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"Returning soldier Dylan Hart heads to Texas to finally meet pen pal Holly Lynch. When he arrives, he's shocked to discover the plucky beauty he fell in love with has kept a big secret. Scarred emotionally by his past, Dylan is deeply hurt that Holly didn't trust him with such a vital truth about herself. When he's hired as a cowboy on her family's vast ranch, he's committed to staying in town. And as he slowly reconnects with the woman whose letters...
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A memoir-in-essays from Rebekah Taussig, disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty, reflecting on identity, accessibility, and representation and processing a lifetime of memories to paint a more beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most.
Rebekah Taussig has been paralyzed for as long as she can remember but didn't begin to unpack it until she was in her mid-twenties working on...
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"The summer before she was set to head out-of-state to pursue her MFA, 27-year-old Cole Cohen submitted herself to a battery of tests. For as long as she could remember, she'd struggled with a series of learning disabilities that made it nearly impossible to judge time and space. These symptoms had always kept her from getting a driver's license, which she wanted to have for grad school. Instead of leaving the doctor's office with permission to drive,...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 86 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Invitation to Dance is an eye-opening insider's account of disability in 21st century America. Simi Linton's story forms the narrative backbone of the documentary. The film traces both her personal growth as a disabled woman, and the larger historically significant developments around her over the past 40 years. Simi serves as navigator and tour guide to a world largely unknown, generally isolated, and commonly dismissed. In 1971, Simi Linton was...
5) Noor
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DAW Book Collectors volume no. 1898
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English
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Publisher Annotation: From Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in a near-future Nigeria. 224pp., 20K
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In the 1970s an important disability rights law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, was waiting to be signed. Judy [Heumann] and other disability rights activists fought for YES! They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504--established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community--laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act."--
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Simon & Schuster
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English
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Lake Henry, New Hampshire, is buzzing over the annual maple syrup harvest...as well as the shocking revelation that long-time resident Heather Malone has been led away by the FBI, which claims the devoted stepmother and businesswoman fled the scene of a fatal accident in California years before. Poppy Blake, her best friend, is determined to prove Heather's innocence, while facing past mistakes of her own: she has never overcome her guilt from the...
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Brides of Lancaster county volume 2
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Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
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288 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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In this inspiring sequel to A Merry Heart, Retailers Choice Award winner Wanda E. Brunstetter transports listeners to the idyllic world of the Pennsylvania Amish. Confined to a wheelchair for 13 years, Rebekah Stoltzfus believes it'll take a miracle for her to ever enjoy the blessings of marriage or self-sufficiency.
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Brides of Lancaster county volume 2
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Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
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323 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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English
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10) Always remember
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Ravenswood novels volume 3
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English
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"Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of high society-even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of walking - and dancing. When Ben Ellis comes...
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Bad Girl Creek trilogy volume 2
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2003]
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354 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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It Books
Pub. Date
c2010
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1st ed.
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xii, 191 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
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English
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Recounts two-time women's motocross champion Ashley Fiolek's life-long deafness, her triumph over adversity, her rise to the top of her sport and how her family and Christian faith helped her get there.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America.
Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn't always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after...
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Bad Girl Creek trilogy volume 1
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2001]
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381 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Widescreen version.
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1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Chronicles the life and experiences of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Velasquez, from getting bullied in school and later online, to her multi-million-viewed TED talk, her work as a motivational speaker and as a lobbyist for the first federal anti-bullying bill.
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