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1) The rescue
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reluctant to take chances in the world of romance, volunteer firefighter Taylor McAden experiences a dramatic change of heart after a near-fatal automobile accident leads to a fateful encounter with Denise Holden.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
Physical Desc
viii, 477 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Struggling to care for their daughter Willow, who was born with brittle bone disease, Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe add additional strain to their overburdened family life when they file a lawsuit against Charlotte's obstetrician.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she's also worried about sitting on the hard floor all day with her new prosthetic "helper-leg." --Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Scribner paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 962 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Solomon writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, or multiple severe disabilities. Drawing on ten years of research and interviews with more than three hundred families, Solomon mines the eloquence of ordinary people facing extreme challenges.
7) Ugly
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Micky Bellsong encounters Leilani Klonk, a disabled girl, and her stepfather Preston Maddoc, she finally finds some purpose in her troubled life, but when the family disappears, Micky embarks on an arduous mission to find them.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this creative non-fiction story, Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans. In this warm and inclusive story by U.S. Supreme Justice Sonia Sotomayor, inspired by her own childhood diagnosis of diabetes, readers join along as differently abled kids use their strengths to work together and learn about each other.
11) Hummingbird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Olive suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life. When she is finally allowed to attend school in person, she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy. Olive hopes to find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby. If she can prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.
Author
Series
War volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.