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2) The rescue
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the face of raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks 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 and the relationship starts to become truly intimate. When a raging storm hits his small Southern...
4) The dyslexia empowerment plan: a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning
Author
Language
English
Description
More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic--a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a "learning disability" or "learning difference," that makes interpreting text and reading difficult. Yet even though children with dyslexia may have trouble reading, they don't have any problems learning; dyslexia has nothing to do with a lack of intellect. While other books tell you what dyslexia is, this book tells you what to do. Dyslexics'...
Publisher
Reprise Records
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Selected from the past 25 years of benefit concerts, some of the biggest names in music are included, performing rare, acoustic versions of songs never heard anywhere else to benefit the Bridge School, a non-profit, innovative organization educating children with severe speech and physical impairments through the use of augmentative and alternative communication systems and assistive technology.
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Series
[Goolz next door] volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-old Harold Bell lives a pretty normal life in his little seaside town. He fills his days with reading books, cruising down the boardwalk, and--unfortunately--trying to stay off the radar of Alex Hewitt and his pack of goons who can't resist bullying a boy in a wheelchair. But everything changes when famous horror novelist Frank Goolz moves next door with his daughters--beautiful, fierce Ilona and her troublemaking little sister, Suzie....
14) The kid brother
Publisher
Vanguard Cinema
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Kenny is a bright, outgoing 13 year-old kid. He is a normal kid in every way except for his appearance that shocks and disturbs. It's not a big deal for him. But some people insist on changing his appearance to spare their own feelings.
15) My pal, Victor
Author
Publisher
Raven Tree
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
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Description
Two Latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability. Fun and friendship overpower physical limitations.
17) The Ables
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Series
Publisher
Clovercroft Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The story of a teenager named Phillip who is blind and is told by his father that Phillip has telekinetic powers. He attends a school for those with similar powers but soon finds that others harass him because he is put in a special education class. He and his friends call themselves the Ables and discover that a malevolent force is going after humans.
18) Ugly
Author
Publisher
VIKING, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his "ugly" stop him from focusing on what truly mattered."--
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a whole month, cracking such cases as The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First her teacher's lunch bag disappears. Then Aven's great-grandma's dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms, all the "arm" cells went to her super-powered brain instead. (That's her theory.)"--
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Language
English
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Description
Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty. In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and...
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