physically handicapped

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physically handicapped

The secret garden

Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Miracle in Lane 2

2004
A wheelchair-bound boy sets out to beat the odds and win the annual soapbox derby.

Prairie school

In 1880, Noah's aunt teaches him how to read as they explore the Colorado prairie together, as Noah pushes Aunt Dora in her wheelchair.
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Of sound mind

Tired of interpreting for his deaf family and resentful of their reliance on him, high school senior Theo finds support and understanding from Ivy, a new student who also has a deaf parent.

Second chance

2016
Ryan Troutman presents his story of living with a traumatic brain injury following a horrific car accident at the age of sixteen.

Fighting for gold

Provides an account of how the Canadian Men's Sledge Hockey team came from behind to win the gold medal in the 2006 Paralympic Games.

So much to tell you

1995
Sent to a hospital by her mother, Marina, a disfigured Australian girl who refuses to speak, reveals her thoughts and feelings in a diary.

Freak the Mighty (2 Audiocassettes, (196 min.) & paperback & study guide)

(May be used with teacher permission only.)
1998
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

Bluish

a novel
2002
Ten-year-old Dreenie feels both intrigued and frightened when she thinks about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia is making her pale and causing her to use a wheelchair.

I am deaf

2009
Ten-year-old Lana tells what it is like to be hearing-impaired and describes the ways she communicates with others and learns at school.

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