amputees

The third book in a trilogy of Doonsbury books that look at the impact of combat on American soldiers, in which B.D. helps one of his men whose vehicle was blown up causing him to lose an eye and suffer from traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a way to help rekindle her dream of running again.

Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer lost her arm in a shark attack off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Not even the loss of her arm keeps her from returning to surfing, the sport she loves.

After losing his hand in an accident in his father's butcher shop in 1946, sixth-grader Norman uses hard work and humor to learn to live with his disability and to succeed at baseball, art, and other activities.

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.

Lucius, whose arms were blown off in an explosion, forms a relationship with Aurora, a young girl whose mother recently died, in hopes that she will be able to help free him from the stigma of being different.

Presents the memoir of Sarah Reinertsen whose leg was amputated at the age of seven and depicts her strength and determination to overcome her handicap, live life to the fullest, and succeed at becoming an Ironman. Chronicles her racing career from 1987 through 2008.

Presents the autobiography of Josh Sundquist who lost his left leg after contracting Ewings sarcoma, a strong cancer strain, at the age of nine and going on to become a world-famous Paralympics skier and motivational speaker. Includes black-and-white photos.

A car accident causes fifteen-year-old Izzy to lose one leg and face the need to start building a new life as an amputee.