| Title/Author/Description |
Call
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Bluish
/ Virginia Hamilton -Summary:
Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks
about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and
causing her to use a wheelchair.
-Subjects:
Leukemia; Wheelchairs; People with disabilities; Schools; African Americans
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PZ7 H1828 B1 1999 |
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Brian's Bird
/ Patricia A. Davis; illustrated by Layne Johnson -Summary:
Eight-year-old Brian, who is blind, learns how to take care of
his new parakeet and comes to realize that his older brother,
while sometimes careless, is not so bad after all.
-Subjects:
Blind; Brothers; People with disabilities
|
PZ7 D29743 Br 2000 |
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Can You Feel the Thunder?
/ Lynn E. McElfresh -Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Mic Parsons struggles with mixed feelings about
his deaf and blind sister while at the same time he makes his
way through the turmoils of junior high.
-Subjects:
Blind; Deaf; Brothers and sisters; People with disabilities
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PZ7.M4784475 Can 1999 |
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The Deaf Musicians
/ story by Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs;
illustrations by R. Gregory Christie -Summary:
Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his
hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class
and together they form a snazzy new band.
-Subjects:
Musicians; Deaf; Jazz; People with disabilities
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PZ7.S45153 Dea 2006 |
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Dustin's Big School Day
/ Alden R. Carter;
photographs by Dan Young and Carol S. Carter -Summary:
Second-grader Dustin, who has Down syndrome, anticipates the
arrival of two very special guests at his school one day.
-Subjects:
Down syndrome; People with mental disabilities; Schools; Puppets
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PZ7.C2426 Du 1999 |
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Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
/ Harriette Gillem Robinet
-Summary: Born with a withered leg and hand, Pascal, who is about twelve
years old, joins other former slaves in a search for a farm and
the freedom which it promises. -Subjects: Afro-Americans; Reconstruction; United States -- History -- 1865-1898
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PZ7.R553 Fo 1998 |
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The Gypsies Never Came
/ Stephen Roos
-Summary: Sixth-grader Augie Knapp, who has a deformed hand, is convinced
by Lydie Rose, the strange new girl in town, that the Gypsies
are coming for him.-Subjects: People with disabilities; Self-acceptance; Schools
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PZ7.R6753 Gy 2001 |
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Moses Goes to A Concert
/ Isaac Millman
-Summary: Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra's percussionist is also deaf. Includes illustrations in sign language and a page showing the manual alpha.
-Subjects: Deaf; Hearing impaired; People with
disabilities; Percussion instruments; Musicians
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PZ7.M63954 Mo 2002 |
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Moses Goes to School
/ Isaac Millman
-Summary: Moses and his friends enjoy the first day of school at their
special school for the deaf and hard of hearing, where they use
sign language to talk to each other.-Subjects: Deaf; Hearing impaired; People with disabilities; Sign language; First day of school; Schools
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PZ7 M63954 Mp 2000 |
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My Brother Made Me Do It
/ Peg Kehret
-Summary: In letters to an elderly pen pal, eleven-year-old Julie describes
how her mischievous younger brother is always getting her in
trouble, how she is dealing with painful juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis, and how she struggles to finish a fund-raising race
on crutches.-Subjects: Rheumatoid arthritis; People with disabilities; Brothers and sisters
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PZ7 K2518 My 2000 |
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My Pal, Victor / Mi Amigo, Victor
/ written by/escrito por Diane Gonzales Bertrand; illustrated by/ilustrado por Robert L. Sweetland; translated by/traduccin por Eida de la Vega
-Summary: Two latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability. Fun and friendship overpower physical limitations.
-Subjects: Friendship; Children with disabilities
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PZ73 .B4446 2004 |
Petey
/ Ben Mikaelsen
-Summary: 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.-Subjects: Cerebral palsy; People with disabilities; Old age
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PZ7 M5926 Pg 1998 |
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Prairie School: Story
/ Avi; pictures by Bill Farnsworth
-Summary: In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches the reluctant nine-year-old how to
read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, Noah
pushing Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.-Subjects: Wheelchairs; People with disabilities; Prairies; Books and reading; Aunts; Colorado
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PZ7 A953 Pr 2001 |
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Radiance Descending
/ Paula Fox
-Summary: When he sees all the attention which his parents and people in
the neighborhood give to Jacob, eleven-year-old Paul struggles
with his feelings toward this younger brother who has Down
syndrome.-Subjects: Down syndrome; Brothers; People with mental disabilities; Jealousy
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PZ7 F838 Rad 1997 |
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Rainbow Joe and Me
/ [written and illustrated by] Maria Diaz Strom
-Summary: Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow
Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on
his saxophone.-Subjects: Blind; People with disabilities; Color; Saxophone; Music
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PZ7 S9216 Mg 1999 |
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Safe at Second
/ Scott Johnson
-Summary: Paulie Lockwood's best friend Todd Bannister is destined for the
major leagues until a line drive to the head causes him to lose
an eye and they both must find a new future for themselves.-Subjects: People with visual disabilities; People with disabilities; Friendship; Best friends;
High schools; Schools; Baseball
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PZ7 J6367 Saf 1999 |
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Sarah's Sleepover
/ Bobbie Rodriguez; illustrated by Mark Graham
-Summary: When the lights go out while her cousins are spending the night,
a young blind girl shows them what to do in the dark.-Subjects: Blind; Physically handicapped; Sleepovers; Cousins
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PZ7 R61883 Sar 2000 |
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The Secret Garden
/ Frances Hodgson Burnett ; pictures by
Tasha Tudor
-Subject: Physically handicapped
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PZ7.B934 Se |
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Sosu's Call
/ Meshack Asare
-Summary: When a great storm threatens, Sosu, an African boy who is unable to walk, joins his dog Fusa in helping save their village.
-Subjects: People with disabilities; Courage;
Dogs; Storms; Africa
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PZ7.A764 So 2002 |
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Susan Laughs
/ Jeanne Willis; illustrated by Tony Ross
-Summary: Rhyming couplets describe a wide range of common emotions and
activities experienced by a little girl who uses a wheelchair.-Subjects: People with disabilities; Emotions; Play
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PZ8.3 W6799 Su 2000 |
