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1) Still me
Author
Publisher
Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"The whole world held its breath when Christopher Reeve struggled for life on Memorial Day, 1995. On the third jump of a riding competition, Reeve was thrown headfirst from his horse in an accident that broke his neck and left him unable to move or breathe." "In the years since then, Reeve has not only survived, but has fought for himself, for his family, and for the hundreds of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries in the United States and...
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of The Bone Collector and Devil's Teardrop comes this spine-chilling new thriller that pits renowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme against the ultimate opponent -- Amelia Sachs, his own brilliant protege. A quadriplegic since a beam crushed his spinal cord years ago, Rhyme is desperate to improve his condition and goes to the University of North Carolina Medical Center for high-risk experimental surgery. In a twenty-four hour...
Author
Series
Me before you volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Description
"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Place
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
A profile of the actor who began life as a lonely child in New Jersey who skyrocketed to stardom portraying Superman on film. Looks at his friendships and romances, and his life after the tragic riding accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
It was a "million-dollar-bullet," a sniper shot delivered from over a mile away. Its victim was no ordinary mark: he was a United States citizen, targeted by the United States government, and assassinated in the Bahamas. The nations's most renowned investigator and forensics expert, Lincoln Rhyme, is drafted to investigate. While his partner, Amelia Sachs, traces the victim's steps in Manhattan, Rhyme leaves the city to pursue the sniper himself....
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
A paralyzed New York detective is talked out of committing suicide to hunt for a cab driver who tortures and kills. The detective, Lincoln Rhyme, can only move his head so he is paired with police beauty Amelia Sachs. Together they go after the killer who tantalizes police with clues to his next murder. By the author of A Maiden's Grave.
7) The upside
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner Amelia Sachs are pitted against an unstoppable "invisible" killer. As the fatalities rise and the minutes tick down, they must move beyond the smoke and mirrors to prevent a terrifying act of vengeance that could become the greatest vanishing act of all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Once the nation's foremost criminologist and the ex-head of NYPD forensics, quadriplegic Lincoln Rhyme abandons his forced retirement and joins forces with rookie cop Amelia Sachs to track down a vicious serial killer.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had...
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A biography of the actor famous for playing Superman, discussing his activities before and after the accident that paralyzed him as well as his work as an activist for enviromental causes, artistic and human rights, and disability rights.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In a moment, Chris went from a talented, eighteen-year-old college football player with a promising future to a quadriplegic with a 3 percent chance of ever moving or feeling anything below his neck, much less walking again... Determined to prove the doctors wrong, he pushed himself through grueling, daily workouts until four years later, he did the impossible. Chris walked across the stage to receive his college diploma with the help of Emily, the...
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
16) Joni
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the most beloved Christian autobiographies of modern times, Joni highlights the unforgettable story of a young woman's courageous struggle to find hope after a broken neck left her completely paralyzed.
On a hot July afternoon, Joni Eareckson Tada's life was dramatically altered in a split second. A reckless dive into shallow water took an athletic young woman from health and success to life as a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. In the forty-five...
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cat-and-mouse game between New York police and a killer, hired to eliminate a trio of witnesses in a trial. He has already killed one and detectives Lincoln Rhyme, a quadriplegic, and Amelia Sachs have to catch him before he kills the other two. By the author of The Bone Collector.
Author
Series
Lincoln Rhyme mysteries volume 13
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"THE BURIAL HOUR A businessman snatched from an Upper East Side street in broad daylight. A miniature hangman's noose left at the scene. A nine-year-old girl, the only witness to the crime. With a crime scene this puzzling, forensic expertise of the highest order is absolutely essential. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are called in to investigate. Soon the case takes a stranger turn: a recording surfaces of the victim being slowly hanged, his desperate...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
Taking a job as an assistant to extreme sports enthusiast Will, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident, Louisa struggles with her employer's acerbic moods and learns of his shocking plans before demonstrating to him that life is still worth living.