Books

A Compiled List of Books with Special Needs Individuals

 This quasi-fairytale is about a boy named Jackie, who is clumsy. After a bought of teasing, he flees to the mountains. While in the mountains, he inadvertently frees the fireflies, thus saving the town from a permanent winter.
 * // [|Fireflies.] // ** by Hoffman, Alice. (1999)

Eddie, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, doesn’t have it too easy. He’s the victim of the school bully, who takes the money he has put aside for his little sister’s birthday present. When Eddie buys a blue-winged dragon figurine, things start to change in his life. Whenever he thinks badly about the bully, odd things begin to happen. Fantasy book.
 * [|Eddie’s Blue-Winged Dragon.] ** by Adler, C.S. (2004)

Bess, age 12, was recently blinded in a sledding accident. She is sent to a school for the blind, where she learns how to exist in the world without sight. The book takes place in 1932 and is composed of diary entries from Bess and her twin.
 * // Mirror, Mirror on the Wall //. ** Denenberg, Barry (2002)

 This is a story about Adam’s frustration with his autistic brother, Jeremy. The book talks about the real-life situations that Adam and Jeremy face. Jeremy is jealous of Adam and the plot culminates at an all-star baseball game. An excellent book for exploring the conflicting feelings felt by siblings of special-needs children.
 * [|And Don’t Bring Jeremy.] ** Levinson, Marilyn (2000)

Ben has always had trouble with school. His stomach hurts as he climbs the steps to his classes. His behavior and bad grades are attributed to learning disorders. When Ben meets Trout, a new kid who everyone thinks is a weird troublemaker, Ben finally finds someone he can relate to.
 * [|Trout and Me.] **Shreve, Susan. (1994)