Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance Catherine Ryan Hyde Cynnie takes care of herself--and more importantly, she takes care of her little brother, Bill. So it doesn't matter that her mom is drunk all the time. Cynnie's got her own life. Cynnie's the one Bi… OL14927675W
Head Above Water Head Above Water S. L. Rottman Skye, a high school junior, tries to find the time for both family obligations and personal interests, which include caring for her brother who has Down's Syndrome, dating her first boyfriend, and sw… OL15059801W
Fighting Tackle Fighting Tackle Matt Christopher When he becomes stronger but slower, Terry must deal with being moved from defensive safety to offensive tackle on his football team and with the fact that his younger brother, who was born with Down… OL15108801W
Big brother Dustin Big brother Dustin Alden R. Carter A boy with Down Syndrome helps his parents and grandparents get ready for the birth of his baby sister and chooses the perfect name for her. OL15851627W
Radiance descending Radiance descending Paula Fox When he sees all the attention which his parents and people in the neighborhood give to Jacob, eleven-year-old Paul struggles with his feelings toward this younger brother who has Down syndrome. OL16024112W
Down the rabbit hole Down the rabbit hole Susan Campbell Bartoletti It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aun… OL16682086W
Heartless hero Heartless hero Judy Baer Lexi's younger brother Ben, who has Down's syndrome, becomes the victim of bullies, and while at school Lexi sees her friends tormented by two new students who are bullies, one male and one female. OL2711460W
Veronica's first year Veronica's first year Jean Sasso Rheingrover Nine-year-old Nathan helps welcome his baby sister, who has Down's syndrome, into the family and eagerly anticipates the day when she will be able to ride his tricycle. OL2987962W
Are there stripes in Heaven? Are there stripes in Heaven? Lee Klein Patrick's sister Colleen, a Down's syndrome child, helps him to appreciate various experiences, including going to Mass and seeing their first rainbow. OL3479534W
Be good to Eddie Lee Be good to Eddie Lee Virginia M. Fleming Although Christy considered him a pest, when Eddie Lee, a boy with Down's Syndrome, follows her into the woods, he shares several special discoveries with her. OL4123667W
Fade to black Fade to black Alex Flinn An HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assult has changed their li… OL5713337W