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• Amazing Athletes

  An All-star Look at Canada's Paralympians

  Ouellet, Marie-Claude (Biologist),

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  This book celebrates the achievements of Canadian Paralympians. With interviews and photographs chronicling the journeys of these extraordinary athletes, it highlights their inspiring stories, challenges, and triumphs, offering a compelling glimpse…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Buzzing

  Sattin, Samuel,

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  When a classmate notices Isaac’s drawing of a dragon, they invite him to join a fantasy role play game. Isaac is excited at the opportunity to make friends, but his therapist has warned him that games may intensify compulsions. Isaac has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gut Reaction

  Larson, Kirby,

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  Tess loves to bake. She bakes in memory of her father, who passed his passion for baking onto her. As much as she loves baking, abdominal pain and increasingly frequent trips to the bathroom result in a Crohn’s disease diagnosis, something she is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hear Me

  Cerra, Kerry O'Malley,

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  Hear Me delves into the poignant journey of Rayne, a young girl grappling with hearing loss. While her parents advocate for cochlear implants as a pathway to a "normal" life, Rayne hesitates to undergo surgery. The author skillfully captures the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hummingbird

  Lloyd, Natalie,

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  Olive dreams of going to middle school and finding a best friend. Because of her brittle bone disease, she has been homeschooled by her overprotective parents for years. However, when she finally gets the opportunity to go to school, a supernatural…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Roll With It

  Sumner, Jamie,

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  Ellie is determined to become a chef, but her life is turned upside down when she and her mother move in with her grandparents to help take care of her grandfather. Ellie has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. As she starts at a new school, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Storm Runner

  Cervantes, Jennifer,

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  Zane Obispo was born with one leg shorter than the other and walks with a limp. While his classmates bully him, he spends his time exploring the inactive volcano by his home. One day, he discovers that the volcano is a gateway to another world, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen

  McGovern, Kate,

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  Maple, despite her incredible vocabulary and her love of stories, has a hard time with reading. She must repeat the fifth grade after a screening test reveals she has dyslexia. Wanting to hide her struggle, she invents a story saying she is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation