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Giver quartet volume 2
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English
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Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
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English
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Bee City USA, Pollinators & Wildflowers - Tweens
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for ages 8 - 12
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Plant Wildflowers Campaign: Fiction for ages 8 - 12
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"Young Mary Lennox is left an orphan when her parents die of illness while living abroad. In their absence, Mary is sent to stay under the care of her Uncle in Yorkshire, England. It's there in Misselthwaite Manor that she meets two young boys--a servant named Dickon and her cousin Colin, who lives locked away in the manor due to a disability that leaves him bound in a wheelchair. The trio discover a secret garden hidden in the manor grounds and...
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English
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Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Paperback
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A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
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Storm runner volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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4th Grade Rocks
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
Rick Riordan Presents
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
Rick Riordan Presents
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To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.
8) Panpocalypse
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English
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"In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down New York City in search of connection"--
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I funny volume 6
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English
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Comedian Jamie Grimm, accompanied by Uncle Frank, New Aunt Flora, and friends, circles the globe as host of regional competitions, then competes, himself, in the Planet's Funniest Kid Worldwide contest.
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Aven Green volume 4
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English
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Eight-year-old expert soccer player Aven Green learns to share the spotlight and be a good team player when her friend Sujata joins the team.
11) One-handed catch
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English
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After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth-grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities.
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I funny volume 3
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English
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As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head, but in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition and pressure are all about.
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I funny volume 2
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English
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"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.
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I funny volume 4
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English
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Wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm's recent victory in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest leads to a television sitcom based on his life, but being the star of the show forces him to balance his newfound success with the responsibilities of being a good friend.
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English
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5th Grade Rocks
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who choses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition.
16) Max va de paseo
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Español
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Max and his good friend Don, who is in a wheelchair, have a lot of fun together, whether they are at the park, in the library, or at a restaurant.
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House of robots volume 3
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English
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"Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project...and why it was worth the wait"--
18) Bouncing back
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English
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Orphaned thirteen year-old Carlos learns what it truly means to be a teammate when he must help save his new wheelchair basketball team's gym from destruction.
19) Hummingbird
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English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Homeschool Resources
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Homeschool Resources
Lone Star List 2023 (Gr. 6-8)
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"When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted"--
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English
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Effie Galanos' goals for her senior year include her navigating her way through her high school that is not really wheelchair-friendly, getting into the perfect college, and getting her crush Wilder to accompany her to the prom--but by spring she is beginning to see herself entirely differently.
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