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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 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.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].John Bunyan, the author of 'Pilgrim's progress', mentions only one of his six children in his memoirs - his daughter…
Mary, who was born blind and who held a special place in his heart. When Bunyan was arrested for unlawful preaching, Mary brought soup to the prison every day, resolving to prove that she was independent and not hindered by her blindness. Only when she realized that she needed help did she turn to God. Grades 3-6. 2002.The testament
By John Grisham. 1999
An eccentric, reclusive billionaire is looking for a way to die. A burnt-out Washington litigator is just out of rehab…
and trying to hold it together. These two are brought together with a woman who left the modern world to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the Brazilian jungle. 1999.The story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski. 2008
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life on his family's farm in remote northern Wisconsin…
where they raise and train an extraordinary breed of dog. But when tragedy strikes, Edgar is forced to flee into the vast neighbouring wilderness, accompanied by only three yearling pups. Struggling for survival, Edgar comes of age in the wild, and must face the choice of leaving forever or revealing the terrible truth behind what has happened. Bestseller. 2008.The sleeping sword
By Michael Morpurgo. 2005
Bun Bendle stumbles one day into an underground tomb containing a shield and a beautiful, ancient sword. As he touches…
the hilt, his whole body is gripped by an incredible, centuries-old power that will change Bun's life for ever. Grades 3-6. 2005.In 1928 Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, the Compson brothers - Quentin, Jason, and the "idiot" son Benjy - narrate events that…
trace the gradual disintegration of the family, including the ostracism of their wanton sister, Caddy. 1992, c1929.The son of a certain woman
By Wayne Johnston. 2013
Percy Joyce, born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in the fifties is an outsider from childhood, set apart by a congenital…
disfigurement. Taunted and bullied, he is also isolated by his intelligence and wit, and his unique circumstances: an unbaptized boy raised by a single mother in a fiercely Catholic society. Soon on the cusp of teenagehood and wild with hormones, Percy is filled with yearning, longing for what he can’t have, wanting to be let in -- and let out. 2013.The marriage miracle
By Liz Fielding. 2005
Confined to a wheelchair since an accident three years ago, artist Matilda Lang keeps men at bay with her sharp…
wit. Then she meets banker Sebastian Wolseley at her friend's wedding. Not intimidated by Matty - or her disability - Sebastian makes her feel like a woman again, but Matty's convinced that Sebastian's interest in her has more to do with business than with romance. Some descriptions of sex. 2006, c2005.The London Eye mystery
By Siobhan Dowd. 2008
When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together -…
Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat - to try to solve the mystery. Grades 5-8. 2008.The K handshape: a Christine Morris mystery (A christine Morris Mystery Ser. #2)
By Maureen Jennings. 2008
Christine Morris agrees to help look for the missing daughter of colleague Dr. Leo Forgach, only to discover Deirdre's brutally…
strangled body. Leo tells Christine that his daughter was deaf and had recently given birth to a child she had deliberately ensured would be deaf, wanting to make a political statement. Some people supported her, but many did not - including Deirdre's own father. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2008.A time to run: Stuart and Sam (One-2-one.)
By Lorna Schultz Nicholson. 2018
Stuart can run like the wind. It's a skill that has come in handy for him all his life. Born…
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, Stuart has learned to run away from all kinds trouble -- at least, if he can recognize it. Sometimes it's hard for him to know when a friend really is a friend or when he's just bad news. Sam is a basketball star with scholarship prospects until he's sidelined by a dangerous heart condition. After losing the one thing that centers his world, Sam focuses his energy on helping his Best Buddy, Stuart, make the school track-and-field team. But first, both Stuart and Sam need to understand that there is a time to run and a time to stay put. For junior high readers. 2018.Everyday hero
By Cherry Kathleen. 2016
Alice doesn’t like noise, smells or strangers. She does like rules. Lots of rules. Nobody at her new school knows…
she has Asperger’s, so it doesn’t take long for her odd behaviour to get her into trouble. When she meets Megan in detention, she doesn’t know what to make of her. Megan doesn’t smell, she’s not terribly noisy, and she’s not exactly a stranger, but is she a friend? Megan seems fearless to Alice - but also angry or maybe sad. Alice isn’t sure which. When Megan decides to run away, Alice resolves to help her friend, no matter how many rules she has to break or how bad it makes her feel. Grades 5-8. 2016.Rangbhoomi
By Premacanda. 2001