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Freaks [videorecording] / by Crew, Amanda,1986-actor.; Dern, Bruce,actor.; Hirsch, Emile,1985-actor.; Kolker, Lexy,2009-actor.; Lipovsky, Zack,film director.; Park, Grace,1974-actor.; Stein, Adam,film director.; Amazing Incorporated,production company.; My Way Productions,presenter.; Storyboard Capital Group,presenter.; Well Go USA, Inc.,film distributor.; Wise Daughter Films,presenter.;
Music by Timothy Michael Wynn.Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, Lexy Kolker.Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat -- or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R (Restricted for violence and some language).DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abnormalities, Human; Fathers and daughters; Strangers;
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Freaks [videorecording] / by Crew, Amanda,1986-actor.; Dern, Bruce,actor.; Hirsch, Emile,1985-actor.; Kolker, Lexy,2009-actor.; Lipovsky, Zack,film director.; Park, Grace,1974-actor.; Stein, Adam,film director.; Amazing Incorporated,production company.; My Way Productions,presenter.; Storyboard Capital Group,presenter.; Well Go USA, Inc.,film distributor.; Wise Daughter Films,presenter.;
Music by Timothy Michael Wynn.Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, Lexy Kolker.Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat -- or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R (Restricted for violence and some language).Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abnormalities, Human; Fathers and daughters; Strangers;
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We're all wonders / by Palacio, R. J.;
"A picture book about Wonder's Auggie Pullman as a young boy"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Abnormalities, Human; Self-acceptance; Toleration; Imagination;
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Auggie & me : three wonder stories / by Palacio, R. J.; Palacio, R. J.Julian chapter.; Palacio, R. J.Pluto.; Palacio, R. J.Shingaling.;
The Julian chapter -- Pluto -- Shingaling.Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Charlie, and Charlotte's perspectives.LSC
Subjects: Abnormalities, Human; Private schools;
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The leap year gene / by Wood, Shelley,1971-author.;
"February 29, 1916. A baby girl is born -- but as the months and years go by, Kit McKinley inexplicably ages just one year for every four. Her mother Lillian, a fledgling botanist, fears that Kit's condition will catch the attention of Lillian's fellow suffragettes, who have embraced the eugenics craze sweeping North America targeting unfit, unwed mothers and "defective" children. For decades, Kit and her family must keep on the move to conceal her secret and protect her from the unwanted attention of Nazi scientists, nosy doctors, Big Pharma and the insatiable news media that is always hunting for the next sensational story. When Kit finally reaches her teens and can pass for an adult, she must decide whether she wants to stay perpetually on the run or stay put and form lasting ties. The only problem is Will Katzen, whose life -- first as a baby, then as a boy, and then as a man -- keeps intersecting with hers, complicating every instinct she has to flee, or to love. Part medical mystery, part love story, The Leap Year Gene is an unforgettable tour de force that traces the past century's burgeoning understanding of genetics, eugenics and what constitutes "normal" while exploring the tensions, losses, love and sense of duty that can bind families together or split them apart."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Abnormalities, Human; Difference (Philosophy); Eugenics; Families; Genetics; Man-woman relationships;
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Wonder [videorecording] / by Chbosky, Stephen,film director,screenwriter.; Conrad, Steve,screenwriter.; Hoberman, David,1953-film producer.; Lieberman, Todd,film producer.; Roberts, Julia,1967-actor.; Thorne, Jack,screenwriter.; Tremblay, Jacob,actor.; Wilson, Owen,1968-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Palacio, R. J.Wonder.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.; Lions Gate Films,presenter.; Walden Media,presenter.; Participant Media,presenter.;
Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Noah Jupe, Daveed Diggs.Based on the New York best seller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Palacio, R. J.; Abnormalities, Human; Families; Middle schools; Self-acceptance;
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Wonder / by Palacio, R. J.;
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.LSC
Subjects: Pullman, August (Fictitious character); Abnormalities, Human; Self-acceptance; Middle schools; Schools;
© 2013, c2012., Oxford University Press,
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Wonder / by Palacio, R. J.,author.; Playaway Products, LLC,issuing body.;
Narrated by Various.Grades 3 - 7.I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid--but his new classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Beginning from Auggie's point of view and expanding to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others, the perspectives converge to form a portrait of one community's struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. R.J. Palacio has called her debut novel "a meditation on kindness" --indeed, every reader will come away with a greater appreciation for the simple courage of friendship. Auggie is a hero to root for, a diamond in the rough who proves that you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
Subjects: School fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Children's audiobooks.; Abnormalities, Human; Self-acceptance; Middle schools; Parent and child; Divorce; Siblings; Teasing; Imagination; Schools;
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Remedies for sorrow : an extraordinary child, a secret kept from pregnant women, and a mother's pursuit of the truth / by Nix, Megan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An inspiring memoir and work of fierce advocacy by a mother whose child is born deaf, leading her to investigate and expose a preventable virus that causes more childhood disabilities than any other--but is kept quiet by the medical community. One virus causes more birth defects and disabilities in children than any other infectious disease, yet 93% of Americans don't know it exists. In 2015, after an outwardly uneventful pregnancy, Megan Nix's second daughter, Anna, was born terribly small and failed her newborn hearing test. Megan and her husband learned that Anna is completely deaf and could have lifelong delays due to an infection in the womb with cytomegalovirus, or CMV, a disease Megan unknowingly contracted from her toddler during pregnancy. While doctors warn pregnant women against the risks of saunas, sushi, and unpasteurized cheese, they don't mention that CMV is contagious in the saliva of one out of three toddlers, spread through a kiss, a shared cup, a bite of unfinished toast. Anna's diagnosis led Megan to years of in-depth research, uncovering a shocking fact: obstetricians in the United States are advised not to mention CMV to women during their pregnancies. Unfolding across the dramatic landscape of Sitka, Alaska, where Megan's husband makes his living as a salmon fisherman, Remedies for Sorrow is lyrically written and a searing critique of the paternalistic practice of "benevolent deception" in medicine"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Nix, Megan.; Abnormalities, Human; Cytomegalovirus infections; Maternal health services; Parents of children with disabilities; Prenatal diagnosis; Virus diseases in pregnancy;
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Easy beauty : a memoir / by Cooper Jones, Chloé,1983-author.;
Moving through the world in a body that looks different than most, Jones learned on to factor "pain calculations" into every plan, every situation. She was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, which affects both the stature and gait, and so her pain is physical. But there is also the pain of being judged and pitied for her appearance, of being dismissed as "less than." the ways she has been seen-or not seen-has informed her lens on the world for her entire life. But after unexpectedly becoming a mother (in violation of unspoken social taboos about the disabled body), she feels something in her shift, and Jones sets off on a journey across the globe, reclaiming the spaces she'd been denied and had denied herself.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Travel writing.; Personal narratives.; Cooper Jones, Chloé, 1983-; Cooper Jones, Chloé, 1983-; Abnormalities, Human.; Body image.; College teachers; Journalists; People with disabilities; Travel writers; Voyages and travels.; Women college teachers; Women journalists; Women with disabilities; Aesthetics;
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