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1) Gut reaction
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill -- something she is trying to hide from everybody.
Author
Publisher
BiblioKid Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Molly wants nothing more to score a goal for the soccer team, but just trying to kick the ball causes her to fall over. If only her legs worked as well as her brothers'. With the braces on her legs, Molly doesn't believe she'll ever be good at anything. Let alone soccer. Until her friend, Anna, encourages her to go for her dreams. Maybe now she has a chance at scoring big in the upcoming game? This friendship story opens the discussion on inclusion...
Author
Publisher
Bright Light, an imprint of Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Come Over To My House is a delightful picture book that explores the home lives of children and parents who are Deaf or disabled. Co-written by disability advocate Eliza Hull and bestselling author Sally Rippin, the inclusive rhyming text authentically explores the characters' various disabilities. A cast of friendly characters invite friends over for a play - there's fun to be had, food to eat and families to meet! Come over to my house. Come over...
Author
Publisher
Spiritually Hungry Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What if every child knew that the traits they might consider flaws or imperfections are their greatest gifts? What if they knew that what makes them "different" is actually their superpower? For that matter, what if every adult knew it, too? The Gift of Being Different is co-written by Monica and her 9 year old daughter Abigail. Inspired by Abigail's dyslexia diagnosis, this book explores the feelings that arise for children who do not learn in a...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into the woods, never to been seen again. Not to mention that...
6) La Gran Mara
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Bienvenido a Sametown donde todos y todo es... bueno... lo mismo. ¡Excepto Mara! Ella es un poco diferente. Ella es brillante. Ella es soleada. Y, a diferencia de sus compañeros de clase, que planean realizar un acto de magia similar en el concurso de talentos de la escuela, ¡ella va a bailar, bailar, bailar! Un problema: todos en Sametown, sus compañeros de clase, su maestra, todos piensan que no debería hacerlo. Y no es solo (al parecer) porque...
Author
Series
What happened to you? volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this authentic and humorous picture book, a child with a limb difference is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things. Joe and his friend Simone are practicing their best playground tricks, but everyone keeps saying how amazing Joe is, even when he tries to let Simone be the star. Will he ever get to be just Joe, whether he’s amazing or not? This companion to What Happened to You? addresses the assumptions people make about...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Bay Ann doesn't think she's a star--she knows it! Now how does she prove it to the rest of the world? This is a hilarious graphic novel about friendship, fame, and fighting for control of your own story, perfect for fans of Nat Enough, Click, and Invisible. Bay Ann wants to shine. No matter what. She's sure her moment in the spotlight has arrived when she wins the school talent show with a showstopping tap routine! But then her classmate and crush,...
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