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The Boy Born Dead: A Story of Friendship, Courage, and Triumph
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Include books by the same authorStill LoLo: A Spinning Propeller, a Horrific Accident, and a Family's Journey of Hope
Lauren Scruggs, Scruggs Family · 290 pages
Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Martha N. Beck · 355 pages
Joni: An Unforgettable Story
Joni Eareckson Tada, Joe Musser · 224 pages
Autobiography of Joni Eareckson, who at 17 was left a quadriplegic as a result of a diving accident, and who today as an accomplished artist drawing with a pen held in her teeth, describes her struggles and her abiding faith in Christ.
This Life I Live
Rory Feek · 272 pages
The story she said he was born to write. Her story. His story. The love story of Joey and Rory. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, Joey and Rory Feek captured hearts around the world with how they handled the diagnosis; the inspiring, simple way they chose to live; and how they loved each other every step of the way. But there is far more to the story.
Life Without Limits
Nick Vujicic
The Boy from Baby House 10: From the Nightmare of a Russian Orphanage to a New Life in America
Alan Philps, John Lahutsky · 288 pages
Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann · 391 pages
The father of a child who was diagnosed as autistic at the age of two describes the intensive therapies that were pursued before Carly had a breakthrough at the age of ten, when she began using her computer to communicate.
Still Me
Christopher Reeve · 316 pages
For the first time Christopher Reeve tells the full story of both his paralysis, and his journey to recovery.Through his leading role in the three 'Superman' films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn't just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked t
If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny
Zach Anner · 338 pages
"Comedian Zach Anner opens his frank and devilishly funny book, If at Birth You Don't Succeed, with an admission: he botched his own birth. Two months early, underweight and under-prepared for life, he entered the world with cerebral palsy and an uncertain future. So how did this hairless mole-rat of a boy blossom into a viral internet sensation who's hosted two travel shows, impressed Oprah, driv
Tough As They Come
Marcus Brotherton · 253 pages
Thousands have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five have survived quadruple amputee injuries. This is one soldier's story. Thousands of soldiers die year to defend their country. United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills was sure that he would become another statistic when, during his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, he was caught in an IED blast four days before his
Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had
Brad Cohen, Lisa Wysocky
Imperfect: An Improbable Life
Jim Abbott, Tim Brown · 283 pages
A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.
Beyond the Bear: How I Learned to Live and Love Again after Being Blinded by a Bear
Dan Bigley, Debra McKinney · 218 pages
A 25-year-old backcountry wanderer, a man happiest exploring wild places with his dog, Dan Bigley woke up one midsummer morning to a day full of promise. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska's Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner in the trail. Dan barely had time for "bear charging" to register before it had him on the ground, altering
I Can Jump Puddles
Alan Marshall · 256 pages
With Love from Karen
Marie Killilea · 371 pages
A warm and uplifting memoir of a family dealing with cerebral palsy.
And There Was Light
Jacques Lusseyran
A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny
Amy Julia Becker · 237 pages
"A memoir of a young mom finding joy in her daughter with Down Syndrome, as she learns that unmet expectations can bring peace and freedom"--Provided by publisher.
Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War‐Torn Syria in a Wheelchair
Nujeen Mustafa · 312 pages
This book tells the inspiring true story of a remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around the globe, sixteen-year-old Nujeen Musta
Homer's Odyssey
Gwen Cooper · 287 pages
A pet rescue volunteer and literacy outreach coordinator describes her relationship with a three-pound blind cat whose daredevil character and affectionate personality saw the author through six moves, a burglary, and the healing of her broken heart.
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
Michael Hingson · 256 pages
Excellent! This is such a great book about a wonderful man who is blind and his guide dog, who together survived the terrorist attack on our nation 9/11/2001.
Haatchi and Little B
Wendy Holden · 224 pages
#1 International Bestseller When Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever. Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair. Before being united with Haatchi, Little B was anxious and found it difficult to make friends. Haatchi-an adorab
Joni & Ken: An Untold Love Story
Ken Tada, Joni Eareckson Tada, Larry Libby · 192 pages
Ken underestimated the challenges of marrying a quadriplegic woman. Even the honeymoon wasn't easy. Through their years together, Ken becomes increasingly overwhelmed by the never-ceasing demands of caring for a woman with chronic, extreme, nightmarish pain. He sinks into depression, and the couple finds themselves drifting apart emotionally. In the midst of their deepest struggles, Ken and Joni r
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Naoki Higashida · 186 pages
Written by a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, this memoir demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know
Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See
Erik Weihenmayer · 360 pages

