epilepsy

"Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their friendship knows no bounds. Their letters carry on as Ollie embarks on his first road trip away from the woods--no easy feat for a boy allergic to electricity--and Moritz decides which new school would best suit an eyeless boy who prefers to be alone. Along the way they meet other teens like them, other products of strange science who lead seemingly normal lives in ways Ollie and Moritz never imagined possible""--Provided by publisher.

"As a puppy, Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals and help her handler keep people safe. During a routine security inspection, Stella misses the scent of an explosive. The sound of the blast is loud and scary. Unable to go back to work because of her anxiety, Stella is retired as a working dog. A young girl named Cloe wants to adopt Stella, the beagle smells a strange chemical inside Cloe's body, a scent that surges just before the girl has a seizure. Stella's nose makes the connection, but how can Stella warn her new family"--OCLC.

"Third-grader Meena Zee navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and school while being diagnosed with epilepsy"--Provided by publisher.

"Isabelle Perez is determined to win the middle school science fair with her wind experiments. And she's just as determined to have her brother Julian, who has a severe form of epilepsy and uses a wheelchair, serve as her assistant. But when Julian has a grand seizure, Isabelle is suddenly granted entry into a magical place called Las Brisas, where she and her brother have adventures without limitations. As her eyes are opened to a world of possibilities, she must decide how to balance her own needs, her parents' fears, and Julian's future"--Back cover.

Fourth-graders Maisie and Hank, who has autism, become friends as they devise schemes to save a neighbor's dog, Booler, from being tied to a tree because of his epilepsy.

At the local hospital, a timid girl who volunteers with her dog Clementine in the pediatric ward, a boy volunteering as community service, and a popular girl hiding a dangerous medical condition, are brought together by Clementine at Christmas.

Car-loving, fifteen-year-old Jack Bishop participates in a clinical trial to find new treatments for his epilepsy, but somehow enters the body of Jacqueline, an unconventional girl living in the 1920s.

Believing he has killed his grandfather, Zane Guesswind heads for his mother's Zanesville, Ohio, grave to kill himself, driving the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his long-gone father left behind, and meeting along the way assorted characters who help him discover who he really is.

A guide to epilepsy geared towards teens which provides information on the disease, its symptoms and treatments, tips on coping with epilepsy while leading a normal life, and personal stories from teens living with it.

Describes living with epilepsy, particularly for teenagers, explaining how a teen manages epilepsy with other issues like driving, dating and parents.