physically handicapped

When eleven-year-old Maria must go to the hospital for open-heart surgery, she finds strength in her friendship with a badly scarred burn victim.

Discusses various forms and degrees of deafness, how it may be caused and how it can be treated, and how individuals cope with it.

Examines the fundamental differences between written and spoken English and American Sign Language, the first language for more than 250,000 deaf people in North America. Includes instructions for using sign language in playing games, reading poetry, and singing songs.

A physically handicapped girl discusses her daily activities, the accident which left her crippled, and her feelings about her disability.

A biography, focusing on the childhood years, of the blind and deaf woman who overcame her handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.

Explores the many ways children cope with physical handicaps.

Best friends Bernadette and Charlie begin seventh grade and help unravel the mysterious case of the Stocking Bandit.

A biography of the actor who became well known for his movie portrayal of Superman and for his activities in support of nerve damage research since the riding accident that left him a quadriplegic.

When two lonely teenagers, one the son of a widower rabbi and the other the sister of an autistic twin, are drawn together by a tragic accident, they discover they have more in common than they guessed.

A biography of the young veteran who wrote of his struggle to create a meaningful life after being crippled during the Vietnam War.