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Series
Aven Green volume 1
Language
English
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"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
Series
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
"La tortuga Marian es una tortuga de piel rugosa con ojos limpios y tiernos. Se asusta si el viento sopla fuerte, esconde la caabeza y no la saca hasta que el aire se calma. Marian se levanta temprano, se lava la cara y se viste despacio. Un cuento sobre el síndrome de Down"--P. [4] of cover.
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English
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"These stories are an extra peek at Auggie, a boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie s new friend at school"-- Provided by publisher.
4) Lola la loba
Author
Series
Publisher
SM
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Lola the wolf lives on a mountain. She can't walk because of an injury from a limb which fell on her back in a storm. But all the forest animals are her friends. This illustrated book for children is a story about physical disabilities and the power of friendship.
Lola la loba vive en una montaña. No puede andar por culpa de una rama que se le cayó en el lomo un día de tormenta. Pero todos los animales del bosque son sus amigos. Este libro...
Author
Series
I funny volume 3
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.
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English
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WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
8) Let it glow
Author
Series
Enchanted Pony Academy volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Discouraged when she realizes it's harder than she thought to ride with the children, Electra hopes she can find her perfect match and become a royal pony.
Author
Series
Where in the garden? volume 3
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his friends, and his treats won't be the same without his carrots. He's searched and searched, but his greenhouse is filled with plenty of plants and Logan needs our help to identify them. What do we know about carrots? They're long, orange, and have bushy leaves at the top--and, wait a moment, is that a carrot? No, that's a turnip. Where, oh, where could those carrots be? Can you help...
10) A sky that sings
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
A blind girl enjoys identifying the wide variety of birds that live in her local park by the distinct calls each bird makes, all in search of her favorite bird. Includes facts about birds and bird listening.
11) Lola and I
Author
Publisher
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A story about the special friendship between a young girl and her dog, featuring a surprise ending.
12) My ocean is blue
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A girl with a disability explores every facet of the ocean during a day at the beach. A girl spends an entire day exploring the seaside with her mom. A keen observer, she sees the ocean as both "big" and "small" and both "sparkly" and "dull. It's also "dotted and spiraled and wavy and straight." Her ocean is full of sounds -- it "splashes and crashes" and "laughs and hums." But, at times, it's silent. She is inspired to examine and celebrate every...
Author
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"8 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her 'the girl with the wheelchair.' Obioma misses playing football most of all, until one day a girl named Ayana askes her to race. Once they start playing football, everyone joins in and Obioma finds a new team to play with!"...
Author
Series
What happened to you? volume 2
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this authentic and humorous picture book, a child with a limb difference is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things. Joe and his friend Simone are practicing their best playground tricks, but everyone keeps saying how amazing Joe is, even when he tries to let Simone be the star. Will he ever get to be just Joe, whether he’s amazing or not? This companion to What Happened to You? addresses the assumptions people make about...
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Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Historical [Middle School Readers]
Odyssey Award Winners
Schneider Family Book Award
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Odyssey Award Winners
Schneider Family Book Award
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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.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she had never thought of putting on her own show until her neighbor asks, 'Why wait?' Immediately energized, Ali gets to work. There's so much to do before showtime--choosing the right musical, auditions, rehearsal, costume and set design--but Ali can do anything with her family and friends. When a storm threatens to undo all their hard work, Ali must use her imagination and adapt so the show can go on"-- Provided...
17) War of the wind
Author
Publisher
Neem Tree Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On a remote Scottish island, Max loses his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his new life, and resenting being put into the 'special' class at school, he notices changes taking place after a new wind farm is constructed off the island's coast. People have become irritable and unpredictable, and acts of violence threaten to tear the community apart. For the turbines are being used to test out a new soundwave weapon. Unaffected...
18) Thukpa for all
Author
Publisher
Karadi Tales Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Tsering can't wait to taste his grandmother's delicious noodle soup. He invites a string of friends and neighbours home. But as preparations get underway, there is a power cut and the house is plunged into darkness. Will Abi be able to put together the much-anticipated thukpa? Told from a blind child's perspective, this tale by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt is accompanied by Shilpa Ranade's stunning illustrations." -- Publisher's website.
19) In your shoes
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, and imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school, who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncles funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meetin the most unexpected way ... and it is the beginning of everything." -- Publisher's description.
20) Emily's big shot
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Emily has trouble simultaneously managing her wheelchair and passing the ball in her class's games of floor hockey, so classmates Dmitry and Ryan offer to help her improve--first lesson is learn to relax and not get nervous. Includes a special activity reinforcing social emotional learning skills.
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