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Marcelo in the real world
By Francisco X. Stork. 2009
Seventeen-year-old Marcelo Sandoval, who has autism, gets a summer job working in the mail room of his father's law firm.…
Exposed to real-world situations, Marcelo has encounters with his boss Jasmine that bring romance and a myriad of emotions to the surface. For junior and senior high readers. Schneider Family Book Award. 2009Blindsided
By Priscilla Cummings. 2010
Fourteen-year-old Natalie attends a boarding school for the blind to learn braille, cane use, and self-protection skills. After she and…
her roommate are attacked by drunks, Natalie must decide whether to retreat to her parents' home or actively claim an independent life. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2010Beyond the night: a novel
By Marlo M Schalesky. 2008
California. Paul Tilden holds vigil by the bedside of his comatose wife, Maddie, who fights for her life in a…
hospital. Paul relives their love affair--helping Maddie cope with blindness, their bond growing into something much more--and prays that he can reach her. 2008Diary of a witness
By Catherine Ryan Hyde. 2009
Overweight Ernie and his best friend Will are ridiculed and humiliated by the bullies in high school. When the tortured…
Will cracks emotionally and plots revenge, Ernie is torn between their friendship and doing the right thing. For junior and senior high readers. 2009Anything but typical
By Nora Raleigh Baskin. 2009
Sixth-grader Jason Blake is autistic--a silent boy who has trouble fitting in with neurotypicals. He prefers to communicate on the…
Storyboard web site, where he meets PhoenixBird, a girl who likes his writings. What will happen when they attend the Storyboard convention and meet in person? For grades 4-7. Schneider Family Book Award. 2009Follow my leader
By James B. Garfield. 1994
At first eleven-year-old Jimmy is discouraged by losing his sight in a firecracker accident. Gradually he learns to read braille,…
use a cane, and do things for himself. But working with his own guide dog, Leader, makes the biggest and best change. For grades 4-7. 1957Here to stay: a Harrigan family novel (Harrigan Family #3)
By Catherine Anderson. 2011
Crystal Falls, Oregon. When Mandy learns rancher Zach is training a miniature horse as a service animal, she wants it…
for her blind brother, a difficult teenager. Zach falls for Mandy--but her abusive childhood makes her avoid relationships. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2011Girl, stolen: A Novel (Girl, Stolen #1)
By April Henry. 2010
Griffin steals a Cadillac Escalade SUV only to discover sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder huddled in the backseat. While Griffin tries to…
figure out what to do with her, Cheyenne attempts to escape, using her blindness to her advantage. Some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2010Five flavors of Dumb
By John Barnes, Antony John. 2010
Eighteen-year-old Piper who is deaf, volunteers as a manager for a rock band called Dumb. While trying to make Dumb…
profitable, Piper learns a few things about music and business--and about herself. For senior high readers. Schneider Award. 2010Sons of Liberty
By Adele Griffin. 1997
When life in his house becomes intolerable, Rock considers revolutionIt&’s two a.m., it&’s snowing, and the Kindle boys are working…
on the roof. This is just another in a long string of interrupted nights—early morning wake-up calls that their father uses to teach endurance, discipline, and a respect for authority. He is a tough man, unforgiving and quick to anger, and the boys express their fear of him in different ways. Cliff is rebellious, while Rock escapes into Revolutionary War history, and struggles to understand where his loyalties lie. When the boys&’ friend Liza decides to run away from her abusive stepfather, Rock and Cliff help her escape. As life in the Kindle house becomes unbearable, Rock wonders if he should run away as well. But would leaving be an act of treason? This ebook features a personal history by Adele Griffin including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s own collection.Close to famous
By Joan Bauer. 2011
After escaping her mother's abusive boyfriend, twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother make a new start in Culpepper, West Virginia.…
Her mom wants to be a lead singer, while Foster dreams of becoming a famous TV chef--and of mastering reading, despite her learning disability. For grades 5-8. 2011The running dream
By Wendelin Van Draanen. 2012
After a school-bus accident, sixteen-year-old Jessica has her right leg amputated below the knee and is convinced she will never…
run again. But prosthetics, a new friend with cerebral palsy, and the support of her track team help Jessica find a way forward. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. Schneider Award. 2011I am not Joey Pigza (Joey Pigza #4)
By Jack Gantos. 2007
When Joey's mother welcomes his estranged father back after he wins the lottery, they beg Joey to join them in…
changing identities to become the successful diner-owning Heinzes. This threatens routines Joey developed to help his ADHD. Sequel to Joey Pigza Loses Control (RC 51237). For grades 5-8. 2007Mouth to mouth
By Erin McCarthy. 2007
Detective Russ Evans and his partner are on a stakeout. But their target, a man who is scamming homely women…
out of their fortunes, is a no-show and his hearing-impaired victim, Laurel Wilkins, is gorgeous and lonely--and waiting for Russ. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2005A Dog Called Homeless
By Sarah Lean. 2012
Praised by Newbery Medal–winning author Katherine Applegate as "graceful" and "miraculous," this Schneider Family Book Award–winning novel tells how one…
girl's friendship with a homeless dog mends a family's heart.Cally Fisher knows she can see her dead mother, but the only other living soul who does is a mysterious wolfhound who always seems to be there when her mom appears. How can Cally convince anyone that her mom is still with the family, or persuade her dad that the huge silver-gray dog belongs with them?With beautiful, spare writing and adorable animals, A Dog Called Homeless is perfect for readers of favorite middle-grade novels starring dogs, such as Because of Winn-Dixie and Shiloh.King of the mound: my summer with Satchel Paige
By Wes Tooke. 2012
Twelve-year-old Nick loves baseball and pitching. After spending a year in the hospital with a brace on his leg, fighting…
polio, Nick takes a job with the Bismarck Churchills--where his dad is the catcher--and gets to see the great Satchel Paige pitch the 1935 season. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2012The girl who could fly
By Victoria Forester. 2010
When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals that she can jump into the air and fly, officials whisk her away…
to a top-secret government institute for exceptional children. But Piper learns that the school is full of danger and longs to escape. For grades 5-8. 2008The revised fundamentals of caregiving: a novel
By Jonathan Evison. 2012
Broke and depressed, Ben takes a Fundamentals of Caregiving course and goes to work for Trev, an angry teen with…
severe muscular dystrophy. His own personal tragedies haunt Ben as he pushes Trev to demand more from life. A madcap road trip offers both some relief from hopelessness. Strong language. 2012Somebody, please tell me who I am
By Peter Lerangis, Harry Mazer. 2012
When Ben delays college to enlist in the army reserve, his family, girlfriend, and best friend are shocked. After deployment…
to Iraq Ben returns home with a traumatic brain injury and finds nothing is the same. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012When the snow flies
By Laurie Alice Eakes. 2010
Post-Civil War. Pregnant widow Dr. Audrey Vanderleyden travels to rural Virginia to operate the practice she and her late husband…
had purchased together. When the seller refuses to honor the contract because he disapproves of female physicians, Audrey asks Nathan Maxwell--a local doctor who recently lost his sight--for help. 2010