Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Disabilities & Special Needs

From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen.

Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip." Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's...

From Newbery-winning author Betsy Byers comes a story full of "poignancy, perception, and humor" (The Chicago Tribune), about three foster kids who learn what it takes to make a family.

You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid.

Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the...

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"---in order to head off David's embarrassing behaviors.
But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a surprising, new sort-of friend, and Kristi, the next-door...

"Don't you get it, Lydie? They never come for gimps like me."

For a small town, Warsaw Junction has a lot of secrets. Who could guess that Augie Knapp, the kid who hides his deformed hand in a glove, has collected most of them...and hides them in an old suitcase?

No one even suspects Augie has a secret of his own until Lydie Rose Meisenheimer blows into town and signs up for sixth grade. Driving a...

Bubble Riding is a story that teaches children how to use visualizations to relax, lower stress and see a positive outcome. A sea child and turtle take children on a relaxing bubble ride through the ocean as they learn a fun visualization technique also known as creative imagery. While filling and relaxing their mind and body with the colors of the rainbow, children learn how to form a mental image of whatever positive outcome they would like to experience. This technique can have a positive impact on your child's overall health, creativity, and performance. Professional athletes...

RJ's tries to convince his mom, his dad and his teacher to turn "No" into "Maybe." Finally, his teacher suggests that he join her classroom's "Say YES to NO Club." If RJ can learn how to accept "No" for an answer and to disagree appropriately, he can add his name to the club's Star Board.