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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Miracle Worker
William Gibson · 122 pages
A text of the television play, intended for reading, of Anne Sullivan Macy's attempts to teach her pupil, Helen Keller, to communicate.
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
Joseph Lambert · 92 pages
Miss Spitfire
Sarah Miller · 240 pages
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller · 240 pages
A Time to Dance
Padma Venkatraman · 321 pages
The Running Dream
Wendelin Van Draanen · 336 pages
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 again.
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
Helen Keller's Teacher
Margaret Davidson · 156 pages
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
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.
Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper · 305 pages
Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school, but no one knows it. Most people — her teachers and doctors included — don't think she's capable of learning, and until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lesso
Winners
Danielle Steel · 416 pages
Paralyzed by a tragic chairlift accident, seventeen-year-old competitive skier Lily struggles with the loss of her Olympic dreams before meeting a young man, Teddy, who has overcome his own devastating injuries to pursue an enriching life.
Little Lame Prince
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · 144 pages
A young crippled prince must reclaim his kingdom from his evil uncle, with the help of a magic cape from his godmother.
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.
With Love from Karen
Marie Killilea · 371 pages
A warm and uplifting memoir of a family dealing with cerebral palsy.
I Can Jump Puddles
Alan Marshall · 256 pages
The Boy on the Porch
Sharon Creech · 168 pages
"One day a young couple wakes to find a boy asleep on their porch. Unable to speak, the boy cannot explain his history. What kind of people would leave their child with strangers? All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to care for this boy. As their connection to him grows, they embrace his exuberant spirit and talents. The three of them blossom into an unlikely family, but how long
Ghost Boy
Martin Pistorius, Megan Lloyd Davies · 288 pages
The Ship Who Sang
Anne McCaffrey · 248 pages
From back cover of Del Rey paperback 1979: HELVA HAD BEEN BORN HUMAN ... but only her brain had been saved -- saved to be schooled, programmed and implanted in the sleek, titanium body of an intergalactic scout ship. But first she had to choose a human partner -- male or female -- to share her exhilarating escapades in space! Her life was to be rich and rewarding -- resplendent with dari
How to walk away
Katherine Center · 302 pages
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Laurie Ann Thompson · 33 pages
The story of a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family, and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability traces his ongoing achievements as an activist. Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, a West African youth who pursued an education, helped support his family, and became a record-setting cyclist in spite of a disability, traces his ongoing achievements as an activi
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
El Deafo
Cece Bell · 248 pages
**El Deafo** is an amazing book! It is a wonderful story as it tells about a girl who loses her hearing one day and she has a whole new life waiting for her! She makes new friends and discovers new ways to do things like one time she was at her friends sleepover "she turned of her hearing aid on her" isn't that so cool!? Any age can read this book because it is a wonderful true story!