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First came the owl
By Judith Richardson. 1996
Nita's father is in the Coast Guard and met her mother in Thailand. Now Nita's mother is hospitalized for depression,…
and Nita is struggling to understand and help. As she surprises herself by taking on the role of Snow White in her fifth-grade play, Nita finds symbolism in the huge snowy owl she spots on the beach. For grades 4-7Radiance descending: a novel
By Paula Fox. 1997
Paul's baby brother, Jacob, has Down's syndrome and has to be watched all the time. Their grandfather tries to help…
Paul understand his brother, but Paul is resentful and prefers not to think about him at all. Then Jacob's seventh birthday arrives, and Paul begins to see him in a new light. For grades 5-8Stranded
By Ben Mikaelsen. 1995
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, tries to save two stranded pilot whales near her home…
in the Florida Keys, despite her physical handicap. She faces problems at home as her parents contemplate divorce and she would like to prove her self-reliance to them. For grades 6-9Well wished
By Franny Billingsley. 1997
Eleven-year-old Nuria is happy to go to live with her grandfather even though no other children live in his village.…
There is a wishing well nearby, but it causes problems for people who use its magic. Grandfather Avy's wish for a friend for Nuria succeeds in bringing Catty to town, but wheelchair-bound Catty is not always nice to Nuria. For grades 4-7Silent melody
By Mary Balogh. 1997
As a young child, Lady Emily Marlowe has a fever that leaves her deaf and unable to speak, yet she…
learns to communicate with Lord Ashley Kendrick in their own special language. So she is devastated when he goes to India and then marries. Later, in 1763 Ashley returns home, and Emily knows she loves only him--but she is engaged to another. Some descriptions of sexTree by leaf
By Cynthia Voigt. 1988
In 1920 twelve-year-old Clothilde lives with her family on an isolated peninsula waiting for her father to return from the…
war. When he arrives, maimed and broken, he retreats to the boathouse. A mysterious voice helps Clothilde breach the gulf between her father and the rest of the family. For grades 6-9Hope Mountain
By Jon Land. 1998
Jen feels guilty that a traffic accident led to the loss of her teenage brother's leg. At an adaptive ski…
school, they meet instructor Jamie Brooks, who was a champion until an injury sidelined his career. Matt learns quickly and challenges Jamie to ski a dangerous trail. Some strong languageSeeing lessons: the story of Abigail Carter and America's first school for the blind
By Spring Hermann, Ib Ohlsson. 1998
1832. Ten-year-old Abigail and her six-year-old sister, Sophia, are among the first students chosen to attend a new school in…
Boston that is solely for children who are blind. The girls are homesick but thrilled at the chance to learn to read, do math and handicrafts, and play the pianoforte. For grades 4-7The storyteller's beads
By Jane Kurtz, Michael Bryant, Liz Doren. 1998
When Ethiopian villagers are forced to flee toward Sudan, two young girls from different backgrounds learn to rely on each…
other. Sahay is from a Christian family, while Rahel is Jewish and blind. Sahay's offer to lead Rahel through the desert is the beginning of their friendship. For grades 5-8Jeremy's dreidel
By Ellie Gellman, Judith Friedman. 1992
Jeremy's art class at the Jewish center is making dreidels for Hanukkah. Each child can design one. Jeremy plans to…
use a special design for his father, who is blind. For grades 3-6 and older readersThe secret code (A Rookie reader)
By Dana Rau. 1998
The class is learning to read, but Oscar has a special book with bumps instead of letters. Oscar is blind,…
and he shares his knowledge of reading braille with his friends. For preschool-grade 2The fated sky
By Henrietta Branford. 1999
Ran, a sixteen-year-old Viking girl, is blamed for her mother's death and selected for sacrifice to Odin. Toki, a blind…
musician, helps her escape and the two flee Norway for Iceland. Unfortunately, their enemy, Vigut, reappears. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. For senior high readers. 1996Dovey Coe
By Frances Dowell. 2000
In North Carolina in 1928, twelve-year-old Dovey Coe is on trial for the murder of Parnell Caraway, who wanted to…
marry Dovey's older sister. Recounting what led to this crisis, Dovey tells about her family and her special bond with Amos, her thirteen-year-old deaf brother. For grades 5-8. 2000Bad Girl Creek: a novel
By Jo-Ann Mapson. 2001
After wheelchair-user Phoebe inherits a California flower farm from her aunt, she needs help running it. So she takes in…
three women housemates--Ness, Nance, and Beryl--who have each made bad decisions in the past and welcome a new start. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001Stuck in neutral
By Terry Trueman. 2000
Fourteen-year-old Shawn has a phenomenal memory for everything he's ever heard, but nobody knows it because his cerebral palsy has…
made him unable to communicate. Now Shawn suspects that his father, in a misguided plan to end the boy's pain, is planning to kill him. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. Printz Honor. 2000The Space between Here & Now
By Sarah Suk. 2023
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You’ve Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows…
a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories.Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she’ll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee’s fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom—a moment Aimee has never remembered before—she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn’t match up with the story of how her mom left—at least, not the version she’s always heard from her dad.Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life. Along the way, she realizes she’ll need to reconcile her past in order to save her present.From acclaimed author Sarah Suk comes an aching, powerful exploration of memory, grief, and the painful silences we must overcome to discover our truest selves.Blind sighted
By Peter Moore. 2001
Eleventh-grader Kirk Tobak is moody and bored with school, his alcoholic mother, and druggie friends. His job reading for an…
independent young blind woman, with whom he discusses his problems, gives Kirk new insights. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2002The art of seeing: a novel
By Cammie McGovern. 2002
As a child, Jemma watched older sister Rozzie blossom into a teenage beauty and promising actress. But Rozzie kept her…
failing vision a secret. Now as adults they seek to reestablish their relationship against the backdrop of celebrity. 2002The guide dog mystery (The boxcar Children Mysteries Ser. #53)
By Gertrude Chandler Warner. 1996
When Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny visit a guide dog training school, mysterious things begin to happen. After someone breaks…
into the kennel, all the dogs are still there, but Ginger's pen is covered with scratch marks. The Boxcar Children investigate. For grades 3-6. 1996The silent spillbills
By Tor Seidler. 1998
Thirteen-year-old bird watcher Katerina, plagued by stuttering and lack of self-confidence, stands up to her cantankerous grandfather, head of Farnsworth…
Aeronautics, to save the unique Connecticut wetland birds that inspired the design of his latest airplane but twice caused it to crash. For grades 5-8. 1998