Physically Handicapped
Knockin’ on Wood: Starring Peg Leg Bates
Barasch. Lynne. (JUV 792.78 BAR) Lee & Low Books, Pub date: c2004. ISBN: 1584301708. This inspiring biography tells the story of Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates (1907-1998), an African American who overcame the hardship of losing a leg at the age of 12 in a factory accident and went on to become a world-renowned tap dancer.
Arnie And The New Kid
Carlson, Nancy L. (E) Viking, 1990. Pages: 32p. ISBN: 0670824992.
When an accident requires Arnie to use crutches, he begins to understand the limits and possibilities of his new classmate, who has a wheelchair.
Mama Zooms
Cowen-Fletcher, Jane (E) Scholastic Inc., Pub date: c1993. Pages: unp. : ISBN: 0590457748. A boy’s wonderful mama takes him zooming everywhere with her, because her wheelchair is a zooming machine.
Chelsey And The Green-Haired Kid
Gorman, Carol. (JM) Convinced that the fatal accident she witnessed at the basketball game was not accidental, thirteen-year-old Chelsey, a paraplegic, and her unusual friend Jack join forces to prove it was a deliberate murder.
The Storm
Harshman, Marc. (E) Cobblehill Books/Dutton, c1995. ISBN:0525651500. Though confined to a wheelchair, Jonathan faces the terror of a tornado all by himself and saves the lives of the horses on the family farm
Princess Pooh
Muldoon, Kathleen M. (E) A. Whitman, 1989.
My Brand New Leg
North, Sharon Rae. Illustrated by Tony Ross. (E) Lithonia, GA: Northstar Entertainment Group, LLC, 2003. A little girl with an artificial leg shows her friend all the things she can do despite her disability.
Don’t Feel Sorry for Paul
Wolf, Bernard. (JUV 362.7 WOL) HarperCollins Children’s Books, 1988. Written and photographed by Bernard Wolf. Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1974. 94 p. Photographs and simple text capture two weeks in the life of a handicapped boy learning to live successfully in a world made for people without handicaps.
One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California
Hershey, Mary (YA) “Mom didn’t think it was funny when I took off my leg at school, put it in my locker, and then tied a rag around my stump with fake blood on it.”