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Peppa's new friend / by Petranek, Michael.; Astley, Neville.; Baker, Mark,1959-;
Appeals to Pre-K-1st graders.Reading level grade 1.3+.LSC
Subjects: Radio and television novels.; Peppa Pig (Fictitious character); Swine; Children with disabilities; Friendship in children; Schools;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The truth as told by Mason Buttle / by Connor, Leslie.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Learning disabilities; Best friends; Bullying; Missing children; Friendship; Schools;
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The upside [videorecording] / by Black, Todd,film producer.; Blumenthal, Jason,film producer.; Burger, Neil,film director.; Cranston, Bryan,1956-actor.; Donovan, Tate,actor.; Farāhānī, Gulshīftah,1983-actor.; Hart, Kevin,1979-actor.; Hartmere, Jon,screenwriter.; Kidman, Nicole,1967-actor.; Margulies, Julianna,1966-actor.; Tisch, Steve,film producer.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.; Escape Artists (Firm),production company.; Lantern Entertainment (Firm),production company.; STX Entertainment,production company.;
Music by Rob Simonsen ; editor, Naomi Geraghty ; director of photography, Stuart Dryburgh.Nicole Kidman, Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Julianna Margulies, Golshifteh Farahani, Tate Donovan.A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy. From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for suggestive content and drug use.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Buddy films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Ex-convicts; Home health aides; Male caregivers; Male friendship; Millionaires; People with disabilities; Quadraplegics;
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Golem girl : a memoir / by Lehrer, Riva,1958-author.;
"What do we sacrifice in the pursuit of normalcy? And what becomes possible when we embrace monstrosity? In 1958, Riva is one of the first children born with spina bifida to survive. Her parents and doctors are determined to "fix" her, sending the message over and over again that she is broken. That she will never have a job, a romantic relationship, or an independent life. Enduring countless medical interventions, Riva tries her best to be a good girl and a good patient in the quest to be cured. Everything changes when, as an adult, Riva is invited to join a group of artists, writers, and performers who are building Disability Culture. Their work is daring, edgy, funny, and dark; it rejects tropes that define disabled people as pathetic, frightening, or worthless. They insist that disability is an opportunity for creativity and resistance. Emboldened, Riva asks if she can paint their portraits--an intimate and collaborative process that will transform the way she sees herself, others, and the world. With each portrait, and each person's story, the myths she's been told her whole life--about her body, her sexuality, and the value of normalcy--begin to crumble. Written with the vivid, cinematic prose of a visual artist, and the love and playfulness that defines all of Riva's work, Golem Girl is an extraordinary story of survival and creativity. With the author's magnificent portraits featured throughout, this memoir invites us to stretch ourselves toward a world where bodies flow between all possible forms of what it is to be human"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Lehrer, Riva, 1958-; Artists with disabilities; Spina bifida;
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The Guinea Pig Club : Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II / by Mayhew, E. R.(Emily R.),author.; Mayhew, E. R.(Emily R.).Reconstruction of warriors.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of British, Polish, and Czech airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War. The most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having the maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe nicknamed "the Boss" or "the Maestro" operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England. McIndoe constructed a medical infrastructure from scratch. After arguing with his superiors, he set up a revolutionary new treatment regime. Uniquely concerned with the social environment, or "holistic care," McIndoe also enlisted the help of the local civilian population. He rightly secured his group of patients dubbed the Guinea Pig Club--an honoured place in society as heroes of Britain's war. For the first time, official records have been used to explain fully how and why this remarkable relationship developed between the Guinea Pig Club, the RAF, and the Home Front. First-person recollections bring to life the heroism of the airmen with incredible clarity."--
Subjects: Biographies.; McIndoe, Archibald Hector, Sir, 1900-1960.; Guinea Pig Club.; Great Britain. Royal Air Force; World War, 1939-1945; Plastic surgeons; Airmen; Disabled veterans; Surgery, Plastic; Burns and scalds;
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Lucas at the Paralympics / by Plohl, Igor.; Šonc, Urška Stropnik.; Lopert, Nika.; Waller, Kristina Alice.;
"Lucas the Lion discovers the Paralympics--where physically disabled world-class athletes exemplify strength, determination, and courage"--Provided by publisher. Includes sidebars about how athletes who are blind, wear prosthetics, or use wheelchairs compete in different events, as well as the history of the Paralympic Games.LSC
Subjects: Paralympic Games; Lion; People with disabilities; Athletes; Animals;
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Noor / by Okorafor, Nnedi,author.;
"Anwuli Okwudili prefers to be called AO. To her, these initials have always stood for Artificial Organism. AO has never really felt ... natural, and that's putting it lightly. Her parents spent most of the days before she was born praying for her peaceful passing because even in-utero she was "wrong". But she lived. Then came the car accident years later that disabled her even further. Yet instead of viewing her strange body the way the world views it, as freakish, unnatural, even the work of the devil, AO embraces all that she is: A woman with a ton of major and necessary body augmentations. And then one day she goes to her local market and everything goes wrong. Once on the run, she meets a Fulani herdsman named DNA and the race against time across the deserts of Northern Nigeria begins. In a world where all things are streamed, everyone is watching the "reckoning of the murderess and the terrorist" and the "saga of the wicked woman and mad man" unfold. This fast-paced, relentless journey of tribe, destiny, body, and the wonderland of technology revels in the fact that the future sometimes isn't so predictable. Expect the unaccepted."--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Cyborgs; Desert survival; Fugitives from justice; Sandstorms; Women with disabilities;
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Secondhand wishes / by Staniszewski, Anna.;
Middle-schooler Lexi has always tried to keep the chaos under control by keeping to a carefully planned schedule, but today things have just gone wrong: her little brother is back in the hospital because of his twisted-up insides, she is late for school, and her best friend Cassa is hanging out with the new girl; but when she finds a bag of four wishing stones in the antique shop and wishes that Cassa would stop talking to Marina, and it actually happens...she begins to believe in the magic--and mostly her wishes work, just not quite as anticipated, and suddenly she has new levels of chaos to deal with.LSC
Subjects: Magic; Wishes; Brothers and sisters; Children with disabilities; Best friends; Responsibility;
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Grandma [videorecording] / by Dougas, Terry,1977-film producer.; Garner, Julia,actor.; Greer, Judy,1975-actor.; Harden, Marcia Gay,actor.; Kassidokostas-Latsis, Paris,film producer.; Miano, Andrew,film producer.; Tomlin, Lily,actor.; Weitz, Paul,1966-screenwriter,film producer,film director.; 1821 Media (Firm),production company.; Depth of Field (Firm),production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Joel P. West ; editor, Jonathan Corn ; director of photography, Tobias Datum.Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Pena, Nat Wolff, Sam Elliott.Elle, who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Family secrets; Feature films.; Grandmothers; Grandparent and child; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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Love letters for Joy / by See, Melissa,author.;
"Less than a year away from graduation, seventeen-year-old Joy is too busy overachieving to be worried about relationships. She's determined to be Caldwell Prep's first disabled valedictorian. And she only has one person to beat, her academic rival Nathaniel. But it's senior year and everyone seems to be obsessed with pairing up. One of her best friends may be developing feelings for her and the other uses Caldwell's anonymous love-letter writer to snag the girl of her dreams. Joy starts to wonder if she has missed out on a quintessential high school experience. She is asexual, but that's no reason she can't experience first love, right? She writes to Caldwell Cupid to help her sort out these new feelings and, over time, finds herself falling for the mysterious voice behind the letters. But falling in love might mean risking what she wants most, especially when the letter-writer turns out to be the last person she would ever expect"--
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; Love; People with disabilities; Sexual minorities; Asexual people; High schools; Letters; LGBTQ+ people; Love; People with disabilities;
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