died in the car accident that paralyzed Noah. Noah is scared he?ll never feel like his old self again. He doesn?t want people to think of...
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 4
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old expert soccer player Aven Green learns to share the spotlight and be a good team player when her friend Sujata joins the team.
19) Ugly
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his "ugly" stop him from focusing on what truly mattered."--
Author
Series
Chance to fly volume 1
Language
English
Description
After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.
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