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Muddy Four Paws (We Love Animals, #1) Muddy Four Paws (We Love Animals, #1) Jean Ure When Clara and Jilly first see the suitcase in a ditch, they don't expect it to yelp. The noise-maker turns out to be Mud, an abandoned dog--and they really want to keep him. The problem is with Mom.… OL11292918W
Midget Midget Tim Bowler Left under his older brother's care when his mother dies in childbirth, Midget, a physically challenged boy, is viciously abused by his brother throughout his first fifteen years, and Midget's only f… OL11890W
The silent gift The silent gift Michael Landon The 1930s were a decade of enormous uncertainty--for the world, for America, and in particular for one lonely, struggling mother and her disabled son. Their story is one of love and enormous sacrific… OL12370560W
Also known as Harper Also known as Harper Ann Haywood Leal Harper Lee Morgan is an aspiring poet, which isn’t surprising, seeing as how she’s named after her mama’s favorite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up a… OL13617423W
Alex is my friend Alex is my friend Marisabina Russo Even though Alex is a dwarf and sometimes has to use a wheelchair because of the operation he had on his back, his friend does not mind because they still have good times together. OL15005545W
Please reply! Please reply! Dandi Daley Mackall,Terry Brown As fifteen-year-old Jamie becomes involved in the swim team and Special Olympics coaching, as part of her effort to fit in and be normal, she tries to remember to talk to God. OL15058179W
Amelia lends a hand Amelia lends a hand Marissa Moss Amelia had expected to have a quiet summer, but instead she makes friends with a deaf boy who moves in next door, deals with her grouchy older sister, has an asthma attack, and goes to a family reuni… OL15228665W
Midnight in the Dollhouse Midnight in the Dollhouse Marjorie Stover Historical children's fantasy. A family of dolls helps their young owner, who has been left lame by an accident, find a clue to hidden treasure. OL15390277W
The Costanzo baby secret The Costanzo baby secret Catherine Spencer Dario Costanzo's wife...in name only... He married her, bedded her and she gave him an heir—and that was all he wanted. Until Maeve suffered a devastating accident that meant she had no recollection … OL15419842W
The window The window Jeanette Ingold When she comes to live with relatives on a Texas farm, fifteen-year-old Mandy encounters the grandmother she never knew and begins to come to terms with her blindness caused by the automobile acciden… OL158965W
Wonderstruck Wonderstruck Brian Selznick Expanding upon the genre-breaking form he invented in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick creates another awe-inspiring and multi-layered reading experience. Wo… OL15936008W
McKenna, Ready to Fly! McKenna, Ready to Fly! Mary Casanova When Seattle fourth-grader McKenna Brooks’ cast comes off she dives back into gymnastics training in hopes of making the competitive team, but after volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding cen… OL16318192W
Unspeakable Unspeakable Sandra Brown A drifter, whose casual air belies his troubled past, Jack Sawyer arrives at Anna Corbett's ranch asking for work. He is actually hoping to protect the innocent widow and her son from Carl Herbold, a… OL167318W
Something to hang on to Something to hang on to Beverley A. Brenna In "Something to Hang On To" award-winning author Beverley Brenna constructs a diverse cast of quirky and honest young teens in tough times. In varied settings characters battle through adversity: a … OL17861933W
How to keep rolling after a fall How to keep rolling after a fall Karole Cozzo Mean girl Nikki Baylor, accused of a cyberbullying incident that nearly resulted in a classmate's suicide, is expelled from school, abandoned by her friends, and distrusted by her parents but she get… OL17871803W
The 1960s The 1960s Dorothy Hoobler Inspired after meeting John F. Kennedy at a 1960 campaign fundraiser hosted by the Aldrich family, Chuck defies authority at his Pennsylvania boarding school, Sojie takes part in lunch counter sit-in… OL17909982W
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
Dear Santa, please come to the 19th floor Dear Santa, please come to the 19th floor Yin. Willy and Carlos, who is in a wheelchair, receive a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve, even though they live on the nineteenth floor of their building. OL1964931W
This is kind of an epic love story This is kind of an epic love story Kacen Callender Budding screenwriter Nate, sixteen, finds his conviction that happy endings do not happen in real life sorely tested when his childhood best friend and crush, Oliver James Hernandez, moves back to to… OL19762162W
The mitten string The mitten string Jennifer Rosner Ruthie Tober's family is known for the beautiful, warm mittens they knit, so when she and her mother meet a deaf woman and her baby and give them shelter, Ruthie decides to design very special mitten… OL19985638W
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