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The thing about Georgie : a novel
by Lisa Graff
Dealing with a new baby in the home, parents who wish he were musically gifted, a longtime bully who is now a partner in his school project, and a best friend who has dumped him, Georgie knows he's got a lot on his plate and is doing the best he can to manage it all, in an amusing coming-of-age tale about a young guy just trying to get by.
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Out of my mind
by Sharon M. Draper
Possessing a photographic memory in spite of an inability to walk or speak, Melody is mistaken as mentally challenged by those who cannot see beyond her cerebral palsy, impelling her to discover a way to communicate.
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Mockingbird (Mok'ing-bûrd)
by Kathryn Erskine
Possessing an absolute view of the world that categorizes everything as good or bad, Caitlin, an 11-year-old with Asperger's syndrome, relies on her older brother to explain in-between things until his death forces her to cope with confusing feelings and develop greater self-reliance. 20,000 first printing.
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A blind guide to Stinkville
by Beth Vrabel
After moving to Stinkville from Seattle, where everyone knew her and she was comfortable, blind albino Alice finds herself floundering in her new environment, but she's determined to prove that she can be part of the community and by confronting her own blindness, everyone else in Stinkville seems to see her for the first time.
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Extraordinary
by Miriam Spitzer Franklin
Pansy often backed out of things her best friend, Anna, wanted to do, including attending the sleepaway camp where Anna contracted meningitis and became disabled, but when Pansy learns that surgery might restore Anna to her old self, she will do anythingto become extraordinary in time for Anna's return
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Freak the Mighty
by W. R. Philbrick
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
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Rules
by Cynthia Lord
Having always tried to manage her autistic brother's embarrassing behavior, Catherine is excited about her new relationship with Jason and friendship with the girl next door, but when the pressures from home take their toll on her, Catherine acts out badly and so begins to consider reviewing and revising her own coping skills.
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Miss Spitfire : reaching Helen Keller
by Sarah Elizabeth Miller
Told from Anne Sullivan's point of view, the process of teaching Helen Keller, a young girl who was deaf, blind, and out of control, to communicate with the world was a challenge like no other--one she was willing to face with fierce conviction and determination when all others had given up hope.
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