abnormalities, human

In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.

Explores the issues surrounding birth defects by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

Explains how the human genome makes people what they are, and describes how some mutations have occured throughout history.

Eighteen-year-old Lena Mattacascar sets out for Scree, a weird place inhabited by Peculiars, seeking the father who left when she was young, but on the way she meets young librarian Jimson Quiggley and handsome marshall Thomas Saltre, who complicate her plans.

Provides guidance on preventing nonhereditary birth defects and disorders and presents information on the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders, grouped anatomically.

Provides basic information about congenital disorders that are acquired during gestation, including spina bifida, hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, heart defects, and craniofacial abnormalities.

Ben Lovatt has spent his whole life trying to fit in, and as he comes of age, he learns important lessons about compassion, love, and life.

In a small rural town, a young boy struggles to keep his younger brother from falling victim to his worst fears.