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1) The rescue
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks--risks no one else in the department would ever take--to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over, as soon as the relationship starts to become...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Her promising career in 1960s London interrupted by an affair with a married professor that renders her a single mother, Jessica Speight faces wrenching questions about responsibility, potential, and compassion when her sunny child reveals unique needs.
5) Just because
Author
Publisher
Lion
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Publisher
Drt Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A wonderful resource for parents,clinicians,teachers,and all of us who work with children who are indeed "easy to love but hard to raise". These accounts are written by parents who have been "in the trenches" with kids who for a variety of reasons really struggle. Writing from the battle front, these parents are providing incredibly valuable reports. They describe in detail what it is like for themselves and these children to be caught up in moments...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Explores the consequences of extreme personal differences between parents and children, describing his own experiences as a gay child of straight parents while evaluating the circumstances of people affected by physical, developmental, or cultural factors that divide families.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
Disability Pride for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Disability Pride for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories PreK - 2nd
Description
"A young Afghani amputee matter-of-factly removes her own barrier to education, building a bench from discarded wood so that she and her “helper-leg” can sit through school in comfort"--
Publisher
Arnold Creek Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In each segment, running about 8 minutes each, children of similar ages with noticeable and non-visible physical and health differences such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations, diabetes, hearing loss, and epilepsy talk about their hopes, dreams, and the activities they enjoy. Groups of children and teens are shown taking part in many different activities, including skiing with sit down skis, hanging out at the mall, playing at a playscape,...
Author
Publisher
Worthy Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this book, Diane Dokko Kim comes alongside you as a fellow special-needs parent to help reconcile the premise of a good God with the devastating realities of raising a disabled child. She courageously articulates deep-seated, unspoken doubts and fears you may be afraid to voice: Will my child still have a full life? I can't do this! Where is God in all this? Kim's biblical-based encouragement will help you understand that you are not alone, that...
12) The dyslexia empowerment plan: a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shares ideas for accessing the tools needed by dyslexic students in school and life, outlining a three-step strategy for skill building and advocacy while offering advice on how to harness personal strengths to advance long-term goals.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Presents solutions and proven systems for parents of children with sensory processing disorder, anxiety disorder, ADD/ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, and OCD that bridge the gap between clinical support and practical in-home solutions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met, it was clear they were never going to be friends, with Julian treating Auggie like he had the plague. Over one million people have read Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Now readers will have a chance to hear from the book's most controversial character: Julian.
17) The proud rebel
Series
Publisher
Leisure Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect, support, or embrace who they really are--these are what Deborah Reber is calling the "differently wired" kids, the one in five children with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger's, giftedness, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, and other neurodifferences. Their challenges are many. But for the parents who love them, the challenges are just as hard--struggling to find the right school, the right...
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Recent years have seen an explosion in the number of children diagnosed with “invisible disabilities” such as ADHD, mood and conduct disorders, and high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Whether they are viewed as biological problems in brain wiring or as results of the increasing medicalization of childhood, the burden of dealing with the day-to-day trials and complex medical and educational decisions falls almost entirely on mothers. Yet...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Responsible for his young daughter and two teenage sons for the summer, Dr. Ryan Tremaine wants to reconnect with his children, but after hiring Carly Mason as his daughter Penny's nanny, Ryan's attraction to Carly complicates his plan"--
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