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Disabilities

THE TRAGEDY PAPER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
LaBan
Author's First Name: 
Elizabeth
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Date: 
2013
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Tim is a 17 year old albino, who is a senior year transfer to a co-ed prep school. He meets the school's "it" girl Vanessa on his travels to this school, setting up a love triangle with the school's alpha male. Tim is doomed to be an outsider because of his appearance, but this relationship only makes things harder for him. 14 and Up. Kathie Weinberg

PERFECT GAME

Perfect Game
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bowen
Author's First Name: 
Fred
Publisher: 
Peachtree
Publication Date: 
2014
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Kyle obsesses about pitching the perfect game and needs to be reminded that it is the team win that counts. His coach involves him with some special athletes, those who wouldn't make the most competitive teams but who are just as energetic and dedicated players. A read that introduces some new ways to look at sports participation and what it means to be part of a team or a partner. Seven to Ten. Edie Ching

Francisco X. Stork at the D.C. Public Library

Posted Wed, 10/05/2011 - 5:44pm by wlukehart
"Writing About disAbilities" is the name of Mr. Stork's presentation. He will speak on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St., NW, Washington, D.C., from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor West Lobby. Stork is the author of the young adult novels, "Marcelo in the Real World" and "The Last Summer of the Death Warriors," among others. There will be time for questions and answers, as well as a chance to have books signed.

THE RUNNING DREAM

Running Dream
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Van Draanen
Author's First Name: 
Wendelin
Publisher: 
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 
2011

 See annotation under "Audio."

OUT OF MY MIND

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Draper
Author's First Name: 
Sharon M.
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2010

Not until she receives a communication board does Melody reveal her brilliant mind, silenced since birth by cerebral palsy. This poignant novel explores the challenges and triumphs of living with a disability and dealing with the prejudices and convictions of others.

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