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1) The Gift
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Evans (The Christmas Box) returns with narrator Nathan Hurst, a frequently traveling, Tourette's-suffering security chief for a retail chain. When Nathan gets snowed in at the Denver airport at Thanksgiving, he offers half his hotel suite to a stranded needy family: recently divorced single mom Addison (a massage therapist), and her two children, Lizzy and Collin. Collin, who has leukemia, cures Nathan's Tourette's with his gift of healing touch....
2) Icy Sparks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Rural Kentucky in the 1950's is not an easy place to grow up, and it's especially hard for ten-year-old Icy Sparks, an orphan who lives with her grandparents. Life becomes even more difficult when she develops Tourette's syndrome. Narrated by a now-grown Icy, this novel offers warmth and humor as it recounts a young girl's painful and poignant journey to womanhood.
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 2
Publisher
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Michael Vey, born with Tourette's syndrome and special electromagnetic powers, joins his techno-genius best friend and an alliance of other "electric" teenagers to battle powerful foes in the jungles of Peru, where Michael learns the Order of Elgen's plan to "restructure" the world.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Looks at children with Tourette's syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 3
Publisher
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To stop Hatch from using the Elgen fleet to gain world power, Michael and the rest of the Electroclan must destroy the lead ship, but divisions within the Electroclan threaten the success of their operation.
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 6
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Michael and the Electroclan embark on their deadliest mission yet. The head of the resistance, known only as the voice, believes that the best way to wipe out the Elgen is to steal their money. That means capturing the Joule, the Elgen boat that serves as a floating treasury. Michael and his friends have learned about a highly placed member of the Elite Global Guard named Welch who wants to defect. They also know that three of the Elgen electric youth...
Publisher
iUniverse Inc
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Providing authoritative and up-to-date medical and scientific information about Tourette syndrome, A Family's Guide to Tourette Syndrome speaks to patients, families, care providers, academic institutions, and medical centers in easy-to-understand language about this neurodevelopmental disorder that affects children, adolescents, and adults worldwide.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Author Sheila Wyborny helps readers understand what Tourette Syndrome is. Readers will learn about diagnosis and treatment, and learn how the challenges of this syndrome impacts the family unit and the experience of school. Latest treatments are also explored.
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"This book offers individuals with Tourette and their families many secrets that can lead them to a better life. There are new and exciting approaches to the development of treatments for individuals ith TS and other tic disorders that promise improvements in care."
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 8
Publisher
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"After defeating Dr. Hatch and the Elgen, Michael and his friends' attempt to return to a normal life isn't as easy as they thought it would be. They also soon learn that "normal" doesn't always last. Taylor's prophetic dreams are becoming more disturbing. When she dreams of herself locked in a cage surrounded by bats and a burning city, she fears that the Electroclan's time of peace is coming to and end and that battling the Elgen was only the beginning...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Looks at children with Tourette's Syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ingram Elliott
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When William escorts the lady Emily over the mountains and into Lincoln, New Mexico, he finds her brother John in a battle for survival in the infamous Lincoln County War. The sheriff and his posse of hired killers, secure under the protection of the courts and the governor, have a stranglehold on the town. Eastern newspapers called Lincoln's main street "the most dangerous street in America." And that was before William arrived.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is she was born without them. And when her parents take a job running Stagecoach Pass, a rundown western theme park in Arizona, Aven moves with them across the country knowing that she'll have to answer the question over and over again. Her new life takes an unexpected turn when she bonds with Connor, a classmate who also...
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
" ... guide to alternative treatments and practical steps to reduce symptoms of tic disorders and Tourette syndrome in children and adults. The book explores the environmental factors and underlying physical imbalances that can lead to these neurological symptoms, as well as alternative treatments that include immune and nutritional therapies, behavioral and counseling interventions, neurofeedback, homeopathy, bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 9
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
With Tara still in the clutches of the Elite Elgen Guard Unit the Chasqui and their malevolent leader, the Sovereign Amash, Michael Vey and the Electroclan have no choice but to continue the fierce battle that has been waging since their arrival in Peru. But saving one of their own means battling a onetime teammate, as Jack has turned traitor and joined forces with Amash and his men. At the same time, the clan must work with the Alpha Team to act...
Author
Series
Michael Vey volume 1
Publisher
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette's syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special--he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers. With the help of Michael's friend, Ostin, the three of them set out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended up with their abilities, and their...
Author
Publisher
Mercury Ink/Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To stop Hatch from using the Elgen fleet to gain world power, Michael and the rest of the Electroclan must destroy the lead ship, but divisions within the Electroclan threaten the success of their operation.