Washoe County Library System

"Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Meet fifteen remarkable athletes who use adaptive equipment in this beautiful and truth-telling picture book. A downhill skier whose blindness has sharpened her communication skills. An adaptive surfer who shreds waves while sitting down. A young man who excels at wheelchair motocross--but struggles with math. Tenacious tells their stories and more, revealing the daily joys and challenges of life as...

Presents the story of Jopie, a close friend of Anne Frank, providing stories of their friendship while recollecting what life was like during that difficult period as, one by one, friends and neighbors were gathered up and sent away. "When Jacqueline met Anne on her way home from school in the 1940s, the two girls formed an instant friendship. But with every day came an increasing sense of fear, especially as the Nazis took over Amsterdam. Despite...