amputees

Skylar Evans, seventeen, yearns to escape Creek View by attending art school, but after her mother's job loss puts her dream at risk, a rekindled friendship with Josh, who joined the Marines to get away then lost a leg in Afghanistan, and her job at the Paradise motel lead her to appreciate her home town.

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills recounts his tours in Afghanistan, and the struggles of being a quadruple amputee after surviving an IED explosion.

A brief overview of the life of surfer Bethany Hamilton that focuses on how she returned to surfing after losing her arm in a shark attack.

"'Dancing With the Stars' sensation Amy Purdy reveals the story of how losing her legs led her to find a spiritual path. When the Las Vegas native was just nineteen, she contracted bacterial meningitis and was given less than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her: 'You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it's all going to make sense in the end.' In that moment, Amy chose to live..."--Provided by publisher.

"A handless teen escapes from a cult, only to find herself in juvenile detention and suspected of knowing who murdered her cult leader"--.

Amy Purdy, with her bionic legs, managed to outdance her competitors all the way to the season 18 finale of Dancing with the Stars. But viewers were given only a glimpse into her past and how she got there. Now, for the first time, Amy reveals the powerful, moving story of her personal stuggles as the result of a sudden, and often fatal, blood infection that caused her to loose both of her legs.

"M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, absurdly funny, inspiring, and totally unique debut memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical therapy and the world leader in prosthetic rehabilitation for injured war veterans"--.

Having lost her beloved pony in a traumatic accident, thirteen-year-old Ali is reluctant to help her parents care for a neglected, malnourished Appaloosa but working with Wind Dancer is a good distraction from problems surrounding her brother, who recently returned from Afghanistan with a missing leg and PTSD.

Jeff Bauman remembered everything from the bombing of the Boston Marathon in April 2013. When he woke up after his lifesaving surgeries (including having his legs amputated), on April 16, 2013, he asked for a pad and paper and wrote "Saw the guy. Looked right at me." setting off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history. Jeff had been at the finish line, cheering on his girlfriend Erin, when the first bomb went off at his feet. And what he remembered would give the Boston police their first important breakthrough.