Disabilities

Autism Spectrum

Caitlin is an 11-year-old with Asperger's, grieving and desperately seeking closure after her older brother's death.
256 pages, Grades 5-7
related subjects:  Autism Spectrum

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Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after it landed, everyone trooped off except Salim. Where could he have gone? Ted and his older sister, Kat, follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin.
336 pages, Grades 4-8
related subjects:  Detectives, Autism Spectrum

Hearing Impaired

Ben is struck deaf moments after discovering a clue to his fatherÕs identity. He follows the clueÕs trail to the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City. Flash to RoseÕs story, told through pictures, who has also followed the trail of a loved one to the museum.
608 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Hearing Impaired

When accused of murder in her North Carolina mountain town in 1928, Dovey Coe, a stronged-willed twelve-year-old girl, comes to a new understanding of others, including her deaf brother.
192 pages, Grades 4-7
related subjects:  Murder Mysteries, Hearing Impaired

Physical Handicaps

A 16-year-old runner loses her leg in a car accident, and then finds the bravery and strength to run again.
352 pages, Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  High School, Physical Handicaps

Visually Impaired

Though legally blind, Paul Fisher can see that his parents' praise of his brother, Erik, the football star, is to cover up something terribly wrong. But no one listens--until his family moves to Tangerine where weird is normal: lightning strikes at the same time every day, a sinkhole swallows the school, and Paul finds himself adopted into the toughest group around: the soccer team at his middle school.
324 pages, Grades 7 and up
related subjects:  Brothers, Soccer, Detectives, Visually Impaired