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Author
Pub. Date
2005
Description
In the Shadow of the Spanish Peaks picks up where The Dream Weaver left off, as the story of the weaver, Mariah, reaches a conclusion. From her home in the pinon-juniper hills of southern Colorado, Mariah endures a period of great loss and experiences a rebirth as she continues to work her magic and touch others' lives in profoundly healing ways.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
It is 1871 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and fourteen-year-old Pringle Rose, still grieving from the death of her parents, takes her brother Gideon, who has Down syndrome, escapes from her uncle and aunt, taking a train to Chicago--but disaster seems to follow her there.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Marnie didn't know much about miracles. Mistakes maybe. Accidents. And monstrous mess-ups. She knew a lot about those. But miracles? Those were for other people. When her sister dies and makes Marnie guardian of her Down syndrome son, pieces of her dismal past surface again.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Jamie is unstoppable. That's right, unstoppable. He likes to pretend he's a superhero, and with his cape and gadgets, he feels like he can face anything. When his picture is chosen to be shown for the NDSS Buddy Walk, his family travels to New York City to see it. The city is busy and loud, and Jamie is missing some of the gadgets that help him stay calm when there's too much going on around him. But he soon discovers that it isn't what he wears...
26) Willowood
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Eleven-year-old Lily has trouble leaving her best friend behind and moving to the city when her mother changes jobs, but she makes some very unlikely friends that soon become like family members.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Thirteen-year-old Cynnie has had to deal with her mother's alcoholism and stream of boyfriends all her life, but when her grandparents take custody of her brother, who has Down Syndrome, Cynnie becomes self-destructive and winds up in court-mandated Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It's Kate's first time visiting her grandparents on her own at their lakeside home. She's nervous but excited at the adventure ahead. She helps her grandfather with his grocery deliveries by boat, where she meets all the neighbors, including a very grumpy old man named Walter. And she makes best friends with her grandparents' dog, Parbuckle. Her grandmother even teaches her to pilot the boat all by herself! When her grandfather takes ill suddenly,...
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