Holly Robinson Peete
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Talk show host Holly Robinson Peete pairs with her twins in this narrative about the challenges and triumphs of being a teen who has autism and the effects on family, school, friends, and life.
Being a teen is hard enough. But when you have autism--or when your brother or sister is struggling with the disorder--life can be challenging. It's one thing when you're a kid in grade school, and a playdate goes south due to autism in a family. Or when you're...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The award-winning team who brought us MY BROTHER CHARLIE presents a companion book that celebrates the power of water for those who have autism.
Like many kids on the autism spectrum, Charlie finds solace and empowerment in pools, ponds, sprinklers, visting the aquarium, and swimming in the ocean. Through his adventures and discoveries, he shows the world that even though he has autism, autism doesn't have him.
In this beautiful ode to the love...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy. Includes authors' note about autism.
Author
Language
English
Description
During a football game, high-school senior Chris Canales took a single blow to the neck that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. GRIDIRON HEROES retraces Chris's journey from high school athlete to courageous community activist, inspirational leader, and founder of the Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation. Narrated and produced by the people who brought you TV's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, this touching and uplifting documentary creates...