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The making of my special hand: Madison's story
Par Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds. 1998
Madison, a little girl born with one hand, tells about having a helper hand made specially for her. She explains…
all the stages involved in fitting her for a battery-operated prosthesis that allows her to open and close her new hand. For grades K-3L'enfer d'une fille de rue: sans-abri, drogues, prostitution, violence
Par Isa-Belle St-Sauveur. 2020
L'enfer d'une fille de rue nous plonge dès les premiers mots dans la dure réalité d'une adolescente toxicomane et itinérante…
dans le centre-ville de Montréal. En fugue d'un Centre jeunesse, refusant l'autorité, le système et la réalité, à 16 ans, Isa-Belle est prête à mettre sa vie en péril pour obtenir sa prochaine dose jusqu'à ce qu'elle risque d'y rester. Le chemin pour revenir d'entre les morts sera plus ardu qu'elle ne s'y attendait. Il ne s'agit pas simplement de ne pas s'injecter son prochain hit qui pourrait lui être fatalOn m'a volé ma famille: ma fille et mes petits-enfants captifs en Arabie saoudite
Par Johanne Durocher. 2021
En 2001, Nathalie Morin a 17 ans lorsqu'elle rencontre Saeed, un Saoudien qui étudie à Montréal. Amoureuse, elle tombe enceinte…
de lui, mais bientôt le jeune homme est déporté dans son pays d'origine. À 20 ans, elle décide de le rejoindre en Arabie saoudite avec son bébé et s'installe avec lui, convaincue qu'elle pourra rentrer au Canada quand elle le désirera. Mais le piège se referme sur elle: son conjoint se révèle violent et autoritaireStillwater
Par Nicole Lea Helget. 2014
At the time of the Civil War, Stillwater is a town of pioneers, nuns, fur trappers, loggers, runaway slaves and…
freedmen, outlaws and people of conscience. In that town, Clement and Angel, separated at birth, get to know different types of the residents. Some strong languageHelen's big world: the life of Helen Keller (A Big Words Book #4)
Par Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3A special person to ride
Par Marc David O'Brien, Marc O'Brien. 2009
This book demonstrates that lessons can be learned outside of the classroom. They are taught with the aid of three…
extraordinary friends, a few therapeutic horses and the determination of one special needs individual. A unique bond develops between these friends when they discover how much their friend is capable of in spite of his disabilityI have a sister--my sister is deaf
Par Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray. 1977
The patch
Par Justina Chen Headley, Mitch Vane. 2006
Five-year-old Becca, a budding ballerina, comes to school wearing glasses, a patch to correct her lazy eye, and her brother's…
pirate costume. She has such creative answers to questions about her eye patch that all her classmates want eye patches, too. For grades K-3. 2006Jesus land: a memoir
Par Julia Scheeres. 2005
Blonde-haired Julia fondly recalls David, her adoptive black brother, and recounts their experiences surviving family violence and a stay at…
a Christian reform school in the Dominican Republic. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. Alex Award. 2005Kate's journey: triumph over adversity
Par Kate Adamson. 2004
Author recounts her survival against immense odds after suffering a brain stem stroke that left her completely paralyzed at the…
age of thirty-three. Describes the physical and emotional challenges she overcame and the lessons she learned on her long road to recovery. 2004Macular degeneration: the latest scientific discoveries and treatments for preserving your sight
Par Robert D'Amato, Louise Hawes. 2000
With an endorsement by the Macular Degeneration Foundation, an ophthalmologist and a patient describe the condition of age-related macular degeneration…
(ARMD) along with its risk factors, treatment options (including alternative therapies), and successful coping mechanisms. 2000Prairie school: story (I Can Read Level 4)
Par Avi, Bill Farnsworth. 2001
When Aunt Dora, a schoolteacher, comes to visit Noah's family in 1880, nine-year-old Noah feels no need to read or…
write. But Aunt Dora changes his mind by expanding his world while he pushes her wheelchair across the prairie. For grades 2-4. 2001. For grades 2-4. 2001Blind fate
Par Pierre Nubar. 2000
Memoir of a blind Frenchman, who came to the United States in 1953. Nubar recalls his years in an orphanage…
in Marseilles, coming to America seeking medical treatment for his deteriorating eyesight, and how a policeman from his past changed his fortune. 2000Do you remember the color blue?: and other questions kids ask about blindness
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2000
A writer who went blind at age twenty-six answers questions that children have frequently asked during her visits to schools.…
She discusses reading, working with her guide dog, meeting her husband, and parenting her two children, as well as her reactions to being blind. For grades 4-7. 2000Rebound
Par Eric Walters. 2001
On the first day of eighth grade Sean gets into a fight with David, a new kid in a wheelchair.…
The two gradually become buddies because of their mutual love of basketball and a growing interest in girls. For junior and senior high readers. 2000The Berenstain Bears and the wheelchair commando (A big chapter book)
Par Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 1993
Harry McGill has started spending all of his time on the computer instead of playing wheelchair basketball with his friends.…
His parents hope that when they move to the country, Harry will make some new nondisabled pals. Brother and Sister try to become Harry's friends, but it isn't easy. Yet they are in for quite a surprise when Too-Tall starts bullying Harry. For grades 2-4Greff, the story of a guide dog: The Story of a Guide Dog
Par Patricia Curtis, Mary Bloom. 1982
The life of a yellow Labrador retriever from the night of his birth through his training at the Guide Dog…
Foundation, where he is introduced to the young blind man whose guide dog he will be. For grades 5-8 and older readersUn jour, la vie m'a envoyé un camion
Par Mariève Lemay. 2022
"Mariève est jeune femme comme les autres : elle a un travail, une carrière d'artiste peintre en progression, un appartement,…
un chien, des amis qui l'aiment. Des rêves, des attentes. Un peu "sorcière", elle perçoit ou ressent ce qui va arriver avant que cela ne se produise. Et il y a ce vide vertigineux à l'intérieur d'elle qui la surprend parfois, souvent gommé par la présence des autres ou d'activités préformatées : soirées bien arrosées et agrémentées d'autres substances, flirts sans lendemain... La vie d'une célibataire de son temps, quoi. Jusqu'à cette nuit d'encre, la première de l'année, où elle éclatera en mille miettes au milieu de la route, à 13 161 kilomètres de chez elle. Au-delà de la fatalité, Un jour, la vie m'a envoyé un camion est le récit d'une lente reconstruction à partir de morceaux recollés un à un avec beaucoup de patience et de poudre d'or. C'est également l'histoire de la transformation d'une femme en une version plus forte d'elle-même, d'une redécouverte des "sens" et de soi, d'une reconquête du bonheur vrai et de la vie, tout simplement."I wish you all the best
Par Mason Deaver. 2019
When Ben comes out as non-binary, they're thrown out of the house and move in with their older sister, Hannah.…
Struggling with an anxiety disorder, Ben tries to keep a low profile. But then Ben meets Nathan and everything changes. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2019Because of the rabbit
Par Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019