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"From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to...
2) Felix Yz
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Felix Yz chronicles the final month before an experimental procedure meant to separate him from the fourth-dimensional creature, Zyx, with whom he was accidentally fused as a young child.
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 3
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Aven Green is despondent when she does not master the piano in one day, but with new inspiration from guitarist Mr. Tom, who is armless like her, along with a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven learns she does not need to be perfect to perform.
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Series
Out of my mind volume 1
Language
English
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A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy, considered by many to be mentally retarded, discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
6) Blindsided
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Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
226 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After years of failing eyesight, fourteen-year-old Natalie reluctantly enters a school for the blind, where in spite of her initial resistance she learns the skills that will help her survive in the sighted world.
7) Happy again
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An easy-to-read story about Lucas the lion who learns how to live life with a physical disability with help from his friends and family"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Effie Galanos' goals for her senior year include her navigating her way through her high school that is not really wheelchair-friendly, getting into the perfect college, and getting her crush Wilder to accompany her to the prom--but by spring she is beginning to see herself entirely differently.
Author
Series
I funny volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
299 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a new principal threatens to close the school library, Jamie Grimm tries to save the day by teaching a comedy class for his fellow students.
10) Roll with it
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Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
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English
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When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...
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Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A fictional biography of James Castle, a deaf, autistic artist whose drawings hang in major museums throughout the world.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
374 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old Dominican American girl who must keep her love of swimming a secret from her mother, is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, and is forced to reimagine the person she is to become.
Author
Series
I funny volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 2
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Aven knows she's an expert baker of cakes and cookies since she's been baking with her mom for a really long time. Plus no one bakes quite like her. She cracks eggs with her feet and measures sugar and flour with her feet (plus measuring cups) since she was born without arms. And now Aven has her eye on the prize: a beautiful blue ribbon for baking at the county fair. So she teams up with her friends Kayla, Emily, and Sujata. But It turns out they...
19) The fire keeper
Author
Series
Storm runner volume 2
Publisher
Rick Riordan Presents/Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
416 pages ; 22 cm.
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.
20) Built for speed
Author
Series
Layla and the Bots volume 2
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations.
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.
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