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1) Shark Girl
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A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and redemptive. (Age 12 and up)
On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything — absolutely everything — changed. Now she's counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she
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When Emily sees her developmentally disabled classmate Belinda being attacked, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?
4) Lucky me
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"Bruno's friend Sanjay has his own room and a pet iguana. His brother, Mateo, who is visually impaired, has a dog named Rocco who helps him get around, and Mateo is a fantastic storyteller. Bruno doesn't have a pet, and he has to share his room with Mateo, but he still feels like the luckiest of all to have such a great brother and amazing friend."--
5) Cut loose!
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Chance to fly volume 2
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FPPL 2024 Disability Pride Children's Selections
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
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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.
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Be the Best! - Middle Grade Chapter Books About Sports and Competiton (SCPL-YS)
Disability Pride 2022
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
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Disability Pride 2022
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
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When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.
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Autism Awareness Month - Kids
Books with Neurodiverse Characters (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
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Books with Neurodiverse Characters (SCPL-YS)
K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
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Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong--but Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a friend he can play with.
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Adoption Awareness Month (SCPL)
FPPL 2024 Disability Pride Children's Selections
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
FPPL 2024 Disability Pride Children's Selections
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
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"The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school. Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of "armage," everything changes once again. She's about to begin high school...with 3,000 new kids to stare at her. And no matter how much Aven tries to play it cool, nothing prepares...
11) What to say next
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When an unlikely friendship is sparked between relatively popular Kit Lowell and socially isolated David Drucker, Kit asks David for his help figuring out the how and why of her father's tragic car accident.
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Aven Green volume 1
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"Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a whole month, cracking such cases as The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First her teacher's lunch bag disappears. Then Aven's great-grandma's dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms, all the "arm" cells went to her super-powered brain instead. (That's her theory.)"--
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Boy called BAT volume 2
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When Bat's older sister Janie gets a part in the school play, and can't watch him after school, it means some pretty big changes. For one, someone else will have to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons.
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Sixteen-year-old Jemma, who has severe cerebral palsy, must grapple with dark truths that only she knows, and is unable to communicate.
Jemma knows who the murderer is. She knows because he told her. He thought his secret was safe because Jemma can't speak or move. But Jemma observes all kinds of things about everyone around her. His secret is just one of them. And when a new technology means she may be able to communicate and reveal all she knows,...
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Henry chapter books volume 2
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Henry, a young boy with autism, goes on a class field trip to the natural history museum, with instructions to find something new.
16) Just breathe
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From the critically acclaimed author of Say What You Will and A Step Toward Falling comes a deeply emotional new novel, perfect for fans of Five Feet Apart and The Fault in Our Stars. David Scheinman is the popular president of his senior class, battling cystic fibrosis. Jamie Turner is a quiet sophomore, struggling with depression. The pair soon realizes that they're able to be more themselves with each other than they can be with anyone else, and...
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Five months ago, Liv's big brother, Jonah, shot himself. It was an accident. He didn't know that the gun was loaded. But the damage was done. Now he won't ever be leaving their small mill town like he planned. Jonah can't speak, can't walk, can't take care of himself at all. Their house is full of machines and nurses working around the clock to keep Jonah alive. Liv's mom is struggling to cope with the aftermath, so Liv ends up being the one to sooth...
18) One true loves
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GPLD Best Contemporary for Middle Schoolers
Read Around the World (WPL-Teen)
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Teens)
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Read Around the World (WPL-Teen)
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Teens)
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While on a post-graduation Mediterranean cruise with her family, Lenore Bennett meets a hopeless romantic with a ten-year plan who helps her find something she's been looking for--love.
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2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
2024 Autism Acceptance Month Booklist
2024 Youth Media Award Winners
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2024 Autism Acceptance Month Booklist
2024 Youth Media Award Winners
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Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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Aven Green volume 2
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Baking Class (WPL-Youth)
Craving a Good Book
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
OBD Must-Read Mysteries- YOUTH
Craving a Good Book
OBD Disability Pride Month (JULY) - YOUTH
OBD Must-Read Mysteries- YOUTH
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"Aven knows she's an expert baker of cakes and cookies since she's been baking with her mom for a really long time. Plus no one bakes quite like her. She cracks eggs with her feet and measures sugar and flour with her feet (plus measuring cups) since she was born without arms. And now Aven has her eye on the prize: a beautiful blue ribbon for baking at the county fair. So she teams up with her friends Kayla, Emily, and Sujata. But It turns out they...
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