A year after the shark attack that took her arm, Jane is realizing that everything she used to take for granted has gone from her. She probably can't be an artist--instead she wonders if it is her duty to give back in some way, such as being a nurse. Then there are boy issues, as her old crush Max comes back into her life at the same time as another cute boy from her science class expresses his feelings for her.
This book discusses the problems of people with physical and mental handicaps, such as finding jobs and mates, and offers suggestions for personally helping the disabled.
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures. Presented in French.
Explains how people with disabilities can find jobs and includes information on identifying strengths and weaknesses, exploring career options, locating job openings, discussing a disability with a potential employer, and other related topics.
