Special Life

Baby Jaimie had never met a cookie she didn't like, that all changed one day while she sneaking them before dinner. She bit down on one and it bit back, or at least so, she thought until her mother told her it was just a loose tooth. Baby Jaimie didn't want to lose her tooth until her sister told her about the tooth fairy. Now, she can't wait for her tooth to come out, but it's not ready to come out yet. It looks like she'll just have to wait, or will she?

How can God let bad things happen? Sophie's baby sister, Hope, is born with Down syndrome, and the Flakes dis her over an annoying new girl. Even her research as medical expert Dr. Devon Downing won't fix things, but Sophie learns love is at work even when she can't see it.

Rowena Batts has enough problems in her life without adopting a crazy cockatoo. She's just splattered two hundred grown-ups with jelly and custard, and her dad's getting married to her teacher. But Sticky the cockatoo turns out to be just the friend she needs.

Daniel and Krista drift apart when Krista develops a crush on Daniela??s chief swim team rival. And then an allergic reaction during a routine dental procedure leaves Daniel paralyzed. But after Krista volunteers to help Daniel swim again and the two join forces in a school tadpole project, a remarkable series of emotionally moving events begins to unfold.

Beautiful but troubled Colleen Minou is the only girl who ever looked at Ben Bancroft as more than just a spaz - more than that kid with cerebral palsy. But the more time Ben spends with Colleen, the more glaring their differences appear, which makes him wonder if what he feels for her is actual affection or if it’s just gratitude. And then there’s A.J. She’s everything that Colleen isn’t, and everything that Ben’s grandma wants for him: clean-cut and upper-class, academically driven, and just as obsessed with movies as Ben is. But what does she see when she looks at Ben? C.P.?

Are they flirting or fighting? This is Joey Pigza's question when the fireworks suddenly start to explode between his long-separated mom and dad, whom he's never really had a chance to see together. The more out of control his parents get, the less in control Joey feels and the more he wants to help make things better. But Joey's ailing, tell-it-like-it-is grandmother wants her grandson to see it like it is with his unpredictable parents.

Sam is an eighth-grade girl living a regular life, enjoying her family, school, and traveling. She doesn't feel different, but sometimes others treat her differently because she has Down syndrome. Sam's private journal chronicles what begins as a summer vacation...and turns into a brand new adventure, filled with friendship, mystery, and a secret island.

Bash's dog, Lucy, helps coach his soccer team, and Lucy leads the team to the championships. But Bash is overcome with jealousy when Lucy enchants a team of Special Olympics kids who say they want her to coach their team. Can Bash overcome his jealousy and learn to share Lucy with kids who say they need her?

In this story, Lass is having trouble at school. She sometimes feels that she's not as smart as the other bugs until her mom and dad talk to her about how bugs are all different. The wonderfully-crafted story is paired with playful examples that help children discover the world around them.

Fate - is it written in the stars from the moment we are born, or is it a bendable thing that we can shape with our own hands? Jepp of Astraveld needs to know. He left his countryside home on the empty promise of a stranger, only to become a captive in the strange, luxurious prison that is Coudenberg Palace, the royal court of the Spanish infanta. Nobody warned Jepp that, as a court dwarf, daily injustices would become his seemingly unshakeable fate. If the humiliations were his alone, perhaps he could endure them, but it breaks Jepp’s heart to see his friend Lia suffer.

Baby Jaimie is growing up so fast. To her parents, it feels like only yesterday that she was being fitted for her very first wheelchair. Now, Baby Jaimie is preparing for another first, her first day of school. Follow Baby Jaimie as she not only goes through the first day of kindergarten for Baby Jaimie, but also takes her through the steps leading up to the first day, i.e. going to the doctor for a check-up and immunization, getting a haircut, and shopping for new school clothes.

Join Sam as she embarks on her first big adventure in this middle-grade mystery full of fun, suspense...and just the right amount of spying! Sam is a middle school girl living a normal life - except when she is occasionally bullied for the differences kids perceive in her. Sam has Down syndrome. See how she and her brother John work together to find some stolen money, help a new friend and escape real danger in this exciting adventure!

Hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school, Tamika Mik Sykes copes by reading lips and selling homework answers. She's a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik's block.

Dans ce livre destiné aux enfants Jakob Streit nous raconte la vie de Louis Braille, de son enfance marquée par l'accident qui lui fit perdre la vue.

Jamey Barlowe has been crippled since childhood, the result of being born on the Moon. He lives his life in a wheelchair, only truly free when he is in the water. But then Jamey’s father sends him, along with five other kids, back to the Moon to escape a political coup d’etat that has occurred overnight in the United States. Moreover, one of the other five refugees is more than she appears. Their destination is the mining colony, Apollo. Jamey will have to learn a whole new way to live, one that entails walking for the first time in his life.

Ilaria e il suo fratellino Alex vivono insieme. Lei si occupa di lui e lo aiuta in tutto perché il bambino non può camminare. Si è ammalato tanto tempo fa e nessuna medicina è riuscita ad aiutarlo...

What do you do if your child has not reached the "Autism Recovery Promised Land" just yet? Well, you find hope and healing along your journey into the "Life Flip" while wearing a lot of "Hats"! Listen about hope and healing in the world of autism, one "Hat" at a time. Maureen is a parent and member of the autism community and has nurtured her child, family, and herself through heartache, confusion, loss, joy, hope, and enlightenment.

Kimberly Wyse is a blogger, speaker, and Down syndrome advocate, who tells the story of the traumatic birth of her much-anticipated third child, who was diagnosed at birth with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and had major medical complications that almost took his life several times. Through the gift of extreme medical intervention and God’s miraculous answers to prayer, this precious boy has exceeded everyone’s expectations and is a joy to his family today.

What to do when your need for admiration takes control of your brain and you can't live in a world where you aren't the greatest.... Did people ever confront you with your dominance? Do you come across more arrogant than others without even noticing? Do people blame you for being superior? You love to seek for power and admiration because you know you deserve it. Even if you are working hard to create your empire, you need to understand how kings used to rule the world.

The autism community is often wondering how we can measure quality of life for autistic people. This book argues that a group definition for measuring quality of life is inappropriate as quality of life is not a group-centered thing. Instead, this book argues that quality of life for autistic people is a person-centered definition that requires determining each autistic person's quality of life one by one.