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Roll of thunder, hear my cry
Par Mildred Taylor, Jerry Pinkney. 1976
Nine-year-old Cassie Logan recalls a turbulent time in Mississippi during the Great Depression--a year of night riders, burnings, and threats.…
She describes her African American family's struggle to survive with their dignity and independence intact. Some strong language. For grades 6-9. Newbery Award. 1976Hear: solutions, skills, and sources for people with hearing loss
Par Anne Pope. 1997
After explaining how the ear works and what can cause hearing loss, Pope discusses coping strategies for individuals, their families,…
and their friends. She also offers information on hearing aids, the cochlear implant, and other devices to improve hearing. Includes interviews with several hearing-impaired persons. For senior high and older readersWorry: controlling it and using it wisely
Par Edward Hallowell. 1997
Dr. Hallowell, an expert on attention deficit disorder, turns to a study on worry, in both its destructive and productive…
forms. Hallowell analyzes the uses and benefits of worry and discusses when to seek help if someone worries too much. Offers recommendations on how to maintain a healthy balanceSeventy-five articles selected from the popular magazine's 109-year existence. Although heavily illustrated, the periodical contains scholarly articles about the planet…
and its people. Contributors include Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Lindberg, Maya Angelou, Tad Szulc, and Shelby FootePlanet of the blind
Par Stephen Kuusisto. 1998
Although legally blind since birth, Kuusisto passed as sighted for more than thirty years. He describes his refracted visual perceptions…
and how pretending to see actually interfered with his participation in the sighted world. Then, by using a white cane and, eventually, a guide dog, he experienced new acceptance and mobility. Some descriptions of sex and some strong languageSigmund Freud: explorer of the unconscious
Par Margaret Muckenhoupt. 1997
A biography of Sigmund Freud, the creator of psychoanalysis, with details of his controversial theories about the human mind. Includes…
some criticism of his ideas, especially about women. Describes his work in the context of his time. For senior high and older readersThe scared child: helping kids overcome traumatic events
Par Barbara Brooks. 1996
Describes types of trauma--injury, illness, physical or sexual abuse, parental divorce, and the death of a friend or relative, as…
well as natural disasters and "trauma by proxy." Assesses the likely effects on children. Explains how to recognize symptoms, debrief the child, and help in the processes of coping and recoveryListening with my heart
Par Heather Whitestone-McCallum. 1997
The author tells of growing up deaf after a childhood illness and dreaming first of being a dancer and then…
of being a beauty pageant winner. Crowned Miss America in 1995, Whitestone became the first victor with a disability. She tells of her belief that she is following God's plan and describes the five guiding principles that helped her find successFinding our way: the teen girls' survival guide
Par Allison Abner. 1995
Advice for teenaged girls on such issues as learning to like and care for their changing bodies, being sexually responsible,…
and coping with and enjoying family members and friends. For junior and senior high readersOn my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), Alexander…
describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For grades 6-9 and older readersA life on our planet: my witness statement and a vision for the future
Par David Attenborough. 2020
Naturalist in his 90s reflects on his decades as a science communicator and the changes to the planet he has…
witnessed since his early days in the field. Presents policies for addressing issues like climate change and bettering the world to pass on to the next generation. 2020Intimate worlds: life inside the family
Par Maggie Scarf. 1995
Analyzes the family structure using the Beaver Family Systems model. The system classifies groups in levels from severely disturbed to…
optimally adjusted. Scarf interviewed four families to illustrate her theories. She also discusses bonding and relationship boundariesRemember laughter: a life of James Thurber
Par Neil Grauer. 1994
Biography of the twentieth-century American humorist best known for his stories and cartoons featured in the New Yorker in the…
1930s and 1940s. Thurber, who published most of his writing after the onset of blindness in the early 1940s, was renowned for such works as My Life and Hard Times (RC 21038) and Thurber Carnival (RC 18374). Some strong languageAn exposition of parenting in the animal kingdom. The author illuminates the similarities and differences between the interaction humans have…
with their offspring and the maternalistic and paternalistic tendencies of insects, fish, and other mammalsFriendships in the dark: a blind woman's story of the people and pets who light up her world
Par Phyllis Campbell. 1996
Totally blind since birth, the author tells of growing up on a small Virginia farm and going away to a…
residential school with her older sister, who is also blind, and becoming a church organist. She describes in loving detail the animals and other friends she meets along the wayTen short stories by National Federation of the Blind members focusing on how they have overcome difficulties they faced growing…
up and how their views on these problems changed as they grew older. The title story tells how Barbara Pierce handled a Thanksgiving celebration in EnglandOur fascinating earth
Par Philip Seff. 1996
A collection of almost 180 articles presenting unusual scientific facts and information on natural wonders. Each of the nine chapters…
covers a variety of topics such as wolves, scorpions, the Kohinoor diamond, the pyramids, dinosaurs, rivers, carnivorous plants, hurricanes, even garlic. For junior and senior high and older readersOut of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
Par Russell Freedman. 1997
Louis Braille accidentally blinded himself with one of his father's tools when he was three years old. In 1819, at…
the age of ten, Braille began attending the Royal National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, where, by the age of fifteen, he had developed a system of raised dots for reading and writing that is now used worldwide by blind people. For grades 4-7 and older readersLike cats and dogs
Par Kenneth Jernigan. 1997
The nine stories in this collection describe ways in which blind people often learn to live comfortably in their environment,…
emphasizing harmony and friendship with one's surroundings, rather than misunderstanding and frustration. Eight of the selections are written by blind peopleThe seeing glass: a memoir
Par Jacquelin Gorman. 1997
When the author temporarily loses sight--one eye at a time--she retreats to her bedroom and memories of her late autistic…
brother, Robin. In alternating chapters she tells of her experience with blindness and the story of Robin