Stories about Special Needs
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Quit-It!
Marcia Byalick (J Byal)
Carrie, a seventh-grader, learns about herself and true friendship after she is diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. (Tourette Syndrome)
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko.(J Chol)
Award-winning book about Moose and Natalie, and 11-year-old boy and his autistic sister, and their adjustment to living on Alcatraz Island where their father works as a prison guard and the famous Al Capone is a resident. (Also, Al Capone Shines My Shoes – in which the now 12-year-old Moose finds that he owes the infamous Al Capone a favor) (Autism)
The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd (J Dowd)
Salim, Ted and Kat’s teen-aged cousin disappears from a sealed pod on London’s famous tourist attraction, The London Eye. Ted, who has a spectrum disorder and a sometimes rocky relationship with his sister, Kat, works with her to solve the mystery that baffles both parents and police. (Autism spectrum disorder)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Jack Gantos (J Gant)
An award-winning, humorous and touching look at Joey Pigza, a well-intentioned young boy with ADHD. (Also, Joey’s continuing adventures in Joey Pigza Loses Control and What Would Joey Do?) (ADHD)
Introducing — Sasha Abramowitz
Sue Halpern (J Halp)
When 11-year-old Sasha tries to ignore the fact that her brother has Tourette Syndrome, it takes a classmate to help her understand and accept the situation. (Tourette Syndrome)
Bluish
Virginia Hamilton (J Hami)
Ten-year-old Dreenie is intrigued and frightened thinking about the girl nicknamed Bluish, whose leukemia makes her pale and causes her to use a wheelchair. (Leukemia)
The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages (J Klag)
A story told through the voices of two children living at the secretive Los Alamos, New Mexico facility where their scientist parents are creating the world’s first atomic bomb. Eleven-year-old “Screwy” Dewey, whose leg was shortened due to an injury, and her new friend, Suze, learn to deal with each other and the enormity of their parents’ job. (Injury disability)
The View from Saturday
E.L. Konigsburg (J Koni)
Four students develop a special bond amongst themselves and with their paraplegic teacher, while competing in the Academic Bowl Competion. (Paralyzation)
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, & Other Scary Things
Lenore Look (J Look)
Second-grader, Alvin Ho doesn’t speak a word at school. He can; he just doesn’t. Find out how he makes it through second grade with the help of his trusty Personal Disaster Kit and a friend named Flea. (Selective Mutism)
Rules
Cynthia Lord (J Lord)
Frustrated by life with her autistic brother, Catherine longs for a normal existence, but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. (Autism, Paralyzation)
A Corner of the Universe
Ann M. Martin (J Mart)
The summer she turns twelve, Hattie meets the childlike uncle she never knew and befriends a girl who works at the carnival that visits her small town. (Mental illness)
Deaf Child Crossing
Marlee Matlin (J Matl)
Despite the fact that Megan is deaf and Cindy can hear, the two girls become friends, but when they go away to camp, their friendship is put to the test. (Hearing impairment)
Diversability Picture Books
All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome
Kathy Hoopmann (616.8588)
A playful yet understanding pairing of feline characteristics and Asperger Syndrome behaviors. (Asperger Syndrome)
All Dogs Have ADHD
Kathy Hoopmann (616.8589)
With humor and compassion, the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are compared with the most lovable aspects of canine companions. (ADHD)
My Brother, Charlie
Holly Robinson Peete (E Peet)
Charlie and Callie are twins, but they couldn’t be more different. Charlie has autism, but to Callie, that only makes him more special. (Autism)
My Sister, Alicia May
Nancy Tupper Ling (E Tupp)
A young girl describes her fondness and occasional impatience with her younger sister, Alicia May, who has Down Syndrome. (Down Syndrome)
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