people with disabilities

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Inseparable

how family and sacrifice forged a path to the NFL
The twin brothers and NFL players share their inspiring story, and attribute their success to faith and family support.

El jard?n secreto

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

This is how we play

a celebration of disability and adaptation
"A jubilant, inclusive, luminously illustrated picture book that features families at play, each with a family member who has a disability"--.

Insignificant events in the life of a cactus

"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also feels isolated because of his own disability, and they discover a room at Stagecoach Pass that holds bigger secrets than Aven ever could have imagined. It's hard to solve a mystery, help a friend, and face your worst fears. But Aven's about to discover she can do it all . . . even without arms"--Provided by publisher.

Granny Torrelli makes soup

With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.

Tangerine

Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

Next door

In this wordless picture book, a deaf boy who is new to the neighborhood finds a way to connect with the girl next door, a Muslim child who speaks Arabic, despite their language barriers.

The secret code

Oscar, who is blind, teaches Lucy how to read his Braille book.

The secret garden

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked and hidden garden.

Million-dollar throw

Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.

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