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King for a Day (2014)Published Jan 1, 2014At Lahore's Basant festival, Malik is out to win a rooftop kite-flying contest. He uses a wheelchair and directs his siblings from the roof while his kite, Falcon, takes on the neighborhood bully's. The fun is in seeing how his plan holds up once the kites are in the air.0 - 2
A Little Like MagicA girl who uses a power wheelchair agrees to try an ice festival, then loses the toy horse she brought along. The next night she returns and sees what the carvers made while she was away. Choose it for the pleasure of going back to a place that turns out to have more in store.0 - 3
Prince Noah and the School Pirates (A Prince Noah Book) (2016)Published Jan 1, 2016In Noah's kingdom, school takes place aboard sailing ships. When a storm drives the ships into pirate waters, Noah, a prince with Down syndrome, helps his classmates escape. The adventure depends on what the children bring to the rescue once the usual school divisions break down.0 - 4
Ali and the Sea Stars (2022)★ 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2022Ali uses a wheelchair and has a whole show to put on: a boardwalk production of Peter Pan with her friends. A sudden rainstorm ruins the cardboard set, so she improvises with what she can find at the beach. Read it for the moment when a director has to change the plan and keep everyone playing.0 - 5
My City Speaks (2021)Published Jan 1, 2021A girl with a visual impairment takes readers around her city with her dad. She finds sounds and smells worth noticing at the market and community garden, then adds a sound of her own by playing her violin in the park. Ashley Barron's cut-paper pictures leave room for the girl's way of describing…0 - 6
What Happened to You? (2018)Published Jan 1, 2018Joe has one leg and wants the other kids to join his pirate game. They keep interrupting to guess what happened to his leg, while Joe has an imaginary adventure of his own going on. Watch for the moment they take his lead and get on with the game.0 - 7
A Day with No WordsAidan answers his mom's invitation to the park with the pictures on his communication tablet. Once there, he spins in the grass and decides when he's had enough. The outing stays close to this nonspeaking autistic child's point of view, including the choices he gets to make along the way.0 - 8
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay (2015)Published Jan 1, 2015When Zulay's first-grade class picks activities for Field Day, she chooses to run a race. Zulay is blind and prepares for the run with help from her aide and her friends. The racing scene gives the story a payoff that follows from a goal Zulay set herself.0 - 9
A Sky-Blue BenchAria wants to learn, but sitting on her Afghan classroom's hard floor is painful with her new prosthetic leg. She gathers materials and seeks advice from a carpenter in the old city to build a bench. Here the adventure is a project Aria sets in motion, with places to go, materials to find, and a…0 - 10
My Brother Otto and the Birthday PartyCrow siblings Piper and Otto are excited to go to Ruthie's birthday party. Otto and Ruthie are both autistic, and Piper notices the choices they make in a busy room, including using headphones to muffle the noise. It suits a child who wants to see how different guests find ways to join a…0
