cerebral palsy

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cerebral palsy

Mine for keeps

1962
A young girl with cerebral palsy returns home from a school for handicapped children and learns to adjust to a regular school.

Discovery on Blackbird Island

2000
Johnnie Jacobson and his friends set out to solve the mystery of why wild animals have appeared on the supposedly uninhabited Blackbird Island.

Mystery explosion!

1998
When a strange man arrives in town, Johnnie, a young boy with cerebral palsy, and the rest of the Gun Lake kids believe he is connected to a mysterious explosion, and they try to uncover the man's identity before an innocent victim is sent to prison.

Adventure in the Bear Tooth Mountains

2003
During a Christmas vacation with his family at Bear Tooth Mountain, Johnnie learns how people with disabilities can snow ski and enjoy other activities.

Coping with cerebral palsy

2001
Explains what cerebral palsy is and discusses how people can deal with its effects on the body and mind.

Stick like glue

2000
Ronald has cerebral palsy and a knack for solving msyteries. After his brother Sam receives a threatening letter and phone call, the brothers work with their neighbor Susana to discover the truth behind a stamp theft that happened four year ago, in Ronald's room.

On being Sarah

1993
Even though life with cerebral palsy isn't easy for twelve-year-old Sarah, she manages with the help of her loving family and several new friends.

Barry's sister

1992
Twelve-year-old Ellen's loathing for her new baby brother Barry, who has cerebral palsy, gradually changes to a fierce, obsessive love, and she must find a proper balance for her life.

Let the balloon go

1985
Handicapped by cerebral palsy and overprotected by his parents, a twelve-year-old, left alone for the first time, in a desperate need to exert his independence, does precisely what he has been forbidden to do.

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