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1) Cut loose!
Author
Series
Chance to fly volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Nat jumps at the chance to participate in the middle school regional theater competition where the winner gets to perform on Broadway, but when stressful rehearsals negatively impact her friendships, she starts to wonder if it is worth doing theater at all"--
3) First flight
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emma and her family are going to visit Aunt Betty who has a farm, but Emma has never flown before and she is a little nervous.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join friends Ava and friends as they play on the new accessible playground. Follow along as the friends demonstrate what a playground for everybody looks like. With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), tightly controlled vocabulary, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storyline and enhance empathy, children will learn about inclusion in a supportive educational fiction reading experience"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join Mina and her friends as they visit the farmer’s market. Follow along as Mina explains how she navigates the world and what tasks she may need help with. With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), tightly controlled vocabulary, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storyline and enhance empathy, children will learn about inclusion in a supportive educational fiction reading experience"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Join Ren as he meets his new neighbors, Luis and Rosa. Follow along as Rosa explains how deaf people can communicate with others through sign language and lip reading and learn alongside Ren as Luis teaches him some basic signs. With a focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), tightly controlled vocabulary, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storyline and enhance empathy, children will learn about inclusion in a supportive educational...
7) Next door
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In this wordless picture book, a Deaf child and his mother set out on a walk through their neighborhood. When they return home, they visit the family in the apartment next door who are newcomers to the country. A friendship blooms between the boy and his new neighbor, a young Syrian girl. Although they speak different languages, ASL and Arabic, they find a point of connection without using their voices. This tender tale about communication, connection...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Houston and his younger brother Robbie dream of becoming astronauts, but when Houston is accepted to the Junior Astronaut Recruitment Program he realizes that Robbie's dream may not be achievable due to his cerebral palsy, so he makes a new plan that shoots for the stars.
Author
Publisher
Restless Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From beloved Russian children's author Anna Anisimova comes a heartwarming, beautifully illustrated chapter book about a blind girl who joyfully explores her environment using her senses and vivid imagination, inviting young readers to understand their surroundings in new ways. For the young, blind heroine of The Invisible Elephant, the world is a thrilling place full of sounds, smells, and sensations. Although she doesn't see the world outside with...
10) Ninja Nate
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Nathaniel adopts a ninja alter ego to help him adjust to a new disability.
11) Zac's play day
Author
Publisher
Biogen
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
A unique picture book, illustrated by local artist Charles Santoso, created to aid in the education and awareness of spinal muscular atrophy.
Author
Language
English
Description
Todays the day! It’s Peyton’s first day of kindergarten and she is so excited!! She cannot wait to meet new friends! As she gets to her class all her new friends are curious of what’s in her ear. Peyton gathers everyone together and tells them all about her Magical Hearing Aid. This book was written to bring awareness of deaf and hard of hearing children. It’s a positive book that explains why a child may need a hearing aid, the process of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
On his twelfth birthday, Drew Daniels receives a chunk of alien spacecraft, but when a Martian secretly comes to take the piece back he gives Drew an even more amazing gift in exchange: the power to absorb information through touch.
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Paralympic champion swimmer and gold medalist Jessica Long celebrates the importance of dreaming big and the power of being different in The Mermaid with No Tail. As a baby, Jessica was adopted from a Russian orphanage. Her legs were amputated below the knee when she was 18 months old. Despite this, Jessica has become a world-class swimmer and one of the most decorated athletes of all time. Dive into this illustrated picture book based on Jessica's...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Less than a year away from graduation, seventeen-year-old Joy is too busy overachieving to be worried about relationships. She's determined to be Caldwell Prep's first disabled valedictorian. And she only has one person to beat, her academic rival Nathaniel. But it's senior year and everyone seems to be obsessed with pairing up. One of her best friends may be developing feelings for her and the other uses Caldwell's anonymous love-letter writer to...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Aniana del Mar pertenece al agua como un delfín al océano, pero mantiene en secreto sus clases de natación. Hace años, a su mamá se le ahogó un ser querido y no se ha recuperado de la pérdida. Un día, la artritis juvenil obliga a Aniana a guardar reposo. Entonces confiesa lo importante que es para ella nadar y, aunque el doctor cree que la natación puede ayudarla a mejorar, su mamá lo prohíbe. Esta es la historia de una niña que debe...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Estrild is not like the other girls in her village; she wants to be a warrior. Varick, the orphan boy who helps her train in spite of his twisted back, also stands apart. In a world where differences are poorly tolerated, just how much danger are they in? Inspired by the true discovery of the 2,000-year-old Windeby bog body in Northern Germany, Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron age world as she breathes...