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By Danielle Steel. 2015
A 17 ans, et déjà championne de ski junior, Lily prépare les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver. Un matin, alors qu'elle se…
rend sur les pistes, le câble du télésiège cède. Elle survit, toutefois le verdict est sans appel : hémiplégique, elle ne pourra plus jamais marcher ou skier. Mais c'est bien mal connaître Lily : motivée par sa rencontre avec des personnes hors du commun, elle s'autorise un nouveau départ et refuse d'abandonner sa carrière sportive. A son image, les personnes qui l'entourent donnent un tournant décisif à leurs vies, faisant fi des difficultés. Danielle Steel rend hommage à ces gens qui, jamais résignés, nous font remettre en perspective les épreuves du quotidien. 2015.Ce que Thomas voit
By Christian Merveille. 2001
Thomas est aveugle. Ce que ses yeux ne voient pas, il se l'imagine. Un moment tout doux avec un petit…
garçon excessivement attentif qui connait la chaleur des sons et l'odeur des matières, le temps d'un caresse et d'un rire avec la maman du petit Thomas. Années 1 à 3. 2001.Mon papa à lunettes ((Loup-garou))
By Didier Dufresne, Chantal Cazin. 1998
What happened to Ivy
By Kathy Stinson. 2012
David's younger sister Ivy, born with multiple disabilities, needs constant attention. She takes all of their parents' focus, to the…
point where David wonders if they see him as anything more than a helper for Ivy. But despite it all, he loves her. Hannah, the new girl across the street, makes David feel anything but routine. He wants to be around her all the time. And, amazingly, she seems to be into him as well. Everything changes when Ivy has an accident while being looked after by her dad. As David wrestles with what happened to Ivy, he is forced to confront his own feelings of guilt, the meaning of mercy, and what can be forgiven. For junior high and older readers. 2012.The dark deeps: the hunchback assignments II (The hunchback assignments ; #2)
By Arthur G Slade. 2010
Modo, teenage spy and temporary shape-shifter, is plunged once more into the world of international espionage. This time he's on…
the trail of a mysterious underwater creature and he's not alone. Sequel to "The hunchback assignments" (EB75089). Followed by "Empire of ruins". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (The hunchback assignments ; 2)The hunchback assignments (Hunchback assignments (New York, N.Y.) #1.)
By Arthur G Slade. 2009
In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect…
the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The dark deeps" (EB75415). 2009. (The hunchback assignments ; 1)Run
By Kody Keplinger. 2016
Bo Dickinson is a girl with a wild reputation, a deadbeat dad, and an alcoholic mum. Agnes Atwood is legally…
blind. Agnes has never stayed out past 10 p.m., never gone on a date and never broken any of her parents' overbearing rules. Despite everything, Bo and Agnes become best friends. When Bo shows up in the middle of the night, police sirens wailing in the distance, desperate to get out of town, Agnes doesn't hesitate to take off with her. But running away and not getting caught will require stealing a car, tracking down Bo's dad, staying ahead of the authorities, and finally confronting some ugly secrets. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.French toast, a white cane and memories
By Laura Fay Robbie. 2006
A heart-warming account about laughter, tears, and the importance of facing life's obstacles with courage. A true story about a…
memorable vacation, one big brother who daydreams, an important epiphany, and a hilarious little boy named Chase. 2006.The hunchback of Notre Dame (Tor Classics Ser.)
By Victor Hugo. 1996
Perfect chemistry
By Simone Elkeles. 2009
When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship…
after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates - and others. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2009.Not if I see you first
By Eric Lindstrom. 2015
Blind sixteen-year-old Parker Grant navigates friendships and romantic relationships, including a run-in with a boy who previously broke her heart,…
while coping with her father's recent death. For junior and senior high readers. 2015.The unlikely hero of Room 13B
By Teresa Toten. 2013
When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost…
before he can take a breath. He's determined to protect and defend her whatever the cost. But when you're fourteen and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it's hard to imagine yourself falling in love. How can you have a "normal" relationship when your life is so fraught with problems? For junior high and older readers. Winner of the 2013 Governor General's Children's Literature Award. 2013.Small steps
By Louis Sachar. 2006
Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit (from "Holes", BR67316), is turning his life around in Austin,…
Texas, with the encouragement of his ten-year-old neighbour, Ginny, who has cerebral palsy. Then his friend X-Ray comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme, he meets a celebrity teen singer, and life will never be the same. Grades 5-8. 2006.Deafening
By Frances Itani. 2003
Grania is deaf, a victim of scarlet fever at age five in early 1900s Canada. After learning sign language and…
speech she meets and marries Jim, with whom she develops a special vocabulary. World War I erupts, and they attempt to sustain their love in a world as brutal as it is beautiful. Some violence. Canada Reads 2006. 2003.What it takes to be human
By Marilyn Bowering. 2006
Sandy Grey wants to enlist in the Second World War but his father, a fundamentalist preacher, refuses to let him,…
fearing that the world is living its last days. When Sandy's attempts to oppose his father turn violent, the setting shifts to the fragmented world of an asylum for the criminally insane. The characters are pushed to the very edge of civilization, love and sanity, as are those whose lives are being torn apart by war. Some descriptions of sex and violence and some strong language. 2006.Victor: [roman] ((Gulliver jeunesse ; 37).)
By Christiane Duchesne. 1992
Lorsque Madame Belon déclare qu'elle veut faire le tour du monde, Victor panique. Pour lui, la terre n'est pas ronde…
mais plate comme une assiette, et si on s'approche trop du bord, on peut tomber à l'infini. C'est avec le grigou et la serpente, personnages qui hantent ses rêves depuis toujours, que Victor partira faire le tour de la terre pour protéger Madame Belon et pour découvrir aussi les étonnantes rondeurs de la planète. Années 3-6. 1993, c1992.Unspeakable
By Sandra Brown. 1998
When Carl Herbold escapes from jail, he is bent on revenge. Knowing that Carl has escaped from prison, Jack Sawyer…
has a mission, too - he must do all he can to protect Delray Corbett, whom Carl despises, as well as Delray's grandson David and daughter-in-law Anna, who is deaf. As their lives intersect, death and destruction follow. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1998.This story is a lie: a novel
By Tom Pollock. 2018
Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a math genius. He also suffers from devastating panic attacks. Pete gets through each day with…
the help of his mother--a famous scientist--and his beloved twin sister, Bel. But when his mom is nearly assassinated in front of his eyes and Bel disappears, Pete finds himself on the run. Dragged into a world where state and family secrets intertwine, Pete must use his extraordinary analytical skills to find his missing sister and track down the people who attacked his mother. But his greatest battle will be with the enemy he's fought his entire life: the constant terror that threatens to overwhelm him. For junior and senior high readers. 2018.The winning summer (Keystone Stables. #5.)
By Marsha Hubler. 2005
Although Skye has looked forward to teaching Katie, a blind camper, about riding and handling horses, Katie's bitterness over being…
blind and her parents' upcoming divorce challenge Skye's ability to teach and to share God's love. For junior and senior high readers. 2005. (Keystone Stables ; 5)The window
By Jeanette Ingold. 2003
Fifteen-year-old Mandy is blinded in a car accident that took the life of her mother. Sent to live with unknown…
great-uncles and -aunts, Mandy elects to attend the local high school. With the help of voices from the past, Mandy learns to understand and accept her new family. Grades 5-8. c1996. [2003].