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By Kimberly Elkins. 2014
1837. Seven-year-old Laura Bridgman, who is blind and deaf, leaves her family in Vermont to live at the Perkins Institution…
for the Blind. Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe is eager to try to teach Laura to write and read through tactile means--something that has never been attempted before. 2014OCD, the dude, and me: a novel
By Lauren Roedy Vaughn. 2013
Danielle Levine, a high school senior with OCD, struggles to fit in at her alternative school and uses writing as…
the easiest way to communicate. But things change after Danielle is sent to social skills class and falls for a boy. For senior high and older readers. 2013Necessary lies: A Novel
By Diane Chamberlain. 2013
North Carolina, 1960. Epileptic fifteen-year-old Ivy struggles to care for her grandmother, mentally slow sister, and nephew on the farm…
they sharecrop. Newlywed Jane, who wants to meet social expectations and be a social worker, tries to help Ivy's family. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2013Rose under fire
By Elizabeth Wein. 2013
After a daring flight maneuver, young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbr�uck, a notorious…
women's concentration camp. Rose's fellow prisoners help her to keep hope alive. Companion to Code Name Verity (DB 75966). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2013Al Capone does my homework
By Gennifer Choldenko. 2013
When Moose Flanagan's dad is promoted to associate warden, others on Alcatraz Island stop at nothing to get him out…
of the position. After a mysterious fire burns down the Flanagans' apartment, Moose and his friends investigate. Sequel to Al Capone Shines My Shoes (DB 69960). For grades 6-9. 2013Colin Fischer (Colin Fischer #1)
By Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz. 2012
High school freshman Colin Fischer has Asperger's syndrome and uses flash cards to identify facial expressions and social cues. But…
when a gun goes off during lunch and school bully Wayne is accused, Colin tries to prove Wayne's innocence--even though Wayne torments Colin. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012Losers in space
By John Barnes. 2012
2129. Susan, Derlock, and seven fellow students stow away on a Mars-bound ship, hoping the media attention will lead to…
fame and fortune. But the others are unaware that Derlock is a sociopath with bigger plans. Descriptions of sex and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012Huddle with me tonight (Kimani Romance Ser. #204)
By Farrah Rochon. 2010
Entertainment reporter/blogger Paige Turner criticizes football player and restaurateur Torrian Smallwood's memoir. To resolve their feud, the two hold a…
televised cook-off--where their mutual attraction overcomes their animosity. But Torrian questions Paige's trustworthiness when someone leaks his retinitis pigmentosa diagnosis to the media. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2010Close 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. 2010The next best thing: a novel
By Jennifer Weiner. 2012
Screenwriter Ruth Saunders, disfigured from a childhood accident, makes it big with a television series based on her life with…
her grandmother. While dealing with actors, rewrites, and so-so reviews, Ruth falls for her producer Dave, who uses a wheelchair. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2012Painter of silence: a novel
By Georgina Harding. 2012
1950s Romania. A young deaf-mute man arrives at a city hospital weak and ill. Though he cannot communicate with the…
staff, one nurse, Safta, recognizes him as Augustin, the son of her family's cook. Memories of the recent war haunt them all as Augustin fights to recover. 2012