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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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"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...
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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...
7) 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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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...
10) 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...
12) 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...