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61) The Fire Keeper
Author
Series
Storm runner volume 2
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Zane Obispo faces an impossible choice--to save other godborns like himself from the angry gods, or rescue his father, Hurakan, from his eternal prison.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Collector of Bedford Street is an Academy Award nominated short documentary that follows the filmmaker's 60 year old neighbor, Larry Selman, a community activist and fundraiser who has an intellectual disability. Every year, Larry collects thousands of dollars for charities while living at the poverty line. When Larry’s primary caregiver becomes unable to care for him, his New York City neighborhood community rallies together to protect his...
Author
Series
I funny volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm's recent victory in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest leads to a television sitcom based on his life, but being the star of the show forces him to balance his newfound success with the responsibilities of being a good friend.
64) Out of my heart
Author
Series
Out of my mind volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride.
Author
Series
I funny volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Can I, Jamie Grimm, teach other kids how to be super funny? Think it's hard being a stand-up comedian in a wheelchair? Try teaching a comedy class to bored middle schoolers! I have no idea where to start. Do I assign homework? Should I give tests? Or do I just fall flat on my face and hope that gets a laugh?
66) A tree for Peter
Author
Publisher
Purple House Press
Pub. Date
2014, 2004.
Language
English
Description
When Peter, a fatherless lame boy living in Shantytown, meets Peter King, a mysterious, wandering stranger, his lonely life becomes filled with hope, friendship, and even miracles.
67) Built for speed
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Layla and the Bots are eager for Blossom Valley's upcoming go-kart race, but one racer, Tina, needs their help to build a cart with hand-controls and other special features.
68) Champions
Publisher
Focus Features, Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Phillip's dream of running away from the circus comes true when his parents allow him to stay with relatives in Hardington, Pennsylvania, where dodgeball is practically a religion and life is anything but normal.
Author
Series
Storm runner volume 3
Publisher
Rick Riordan Presents, Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"When a few Mexica gods try to put their Maya counterparts out of commission, it's up to Zane and some godborns-in-training to save the universe"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and...
73) Everyone belongs
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A children's picture book that celebrates the inherent differences in every person, and encourages children to welcome differences with open arms"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
Author
Publisher
Cobblehill Books/Dutton
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When an earthquake hits the isolated island in northern California where his family had been camping, twelve-year-old Jonathan Palmer must find a way to keep himself, his partially paralyzed younger sister, and their dog alive until help arrives.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Winner of multiple audience awards, States of Grace intimately captures the profound transformation of a revered physician and her family in the wake of a life-changing accident. For Dr. Grace Dammann, a pioneering AIDS specialist who was honored by the Dalai Lama, a routine commute across the Golden Gate Bridge turned tragic when another driver crashed head on into her car. After seven weeks in a coma and a dozen surgeries, Grace miraculously awakened...
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