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Ghost boy: the miraculous escape of a misdiagnosed boy trapped inside his own body
Par Martin Pistorius. 2013
Pistorius explains how, in 1988 at age twelve, a mysterious illness left him mute and in a wheelchair. Misdiagnosed, he…
lived in care centers for severely disabled children for ten years. Describes how he was finally able to communicate that his mind was fine, reclaim his life, and fall in love. 2013Freedom found: 7 seeing eye miracles
Par Joseph Dean Klatt. 2013
Autobiography of Joseph Dean Klatt and the challenges he faced when he lost his eyesight in a tragic car accident…
at the age of nineteen. Discusses his determination to achieve independence, his academic years, his seven Seeing Eye dogs, and his personal life. 2013Always climb higher!
Par Jeff Pagels. 2014
Paralympian Pagels discusses being paralyzed in a 1984 tree-cutting accident, his recovery, becoming involved in wheelchair sports, and eventually going…
to the Paralympics in Albertville, France, and winning gold medals. Explains how he then went on to climb mountains using a specialized chair. 2014A chance to win: boyhood, baseball, and the struggle for redemption in the inner city
Par Jonathan Schuppe. 2013
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist recounts the life of Rodney Mason, an ex-con drug dealer from Newark's rough South Ward, who was…
shot and paralyzed. Highlights the positive changes in Mason, such as his involvement with a Little League team to help boys avoid the dangerous street life. Strong language. 2013Call the nurse: true stories of a country nurse on a Scottish Isle (The Country Nurse #1)
Par Mary J. MacLeod. 2013
Memoir of a nurse who worked on the pseudonymously named island of Papavray off the coast of Scotland in the…
1970s. Details the culture shock of moving to Papavray after living in southern England, island life, and the challenges of raising two young boys. 2012Don't call me inspirational: a disabled feminist talks back
Par Harilyn Rousso. 2013
Fifty-two essays by the disability activist, who has cerebral palsy. Explores growing up in the 1950s, feminist politics, dating and…
other relationships, and coming to terms with the presentation of her condition. Strong language. 2013Until I say good-bye: my year of living with joy
Par Bret Witter, Susan Spencer-Wendel. 2013
After accepting her diagnosis of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2011, forty-five-year-old Palm Beach Post journalist quit her job and took…
seven journeys with friends and family to celebrate her life and create memories. She also met her birth mother, adopted a dog, and got permanent makeup. Some strong language. 2013Beyond the bear: how I learned to live and love again after being blinded by a bear
Par Dan Bigley, Debra McKinney. 2013
Author recounts being blinded during a near-fatal grizzly bear attack in Alaska in 2003 at age twenty-five. Details his recovery…
and his attendance at a center for the visually impaired. Discusses earning a master degree, changing careers, and reuniting with--and marrying--his girlfriend. Some strong language. 2013House of prayer no. 2: a writer's journey home
Par Mark Richard. 2011
Award-winning author pens his memoir using second- and third-person narratives. Describes a "special child" with a disability growing up in…
the 1960s South, wearing a full-body cast, experiencing a rebellious and dissolute period, becoming a published writer, and finding faith. Some strong language. 2011Breaking barriers: working and loving while blind : a memoir
Par Peter Altschul. 2012
Autobiography of blind musician, composer, and social worker Altschul. Describes his youth in New York state, education at Princeton University…
and the New England Conservatory, and career and marriage. Also discusses his experience obtaining dogs through the Guiding Eyes for the Blind. 2012The man with the bionic brain: and other victories over paralysis
Par Jon Mukand. 2012
Rehabilitation physician discusses BrainGate, the microelectrode system that operates by recognizing thought patterns that can manipulate a computer screen. Recounts…
implanting the device in the brain of Matthew Nagle, a twenty-one-year-old who suffered a stab wound in his neck that severed his spinal cord and made him a quadriplegic. 2012Miracle boy grows up: how the disability rights revolution saved my sanity
Par Ben Mattlin. 2012
Writer and National Public Radio commentator's memoir of growing up with spinal muscular atrophy, a hereditary neurological disorder that causes…
progressive muscle weakness. Discusses his college career at Harvard (1980-84), his marriage, and fatherhood. Covers the disability rights movement and its effects on his life. Some strong language. 2012One hundred names for love: a stroke, a marriage, and the language of healing
Par Diane Ackerman. 2011
Poet and author Ackerman recounts becoming the caretaker of her husband, novelist and critic Paul West, after he suffered a…
stroke in 2005 that left him with impaired vision, a frozen right hand, and aphasia. Describes the unconventional approach she tried when traditional therapies didn't work. 2011Wherever I wind up: my quest for truth, authenticity and the perfect knuckleball
Par Wayne Coffey, R. A. Dickey. 2012
Autobiography of the journeyman knuckleball pitcher, who was cut from his first professional team, the Texas Rangers, when doctors discovered…
that Dickey lacks a ligament in one of his elbows. Describes his impoverished Nashville upbringing, his quest for a career, and his Christian faith. 2012My father's fortune: a life
Par Michael Frayn, Henry Holt and Co.. 2010
Award-winning British author and playwright chronicles his London family's ascension into the twentieth-century middle class. Relates the travails of his…
hard-of-hearing salesman father, who was raised by deaf parents, and the early death of his musically trained mother. Describes his own childhood during World War II. 2010Imperfect: an improbable life
Par Tim Brown, Jim Abbott. 2012
Autobiography of professional baseball pitcher and 1988 Olympic gold-medal winner who was born without a right hand. Abbott discusses his…
blue-collar Flint, Michigan, childhood spent playing sports; his achievements in the major leagues, including a 1993 no-hitter for the New York Yankees; and his determination to reach the top. 2012What to look for in winter: a memoir in blindness
Par Candia McWilliam. 2012
Memoir of Scottish novelist McWilliam, who became functionally blind in 2006 because of the involuntary closing of her eyelids from…
a condition known as blepharospasm. McWilliam reviews her life, describes undergoing a two-part operation to restore her vision, and explores a possible psychological basis for her sightlessness. Strong language. 2010Able to play: overcoming physical challenges (Good sports)
Par Glenn Stout. 2012
Profiles four professional baseball players: pitcher Mordecai Brown, who lost a finger in a farming accident; third baseman Ron Santo,…
who dealt with diabetes throughout his career; pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without his right hand; and outfielder Curtis Pride, who was born deaf. For grades 3-6. 2012The boy in the moon: a father's journey to understand his extraordinary son
Par Ian Brown, St. Martin`s Press. 2011
Award-winning journalist candidly recounts his relationship with his son Walker, who was born with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFC), a rare genetic…
mutation. Discusses raising Walker at home and the heart-rending decision to place teenaged Walker in a care facility. Reflects on the value of human life. Some strong language. 2009Until Tuesday: a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him
Par Bret Witter, Luis Carlos Montalván, Luis Carlos Montalvan. 2011
Former army captain recalls returning stateside with numerous physical injuries--including traumatic brain injury--and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after two tours…
in Iraq. Describes acquiring a service dog named Tuesday and ways the canine helped him recover. 2011