Special Life

Everything is changing for eleven-year-old Alex, and as an autistic person, change can be terrifying. With the first day of middle school only a few months away, Alex is sure that having a friend by his side will help. So he’s devised a plan: impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin. This should be a walk in the park … right? If only.

"Frag Out: A Green Beret's Guide to Winning in Life and Work" is a compelling and actionable guide written by Scott Kinder, a former U.S. Army Green Beret and current business founder and CEO. The book draws from Kinder’s vast experiences across the globe, offering readers strategies to overcome life’s challenges and achieve success in both personal and professional arenas. Some Themes: Overcoming Adversity: Kinder shares his personal journey and business experiences and translates them into applicable resilience and mental toughness principles for everyday life. He emphasizes the ...

Meet Dipz the neuron! Dipz sends messages to and from your brain, helping your body do everything it needs to, but sometimes these messages can be delayed or get lost in someone with Dyspraxia/ DCD. Find out more about Dipz and his neuron friends in this informative and compact book about Dyspraxia.

The isolation and bullying Stan suffers at school are nothing compared to the war at home. After he tries and fails to defend his mom by standing up to his abusive father, Stan decides there is only one solution to finding a new self-confidence: he must learn how to fight. Tragic events have split the two sides of Elpidia’s family into fighting factions. Every day she finds herself outnumbered by her cousins on the schoolyard. After the latest beatdown, her grandmother decides Elpidia must learn how to defend herself.

Lorry wants to be the scariest monster of all - but unlike the other monsters, he doesn’t look scary. Lorry is cute...and kids aren’t afraid of cute, little monsters.

Niya Moto is the only one-legged samurai kid in Japan, famous for falling flat on his face in the dirt. None of the samurai schools will teach crippled Niya, until an offer arrives from the legendary samurai warrior Ki-Yaga, sensei of the Cockroach Ryu. Niya and the other Cockroaches must defeat the fierce samurai students from the Dragon Ryu at the Samurai Trainee Games. Though they seem to be at a terrible disadvantage, it’s not long before they learn that if they stick together, there is no journey that they cannot complete, no fear that they cannot face....

A famous Hollywood director comes to the Brookline Movie House to run a special New York Film Academy film camp, and Maeve couldn't be more excited - especially when she finds out this director is bringing her dreamy actor son! But Maeve's quest for the spotlight is interrupted by Madeline, the beautiful, talented, and ultra-rich daughter of the famous Krupcake King. She wants to star in the movie, too.

Exploding the tired stereotypes of autism, Daniel Tammet - an autistic savant himself - reaches across the divides of age, gender, sexuality and nationality to draw out the inner worlds of his subjects. Portraying a range of experiences as richly diverse as the spectrum itself, this illuminating, life-affirming work of narrative nonfiction celebrates the power and beauty of the neurodivergent mind, and the daring freedom with which these people have built their lives.

This is a story about a horse and a boy, but not just any horse: a wild mustang stallion. And not just any boy, but a native American proud member of the Arapahoe nation on the Wind River reservation in Wild Wyoming. When these two wild hearts are knit together through unique circumstances and challenges, they become a championship team.

This book is about one mom's journey in raising a child with special needs. Her daughter Lydia has Down syndrome. This is the story of their life together. Kerry Lynn Patton shares the blessings, trials, and what their family has learned by having Lydia in their lives. This is not meant to be a “How To” book for raising a child with special needs, but rather a book to encourage moms, dads, family, and friends. This delightful book is written in whimsical and heartfelt “snippets" for the listener to enjoy a little at a time or easily in one sitting.

The book How to Parent a Child with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: 36 Symptoms, Solutions, Strategies, and Real-Life Stories offers not only excellent advice but also 36 powerful real-life accounts from families who have triumphantly handled the difficulties of caring for a kid with HFASD. These first-person accounts reassure parents that they are not traveling alone by providing them with encouragement, inspiration, and a sense of community.

It’s the summer of 1985 and twelve-year-old Stevie is finally old enough to go on her sign-language troupe’s annual cross-country tour. Twenty-six teen cast members will perform in more than twenty cities, and Stevie and her best friend, Wes, can’t wait—for more reasons than one! Away from home for the first time and on tour withIt’s the summer of 1985, when air guitar, jelly bracelets, and huge hair are all the rage, and twelve-year-old Stevie is finally old enough to go on her performing troupe’s annual cross-country tour....

In a relatable, positive, and compassionate voice, disability advocate and social media content creator Beth Leipholtz introduces twenty-six real kids with autism, hearing differences, epilepsy, Down syndrome, and more than a dozen other diagnoses. Their stories remind us that people with disabilities are all around us, and all children deserve to be seen, heard, valued, understood, and loved.

Aiden King loves that middle school is predictable. That’s because while Aiden has a near-genius IQ, he’s also autistic. Seeing the same faces in class every day, A’Reian, who has Down Syndrome; Katie, who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-dependent; Danny, who has learning disabilities, and Mrs. Carlson, his green-haired special education teacher, keeps his world spinning perfectly. Until two new students show up. This eclectic group of kids can’t solve the mystery alone, but together they may find the unique skills they need.

Omega Connor Ford is a rising superstar in the physical therapy practice he works at, channeling his passion for healing the broken into every hard day’s work. Upright and ethical, he’s never felt more than a moment’s pause over the attractive alphas he treats. Until him. Alpha Mac Dawson made one stupid mistake: getting into the car with a friend who had been drinking. Now, grieving and injured, he’s scared - and taking that fear of losing his MMA fighting career out on everyone around him. Until one firm omega physical therapist takes him in hand.

Feisty Shay longs to wear britches and cut her hair short. Even more, she’d love for all who live in Oldenshire, her fortress home, to stop eating meat. When hunters capture a pouncer for the Harvest Revel’s “mane course,” Shay decides to act. With the help of Alexy (the laundress’s mute son) and Bridger (Da’s retired war horse), she concocts a plan to free the beast before it winds up on Da’s holiday spit.

Fiesta time in San Antonio is filled with fun for the whole family. But Adriana and Alex are worried. Will people make fun of Adriana's mama because she’s blind and uses a cane? Will Alex be bullied because he looks different from the other children?

Incluso el deseo más pequeño puede ser peligroso. Por eso Los devorasueños te vigilan siempre. Un mundo oculto donde los deseos son robados y los sueños tienen un precio. Giovanni Markson, Van para los amigos que no tiene y Minivan para los niños del cole que le hacen la vida imposible, es un chico de 11 años que siempre se fija en los detalles. Ya sea por su deficiencia auditiva o por su naturaleza inquieta, Van siempre está alerta, y gracias a ello encuentra pequeños tesoros, como un muñeco astronauta o una canica marmolada, que guarda en su caja de tesoros.

Amanda y Miguel se conocen en circunstancias fuera de lo común: ella, embelesada y dejándose llevar por la música de una marimba, llega hasta el hospital infantil donde él está esperando por un trasplante de corazón. La amistad es inmediata y fuerte, y no los prepara para afrontar el riesgo que significa la operación de Miguel.

It is common for neurodiverse people and those with neurological differences to feel as though they don't fit in, but their extraordinary differences should be embraced. Wonderfully Wired Brains teaches children all about the awesome abilities that neurodiverse individuals have, introduces them to advocates who are challenging neurodiversity stereotypes, and most importantly gives them a safe space to feel accepted.