In 1970, when he was travelling in Spain as an 18-year-old, David Homel took a false step and ended up in pieces at the foot of a cliff. After a spell in a Spanish hospital, he was gathered up in the arms of a nearby US military...
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Auteur:Homel, DavidSommaire: - Auteur:Sundquist, JoshSommaire:
In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter...
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Auteur:Little, JeanSommaire:A perfect sequel to the beloved classic From Anna. Just as Anna is about to enter a new school, she hears news on Papa's radio -- Canada is at war with Germany. What will that mean for the Soldens, who immigrated from Germany just a few...
- Auteur:Saint-Pierre, AnnetteSommaire:
Roman social rempli de suspense. Lucie est rejetée du milieu scolaire, familial et, plus tard du milieu social. Au lieu de faire naître en elle l'amertume, la vie lui façonne un vrai cœur de femme.
- Auteur:Saint-Pierre, Annette, Gutknecht, Marlene, Bissonnette, Louis, Laxson, HowardSommaire:
Roman social rempli de suspense. Lucie est rejetée du milieu scolaire, familial et, plus tard du milieu social. Au lieu de faire naître en elle l’amertume, la vie lui façonne un vrai cœur de femme.
- Auteur:Gravel, FrancoisSommaire:
L'adolescence est une maladie qui s'attrape généralement vers treize ou quatorze ans. Ceux qui en sont atteints se mettent d'abord à manger des tonnes de hamburgers et de pizzas. Ils grandissent ensuite tellement vite qu'ils ne savent...
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Auteur:Khan, RukhsanaSommaire:Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival.
- Auteur:Vuijicic, NickSommaire:
Qui n'a jamais entendu parler de Nick Vujicic? Son sourire irrésistible et ses diverses performances ont fait le buzz sur Internet. Son handicap ne l'empêche pas de voyager, de croquer la vie à pleines dents, de se marier...
- Auteur:Bowling, DustiSommaire:
The audio edition of the bestselling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship-all while solving a mystery in a...
- Auteur:Williams, SeanSommaire:
Music is Simon’s life - which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his new state, refusing to be counseled, refusing to learn sign language, refusing to have anything to...
- Auteur:Setzer, HannahSommaire:
In I'll Pray for You and Other Outrageous Things Said to Disabled People, Hannah Setzer volunteers to go first and say the things that we all think, but rarely say. Hannah has lived her whole life as a disabled woman and is here to...
- Auteur:Flood, BoSommaire:
Eva's cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to do many things, but she longs to dance and, finally, her dream is realized. Includes author's note and information about Young Dance Company.
- Auteur:Grabenstein, Chris, Patterson, JamesSommaire:
Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be...
- Auteur:Jones, ScottSommaire:
In October 2013, Scott Jones was leaving a bar in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, when he was attacked, stabbed in the back, and left paralyzed from the waist down. In the months following his attack, Scott Jones's story garnered...
- Auteur:Grabenstein, Chris, Patterson, JamesSommaire:
Middle schooler Jamie Grimm dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world-despite being in a wheelchair. He's off to Boston to compete in the national semifinals of the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest. But sudden...
- Auteur:Burnell, CerrieSommaire:
"Intelligent, politically bold, and beautiful to browse [...] Every bookshelf needs a copy." — Disability Arts Online
In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with...
- Auteur:Ferreira, LauraSommaire:
The autobiography of a survivor of a ruptured brain aneurysm and stroke at age 51, now gratefully living life to the fullest.
- Auteur:Gosselin, AbigailSommaire:
Mental illness stigma is rooted in a perceived lack of agency, but stigma itself undermines agency. While most philosophical accounts of the matter are concerned with the question of how much agency a person with mental illness has,...
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This guide outlines how to start and manage a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) in B.C. It was developed by the Registered Disability Savings Plan Action Group and is supported by the Vancouver Foundation and the Government of...
- Auteur:Jones, CherieSommaire:
In Baxter Beach, Barbados, moneyed ex-pats clash with the locals who often end up serving them. Lala lives on the beach with her husband, Adan, a petty criminal with endless charisma whose thwarted burglary of one of the Baxter Beach...
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