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The monster variations The monster variations Daniel Kraus This fast-paced read will keep readers on the edge of their seats!Someone is killing boys in a small town. The murder weapon is a truck, and the only protection is a curfew enacted to keep kids off t… OL12017291W
Alfred and Emily Alfred and Emily Doris Lessing I think my father's rage at the trenches took me over, when I was very young, and has never left me. Do children feel their parents' emotions? Yes, we do, and it is a legacy I could have done without… OL14949418W
Blade Runner Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF THE FIRST PARALYMPIAN TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES: FOR LANCE ARMSTRONG IT WASN'T ABOUT THE BIKE; FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LEGSAt eleven months old, Oscar… OL15180696W
The running dream The running dream Wendelin Van Draanen When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running agai… OL15506831W
Open wounds Open wounds Joe Lunievicz After an abusive childhood in 1930s New York, Cedric Wymann, now orphaned, is taken in by a cousin suffering from mustard gas poisoning who becomes a father, helps him reconnect with friends, and fin… OL15897254W
The returning The returning Christine Hinwood When the six-year war between the Uplanders and Downlanders is over and Cam returns home to his village, questions dog him, from how he lost an arm to why he was the only one of his fellow soldiers t… OL16484290W
Soul Surfer Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethany’s life as a young surfer, her recovery after the attack, the adjustments she’s made to her unique surfing style, her unprecedented bid for a top showing in … OL17323442W
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly Stephanie Oakes The Kevinian Cult has taken everything from seventeen-year-old Minnow: twelve years of her life, her family, her ability to trust. And when she rebelled, they took away her hands, too. Now their Pr… OL17697938W
Stronger Stronger Jeff Bauman A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped to set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, discusses his experiences that day and his ongoing mission to walk again af… OL17811358W
Blade runner Blade runner Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius is a world-renowned athlete holding two Paralympic world records for the 100m and 200m. This title charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen and inspira… OL17881413W
Burned Burned Rick Bundschuh On a surfing vacation with her family in Samoa, fourteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton has a run-in with an arrogant, angry young man and discovers a Samoan tradition that brings healing and forgiveness. OL1817930W
Clash Clash Rick Bundschuh One year after losing an arm in a shark attack, fourteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton is still a champion surfer and serves as an inspiration to others, but her faith is tested when an unpleasant new gi… OL1817933W
Storm Storm Rick Bundschuh Bethany helps a young family lost on the Hanakapiai Trail. As Bethany's youth group struggles to raise funds for a mission trip, her small act of kindness blesses them all. OL1817952W
Family reminders Family reminders Julie Danneberg In 1890s Cripple Creek, Colorado, when young Mary McHugh's father loses his leg in a mining accident, she tries to help, both by earning money and by encouraging her father to go back to carving wood… OL1930573W
Run, don't walk Run, don't walk Adele Levine "M*A*S*H meets Scrubs in a sharply observant, absurdly funny, inspiring, and totally unique debut memoir from a physical therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the birthplace of physical thera… OL19704943W
A forgotten place A forgotten place Charles Todd "The fighting has ended, the Armistice signed, but the war has left wounds that are still agonizingly raw. Battlefield Nurse Bess Crawford has been assigned to a clinic for amputees, and the Welsh pa… OL19761732W
George Dureau George Dureau George Dureau "George Dureau, The Photographs is an album of the great photographic portraits made throughout the 40 years of Dureau's artistic career, a New Orleans romance between the photographer and his subjec… OL20036448W
Just a kiss Just a kiss Denise Hunter "Riley Callahan's plans to reveal his secret feelings for his best friend are ruined when his life is drastically altered in Afghanistan ... Watching the love of his life falling for his brother was … OL20880439W
Carried by angels Carried by angels Phillip Hatfield This inspiring story is about angels coming and going when least expected. It is about triumph over a terrible tragedy and living a new life with purpose and passion as an amputee and dis-abled man. … OL24689138W
Life is a bumpy road Life is a bumpy road Tony Albano Has your life gone smoothly - or have you hit a bump (or ten) along the way? You need to hear about Tony AIbano's life. In 28 short stories about his road, Tony will make you smile - even laugh - and… OL26441711W
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