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"Describes what it is like to live with cerebral palsy, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated"--Provided by publisher.

Clare Dunkle seemed to have an ideal life--two beautiful, high-achieving teenage daughters, a loving husband, and a satisfying and successful career as a children's book novelist. But it's when you let down your guard that the ax falls. Just after one daughter successfully conquered her depression, another daughter developed a life-threatening eating disorder. Co-published with Elena Vanishing, the memoir of her daughter, this is the story--told in brave, beautifully written, and unflinchingly honest prose--of one family's fight against a deadly disease, from an often ignored but important perspective: the mother of the anorexic.

In March of 1887, Rocco, an eleven-year-old from an Italian village, arrives in New York CIty where he is forced to live in squalor and beg for money as a street musician, but he finds the city's cruelty to children and animals intolerable and sets out to make things better, whatever the cost to himself.

"Describes what it is like to live with autism, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated"--Provided by the publisher.

"When she confronts a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost, animal control officer Francine Poulet questions her abilities"--OCLC.

Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

Personal narratives explore the dangers of addiction, with people describing the devastating impact their addictions had on their personal and professional lives and sharing how they overcame their addictions.

"Describes what it is like to live with Down syndrome, what its symptoms are, and how it is treated"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the Cherokee Indians' history, daily life, and government relations.

"When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--.