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Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view - two boys and two girls - the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani... |
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Show Me a Sign
Ann Clare LeZotte - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves a riveting Own Voices story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in the early 19th century.* "A vivid depiction of Deaf community along with an exciting plot and beautiful prose make this... |
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Autism is a world
Sue Rubin - CNN
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A documentary about Sue Rubin, who is autistic. Sue was diagnosed and treated as mentally retarded until the age of 13 when she began communicating using a keyboard. Now she is a junior in college. In Sue's own words, 'Autism is a World' takes the viewer on a journey into her mind, her daily... |
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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
Anthony Doerr - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation... |
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Alive Day: A Story of Love and Loyalty
Tom Sullivan - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book
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Based in part on a true story, Alive Day is an inspiring, affirming tale about the power of love, loyalty, and living full-out. A Marine's "Alive Day" celebrates the survival after an almost certain death. It's a time of hope and joy. But Antwone Carver isn't celebrating.... |
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Autism : the musical
Tricia Regan - More4
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Tricia Regan's Emmy Award-winning documentary about one woman's (acting coach, Elaine Hall) optimistic pledge to lead a group of autistic children from Los Angeles to write, rehearse and perform their own full-length musical. |
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A Dog Named Christmas
Greg Kincaid - Doubleday Religion; First Edition edition
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In this heartwarming novel, author Greg Kincaid tells the tender story of how one very special dog changed the lives of his adoptive family—and an entire town—forever.“Todd, they always want you to adopt a dog. That’s what they do. Besides, we don’t need another... |
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The Echo Maker: A Novel
Richard Powers - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the National Book Award From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory and the Oprahs Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powerss The Echo Maker, a powerful novel about family and loss. "Wise and elegant . . . The mysteries unfold so organically and stealthily... |
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Good Kings Bad Kings: A Novel
Susan Nussbaum - Algonquin Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Bellwether Award winner Susan Nussbaum’s powerful novel invites us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers—alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy—except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. This unfamiliar, isolated landscape is much... |
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Handle with Care: A Novel
Jodi Picoult - Atria Books; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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When Willow is born with severe osteogenesis imperfecta, her parents are devastated - she will suffer hundreds of broken bones as she grows, a lifetime of pain. In this provocative story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, "Picoult writes with unassuming brilliance"... |
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The memory keeper's daughter
Kim Edwards; Ilyana Kadushin; Recorded Books LLC.; Playaway Digital Audio.; Findaway World LLC. - Playaway Digital Audio ; Prince Frederick
Format: Audiobook
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On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second... |
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Of Human Bondage
W Somerset Maugham - Everyman's Library; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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W. Somerset Maugham's masterwork is the coming-of-age story of Philip Carey, a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited and self-destructive love.Born with a clubfoot, Philip is orphaned as a child and raised by unsympathetic relatives. Sent to a boarding school where he has difficulty... |
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Of Mice and Men
JOHN STEINBECK
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'Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.'George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley, they get work on a |
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Talk Talk
T.C. Boyle - Viking Adult
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of The Inner Circle and Drop City returns with a timely new novel about a woman in desperate pursuit of a man who has stolen her identity The first time Bridger saw Dana she was dancing barefoot, her hair aflame in the red glow of the club, her body throbbing... |
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Americans With Disabilities Act
Margaret C Jasper - Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition
Format: Book
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In the past, disabled individuals have faced a wide variety of obstacles that prevented them from fully participating in all that American society has to offer. They have struggled with obtaining employment, and have been denied access to many services most Americans take for granted. In this... |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Your Military and Veterans Benefits
Lawrence J. Webber - Alpha
Format: Paperback
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The perks for American servicemen and women The US Armed Forces exists in a reality all its own Members are fed paid clothed housed and protected in a way few other American citizens can claim Soldiers sailors airmen and Marines can shop at low-price grocery stores protect their families... |
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A Disability History of the United States
Kim E. Nielsen - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present,... |
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The Employer's Legal Handbook: Manage Your Employees & Workplace Effectively
Fred S Steingold - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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The plain-English resource every employer, manager and HR professional needs. New laws affect every aspect of being an employer -- from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing. The most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities, The Employer's Legal... |
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Estate Planning for People with a Chronic Condition or Disability
Martin M Shenkman - Demos Medical
Format: Paperback
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"This is the first comprehensive estate-planning guide for those living with a chronic disease or disability. This book is targeted at those planning for the disbursement of their estates, no matter their size.Estate-planning is crucial for those living with a chronic disease or disability:... |
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Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Andrew Solomon - Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the National Book Award-winning author of the "brave ... deeply humane ... open-minded, critically informed, and poetic" (The New York Times) The Noonday Demon, comes a book about the consequences of extreme personal and cultural differences between parents... |
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For Service To Your Country: The Insider's Guide to Veterans' Benefits
Peter S. Gaytan - Citadel
Format: Paperback
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Advice For Vets--From A V.A. Benefits Insider... If you're a veteran--or a veteran's family member--you know how hard it is to navigate the complicated V.A. benefits maze. This book will help. Filled with insider information, it steers you through the process so you and your family... |
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Haatchi and Little B: The Inspiring True Story of One Boy and His Dog
Wendy Holden - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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#1 International Bestseller When Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever. Owen—known to his family as “little buddy” or “Little B”—has a rare genetic disorder that leaves... |
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Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath
Michael Paul Mason - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Head Cases takes us into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, from the world of brain damage. Michael Paul Mason is one of an elite group of experts who coordinate care in the complicated aftermath of tragic injuries that can last a lifetime.... |
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The Horse Boy: A Father's Quest to Heal His Son (Basic)
Rupert Isaacson - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Paperback
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When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take... |
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I Am Potential: Eight Lessons on Living, Loving, and Reaching Your Dreams
Patrick Henry Hughes - Da Capo Lifelong
Format: Print book
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Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a rare genetic disorder that left him without eyes and physically disabled. But he was also blessed with exceptional musical talent - able to play the piano as a toddler and now, at age 19, a nationally known pianist, singer, and trumpeter who has performed... |
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Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Special Needs
Suzanne Kamata - Beacon Press
Format: Print book
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The first collection of literary writing on raising a child with special needs, Love You to Pieces features families coping with autism, deafness, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome and more. Here, poets, memoirists, and fiction writers paint beautiful, wrenchingly honest portraits of caring... |
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Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities
David Hammis - Brookes Publishing; Second Edition, New edition edition
Format: Paperback
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As self-employment becomes a viable option for more and more adults with significant disabilities, give them realistic, practical guidance and support with the NEW edition of this popular guidebook. Updated with a new and improved assessment approach, more self-employment success... |
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No More Job Interviews!: Self-Employment Strategies for People With Disabilities
Alice Weiss Doyel - Training Resource Network Inc
Format: Paperback
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No More Job Interviews is the first book authored by an entrepreneur with disabilities to offer business startup strategies tailored to people with disabilities. Step-by-step, it teaches how to optimize prospects for business success and self-sufficiency. It also gives human service agencies... |
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Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
LAWRENCE M SIEGEL - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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How to advocate for your child's education. According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2.4 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with learning disabilities - and these children have unique educational needs. While federal law entitles each of these children to an "appropriate"... |
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Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
Ph.D. Barry M. Prizant - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world's leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human - this is "required reading....Breathtakingly simple and profoundly positive" (Chicago Tribune) .Autism therapy typically focuses on ridding individuals... |
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The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle against America's Veterans
Aaron Glantz - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover
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The War Comes Home is the first book to systematically document the U.S. government's neglect of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Aaron Glantz, who reported extensively from Iraq during the first three years of this war and has been reporting on the plight of veterans... |
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Winning the Disability Challenge: A Practical Guide to Successful Living
John F Tholen - New Horizon Press
Format: Paperback
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Losing the capacity to work can be a life-changing event, one that can challenge a person's most basic notions about life itself. Each year, as a result of injury or illness, millions of American workers and an ever-growing number of Iraq war veterans are confronted with a profound... |
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The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans
Don Philpott - Government Institutes
Format: Paperback
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The typical wounded soldier must complete and file 22 forms following an active-duty injury. To many soldiers and their families coping with the shock and reality of the injuries, figuring out what to do next -- even completing tasks as seemingly easy as submitting paperwork -- can be overwhelming... |
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Anything But Typical
Nora Raleigh Baskin - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. Jason can be himself... |
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Deaf Child Crossing
Marlee Matlin - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Megan is excited when Cindy moves into her neighborhood -- maybe she'll finally have a best friend. Sure enough, the two girls quickly become inseparable. Cindy even starts to learn sign language so they can communicate more easily. But when they go away to summer camp together, problems... |
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El Deafo
Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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A 2015 Newbery Honor Book Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, authorillustrator Cece Bell chronicles... |
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The Girl Who Heard Colors
Marie Harris - Nancy Paulsen Books
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This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia—a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors. And for others, numbers and letters do. Many famous artists have been synesthetes, including Tori... |
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My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
Cari Best - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class and study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field Day, Zulay surprises everyone when she says she wants to run a race. With the help of a special... |
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Ms. Mccaw Learns To Draw
Kaethe Zemach - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Kaethe Zemach's latest adorable offering is both a sweet school story AND a lesson for little fingers on how to draw!Dudley Ellington tries, but he's just no good at school. Luckily, he has Ms. McCaw as a teacher. She's patient and she never lets other students pick on Dudley.... |
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Paperboy
Vince Vawter - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll... |
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Rules
Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants... |
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett - Candlewick
Format: Book
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The beloved original text now offered in a definitive gift edition by esteemed illustrator Inga Moore."Then she slipped through the door, and shut it behind her, breathing quite fast with excitement, and wonder, and delight. She was standing inside the secret garden."First published... |
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Susan Laughs
Jeanne Willis - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Print book
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Susan laughs, she sings. she rides, she swings.She gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad...Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of familiar activities. She swims with her father, works hard in school, plays with her friends -- and even rides a horse. Lively,... |
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Wodney Wat's Wobot
Helen Lester - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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When Wodney must face off against that big bully Camilla Capybara for a second time a talking robot becomes his secret weapon The meek wodent er rodent hero with a speech impediment and a heart of gold is back So is Camilla Capybarathe BIG bully who makes poor Wodney and his classmates... |
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Wonder
R J Palacio - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 6 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind... |
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The Deaf Musicians
Pete Seeger - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Poor Lee! He used to be a jazzman who could make the piano go yimbatimba- TANG - zang-zang. But now he's lost his hearing, and the bandleader had to let him go. So Lee goes to a school for the deaf to learn sign language. There, he meets Max, who used to play the sax. Riding the subway... |
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A boy and a jaguar
Alan Rabinowitz - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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The renowned cat conservationist reflects on his early childhood struggles with a speech disorder, describing how he only spoke fluently when he was communicating with animals and how he resolved at a young age to find his voice to be their advocate. |
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Let's Talk about It: Extraordinary Friends
Fred Rogers - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Paperback
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How do you get to know someone in a wheelchair? Is it okay to ask questions when you see someone who is different from you? Written for the child without special needs--the child with the questions--this book opens up a difficult subject to discussion. Mister Rogers challenges the stereotypes... |
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Some Kids Have Autism (Understanding Differences)
Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad - Capstone Press
Format: January 1
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Teach diversity and tolerance to young readers, and help them understand and appreciate those children who have health differences. Colorful photos show kids with disabilities enjoying activities with their peers. |
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Melissa Sweet - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A Robert F. Sibert Honor BookWinner of the Schneider Family Book AwardAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children's BookWinner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenAs a child in the late 1800s, Horace Pippin loved to draw: He loved the feel of the charcoal as it slid... |
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Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome
Clarabelle van Niekerk - Skeezel Press
Format: Hardcover
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The National Parenting Center Seal of Approval Winner Holiday 2008 Shortlisted for Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year in the lower primary category Answering the question Why is Sam different?, this heartwarming story tells of the challenges of living with Asperger... |
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We Can Do It!
Laura Dwight - Star Bright Books
Format: Hardcover
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Photographs show five pre-school children, each with a disability, leading full, productive ad happy lives because they believe We Can Do It!Glossary and resource list included. Finalist, Benjamin Franklin Award |
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The Crazy Horse Electric Game
Chris Crutcher - Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback
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Willie Weaver used to be a hero. Now he's nothing.Willie is a top athlete, the star of the legendary game against Crazy Horse Electric. Then a freak accident robs him of his once-amazing physical talents.Betrayed by his family, his girlfriend, and his own body, Willie's on the run,... |
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We Can Do It!
Laura Dwight - Star Bright Books
Format: Hardcover
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Photographs show five pre-school children, each with a disability, leading full, productive ad happy lives because they believe We Can Do It!Glossary and resource list included. Finalist, Benjamin Franklin Award |
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
Mark Haddon - Vintage; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. This... |
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Falling Boy: A Novel
Alison McGhee - Picador; First Edition edition
Format: Deckle Edge]
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<div><div>"Did you really rescue your mother from a fate worse than death on a cliff overlooking the sea?" After a mysterious accident left him paralyzed, sixteen-year-old Joseph finds himself living with his father in Minneapolis and working hot summer... |
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Freak the Mighty 20th Anniversary Edition
Rodman Philbrick - The Blue Sky Press; Anv Rep edition
Format: Hardcover
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A 20th anniversary edition honors this unforgettable, classic story of two boys who are teased and harassed until they join forces and become invincible. Now with thirty-two pages of added content!It has been twenty years--and more than two million copies, eight foreign editions, and a popular... |
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Girls Like Us
Gail Giles - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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A 2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner. Quincy and Biddy are both graduates of their high school's special ed program, but they couldn't be more different: suspicious Quincy faces the world with her fists up, while gentle Biddy is frightened to step outside her front door. When they're... |
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I Funny: A Middle School Story
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission he wants to become the worlds greatest standup comedian--even if he doesnt have a lot to laugh about these days Hes new in town and stuck living with his aunt uncle and their evil son Stevie a bully who doesnt let Jamies wheelchair stop him from... |
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Marcelo in the Real World
Francisco X. Stork - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Print book
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Imagine CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG . . . with a romance, and you have the beginnings of this story of a young man struggling with the world outside his head--and the woman who gets inside it.Marcelo Sandoval hears music no one else can hear--part of the autism-like impairment no doctor... |
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Stuck in Neutral
Terry Trueman - HarperTeen; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle—he can't even move his eyes. For all Shawn's father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable... |
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Tangerine
Edward Bloor - Sandpiper; 1st Harcourt Ed edition
Format: Paperback
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Edward Bloor’s award-winning novel Tangerine grabs readers by the collar on the first page and never lets go. Tangerine, Florida—once known for its citrus groves—is now an uninhabitable quagmire of muck fires and school-swallowing sinkholes. Still, twelve-year-old Paul... |
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Does Everyone Have ADHD? A Teen's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
Christine Petersen - Children's Press
Format: Library Binding
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- A comprehensive examination of the risks and physical and emotional effects of ADHD, especially among today's youth.- Offers a To Find Out More section, glossary, and index.Curriculum Standards: Grades 9-12 HealthHealth: IV- Knows strategies for coping with and overcoming feelings of rejection,... |
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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Naoki Higashida - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid." - Jon Stewart, The Daily ShowNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNPR * The Wall Street Journal * Bloomberg Business * BookishFINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER... |
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Alive Day Memories : Home from Iraq
Films Media Group - Home Box Office (Firm)
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Three-time Emmy winner James Gandolfini returns to HBO with this documentary special about wounded soldiers. It surveys the physical and emotional cost of war through memories of their "alive day," the day they narrowly escaped death in Iraq. Soldiers share questions about their... |
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A Beautiful Mind (Full Screen Awards Edition) (2002)
Brian Grazer - Universal Studios
Format: DVD
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A Beautiful Mind manages to twist enough pathos out of John Nash's incredible life story to redeem an at-times goofy portrayal of schizophrenia. Russell Crowe tackles the role with characteristic fervor, playing the Nobel prize-winning mathematician from his days at Princeton, where... |
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Best boy
Ira Wohl - Docudrama
Format: DVD video
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An Academy Award winning film about fifty-two-year-old, mentally retarded Phillip Wohl and how filmmaker Ira Wohl, his cousin, helped him gain a degree of independence when his parents could no longer shelter him. |
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Refrigerator Mothers
na - FACETS
Format: DVD
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An incredibly moving video that illustrates the history of autism through the life experiences and poignant stories of seven pioneering women and their children. Anyone involved in the life of an individual with an autism spectrum disorder must see this video. Quite simply, remarkable!... |
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Born on the Fourth of July
Tom Cruise - Universal Studios
Format: DVD
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Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's Academy Award-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered... |
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A Commitment to Care
Norfolk (Va.) Community Services Board
Format: DVD
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Information about care for the mentally handicapped and disabled.
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Her Name Is Sabine
Sandrine Bonnaire - Film Movement
Format: DVD
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Reza left Belgrade more than 30 years ago to seek a new life in Zurich. Now in her fifties, she has completely detached herself from the past. She owns a cafeteria and maintains an orderly, joyless existence.
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Winner - FIPRESCI Award - Cannes Film Festival... |
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Men of Honor
Cuba Gooding Jr. - 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD
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This is all quite uplifting on its surface, but in attempting to hit the requisite highlights of an inspiring biography, director George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food) reduces Brashear's achievement to a succession of clichs, forcing Gooding and De Niro to battle sentiment with their... |
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My Left Foot [DVD Digital]
Jim Sheridan - Miramax
Format: DVD
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This cinematic masterpiece is the brilliant portrayal of legendary Irishman Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) who, despite crippling cerebral palsy, learned to use his one controllable extremity -- his left foot -- to become an accomplished artist and writer. The Miramax Collectors Series... |
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Rain Man
Dustin Hoffman - MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: DVD
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Rain Man is the kind of touching drama that Oscars are made for--and, sure enough, the film took Academy honors for best picture, director, screenplay, and actor (Dustin Hoffman) in 1988. Hoffman plays Raymond, an autistic savant whose late father has left him $3 million in a trust. This... |
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FDR: A Presidency Revealed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - A&E Home Video
Format: DVD
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For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII. From his legendary Fireside Chats to his sweeping New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolutionized the American way of life. FDR: A PRESIDENCY... |
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My brother
Vanessa Williams - Distributed by Vivendi Visual Entertainment
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An inner city New York story of two impoverished boys, one of whom is developmentally disabled, and the bond of love they share. Forged in their youth by their mother, and made under life's most desperate of circumstances, this bond is unwavering, even in the face of adversity. |
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Never been done : the Jon Comer story
Tom Elder-Groebe - Powers Philms
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Chronicles the life and times of Jon Comer, the first professional skateboarder with a prosthetic leg, and how he overcame losing a leg as a young boy and went on to realize a dream that no one had ever accomplished before. |
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Ray
Jamie Foxx - Universal Studios
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Scent of a Woman
Al Pacino - Universal Studios
Format: DVD
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Hoo-ah! After seven Oscar nominations for his outstanding work in films such as The Godfather, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon, it's ironic that Al Pacino finally won the Oscar for his grandstanding lead performance in this 1992 crowd pleaser. As the blind, blunt, and ultimately benevolent... |
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