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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.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
Paradise ((Fiction J).)
By Simone Elkeles. 2012
Un an après l'accident qui a failli lui coûter la vie, Maggie peut enfin retourner au lycée. Hélas, elle a…
perdu toute confiance en elle et semble incapable de retrouver sa joie de vivre. Car tout, dans la petite ville de Paradise, lui rappelle les conséquences du drame. Un garçon, pourtant, semble décidé à entrer dans sa vie. Un garçon qu'a priori, Maggie aurait préféré oublier. 2012.Pas à pas (Médium)
By Louis Sachar, Agnès Desarthe. 2006
Trois ans après sa sortie du Camp du Lac vert, un centre de rééducation pour jeunes délinquants, Théodore, dit Aisselle,…
veut réussir sa vie et s'est fixé des objectifs qu'il espère atteindre pas à pas. Cependant, il se laisse entraîner par son copain X-Ray dans une magouille de revente de billets pour le concert de la jeune chanteuse Kaira De Leon. Cela le conduit dans l'univers du showbiz, où il côtoiera la jeune chanteuse mal à l'aise avec son statut de star et son entourage malsain. Aisselle se confie par ailleurs à sa petite voisine de dix ans, atteinte de paralysie cérébrale. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2006. Titre uniforme: Small steps.Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
By Carson McCullers. 1947
Chef-d'oeuvre incontestable de roman américain moderne publié en 1940. Des êtres blessés et marginaux promis à un avenir d'obscurité, d'erreurs…
et de ruine dans une petite ville au coeur du sud des États-Unis, à la fin des années 30. On y rretrouve, entre autres, une adolescente qui rêve de musique, un sourd-muet qui lit sur les lèvres et dans les âmes, un ami grec obèse, etc.Le petit prince cannibale
By Françoise Lefèvre. 1990
Femme déchirée, déchainée, la narratrice de ce livre est, avec toute sa passion, un écrivain qui tente de raconter l'histoire…
de Blanche, une éblouissante cantatrice que la mort ronge vivante. Mais elle est d'abord et avant tout la mère de Sylvestre, l'enfant autiste qu'elle veut à tout prix " guérir ". 1990.Demain je partirai
By Maria Ewa Letki. 1988
Pierre marche avec difficulté en s'aidant d'une canne. Pierre se sent seul, alors il se réfugie dans le rêve. Un…
jour, il se lie d'amitié avec un plus grand qui l'aidera à aller vers les autres. Années 2-4. 1988.La chute des aveugles
By Gert Hofmann, Martine Keyser. 1987
Pour son nouveau livre, Gert Hofmann s'est inspiré du célèbre tableau de Pieter Bruegel, "La chute des aveugles", peint en…
1568, qui illustre cette parabole de Matthieu: "Laissez-les: ce sont des guides aveugles; or, si un aveugle guide un autre aveugle, tous les deux tomberont dans un trou." 1987.Des aveugles
By Hervé Guibert. 1985
Trois aveugles : la femme, le mari, l'amant. Comment ils se rencontrent, comment ils s'aiment, comment ils s'entre-tuent. Un récit…
d'épouvante, " puisque c'est le mode de lecture préféré des aveugles ", nous dit l'auteur. Descriptions régulières de nature sexuelle, descriptions régulières de violence, beaucoup de langage grossier. 1985.