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"An injured ex-athlete discovers that giving up on the game of life is not an option... As far as former NFL star Jake Masters is concerned, dreams are risky propositions. Years ago he came achingly close to achieving his ambition of playing in the Super Bowl--before a spinal injury ended his career. Confined to a wheelchair, unwilling to take a chance on another risky surgery that could restore his mobility, Jake now stays cocooned behind the imposing...
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Me before you volume 1
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"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now...
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"Rendered paraplegic after a traumatic event four years ago, Cameron Harris has been living his new existence alongside his sister, Tanya, in their battered Biloxi, Mississippi neighborhood where only half the houses made it through Katrina. One stiflingly hot August afternoon, as Cameron sits waiting for Tanya during their daily run to the Biz-E-Bee convenience store, he suddenly and inexplicably rises up and out of his wheelchair. In the aftermath...
4) Eden mine
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For generations, the Fabers have lived near Eden Mine, scraping by to keep ahold of their family's piece of Montana. Jo and her brother, Samuel, will be the last. Despite a long battle, their property has been seized by the state through eminent domain - - something Samuel deems a government theft. As Jo packs, she hears news of a bombing. Samuel went off to find work in Wyoming that morning, but soon enough, it's clear that he's not gone but missing,...
5) Rules
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K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
Neurodiversity
Sibling Stories
K&T - Autism Acceptance Month
Neurodiversity
Sibling Stories
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
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To Christina Olson, the entire world was her family's remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family had lived in for generations, and increasingly incapacitated by illness, Christina seemed destined for a small life. Instead, for more than twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century.
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Dark Tower volume 2
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Taking place mere hours following the events seen in The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three continues with Roland of Gilead on his solitary quest for the Dark Tower, leading him to a seemingly endless stretch of beach along the Western Sea -- a terrain filled with unearthly monstrosities that mean certain death if he lets his guard down. But there are other mysteries along this desolate shoreline as well: three arcane doorways standing freely in...
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"Louisa Clark sabe muchas cosas. Sabe cuántos pasos hay entre la parada del autobús y su casa. Sabe que le gusta trabajar en el café The Buttered Bun y sabe que quizá no quiera a su novio Patrick. Lo que Lou no sabe es que está a punto de perder su trabajo. Will Traynor sabe que un accidente de moto se llevó sus ganas de vivir. Sabe que ahora todo le parece insignificante y triste y sabe exactamente cómo va a solucionarlo. Lo que Will...
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Flatscreen tells the story of Eli Schwartz as he endures the loss of his home, the indifference of his parents, the success of his older brother, and the cruel and frequent dismissal of the opposite sex. He is a loser par excellence pasty, soft, and high, who struggles to become a new person in a world where nothing is new. Into this scene of apathy rolls Seymour J. Kahn. Former star of the small screen and current paraplegic sex addict, Kahn has...
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"Recovering from a horse and buggy accident that took the lives of his family, Jeremiah Zook is struggling to regain both his spirit and his body. While his legs remain stubbornly opposed to moving, he exercises his hands by writing, and finds the perfect outlet for his grief in inspirational letters to the Amish newspaper. When Keturah Esch, a woman who works at the Green Valley Farmer's Market, responds with gratitude, Jeremiah has no idea that...
13) The ledge
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him paralyzed."--
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist,...
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Perfect world (Manga) volume 12
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"After overcoming a myriad of challenges, Tsugumi and Itsuki adopt a baby boy named Koki. As time passes, their bond as a family only grows stronger. Meanwhile, the day approaches for their next task--to tell their son that he was adopted"--
15) Yo antes de tí
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Tomando un trabajo como asistente de entusiastas de los deportes extremos Will, que está en silla de ruedas después de un accidente de motocicleta, Louisa lucha con humor mordaz de su empleador y se entera de sus planes impactantes antes demostrando que lo que la vida todavía vale la pena vivir.
Taking a job as an assistant to extreme sports enthusiast Will, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident, Louisa struggles with her employer's...
17) Bądź blisko
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Kolory szczęścia volume t. 2
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"Życie przybiera różne kolory. Nigdy nie jest czarno-białe, a czasami nawet potrafi zaskoczyć paletą barw. Kontynuacja książki "Kiedy nadejdziesz", która bardzo poruszyła czytelniczki, wywołała emocje i nie pozwoliła o sobie zapomnieć. Ciąża Marii, która nosi dzieci Aleksandry, przebiega nie bez problemów. Komplikują się również stosunki obu bohaterek z ich mężami. Kiedy wychodzi na jaw tajemnica, nikt nie przypuszcza, że...
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Where there's always a second chance at first love... Zoe has spent her life facing battles: battling her parents for independence, battling her feelings for local bad boy Finn Doherty, and, after a car accident at eighteen, adjusting to the fact she would not walk again. She was strong until the day Finn, the person she thought she could rely on, left Hawkes Cove for good. Ten years later, as a successful travel writer, Zoe must review a new resort...
19) Tocar el cielo
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"Tocar el cielo sigue la historia de Noa Gálvez, una adolescente de dieciséis años que perdió las piernas en un accidente de coche, pero que se desenvuelve gracias a su fuerza de voluntad y al apoyo de su familia. O, al menos, de la mayoría de ella; su tío Rafael parece hallar cierto placer en ponerla de los nervios, aunque su abuela y sus padres la defiendan. Pero Noa no es una chica normal. Puede seguir el rastro de unos olores fantásticos...
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Kolory szczęścia volume t. 1
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"Aleksandra i Jan przez wiele lat bezowocnie starają się o dziecko. Lekarze, mimo szczerych chęci, są bezradni. Maria i Władek są rodzicami Kaliny, która po wypadku porusza się na wózku. Pewnego dnia pojawia się szansa, że dziewczyna będzie chodzić o własnych siłach. Na operację potrzeba jednak fortuny, która jest poza ich zasięgiem. Dla tak zamożnych ludzi jak Jan i Aleksandra taka kwota nie stanowiłaby większego wyzwania. Kiedy...