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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
The crippled son of a powerful nobleman in fourteenth-century England sets out to prove his courage and his right to be recognized by the King.
In England during the Middle Ages, a courageous young boy who suddenly loses the use of his legs is forced to learn how to deal with his new disability.
Author
Publisher
Watermill Press
Pub. Date
1980
Language
English
Description
The Story of My Life, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. The book is dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The dedication reads, "To ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL Who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies, I dedicate this Story of My Life."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
At the beginning of eighth grade, learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mary Lennox is sent from India to the moors of England to live with her uncle after losing her parents, not only does she discover a secret garden, but she also discovers the true meaning of family, friendship, and perseverance. This magical, timeless classic, originally published in 1911, is by the author of A Little Princess and Little Lord Faunteleroy.
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
This book discusses the personal life, acting career, tragic accident, and determination to recover of the actor known for his role as Superman and for his efforts on behalf of spinal cord injury victims.
15) Rosa's Parrot
Author
Publisher
Whispering Coyote Press
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rosa is hard of hearing and she relies on her parrot, Pico, to repeat things loudly for her, but sometimes Pico takes advantage of Rosa to create mischief.