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Bodily Difference
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Wonder Book Cover
Note. Source: [Wonder Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Roll with it Book Cover
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Time to Roll Book Cover
Note. Source: [Roll with it Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
Note. Source: [Time to Roll Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Ugly Book Cover
Note. Source: [Ugly Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Bouncing Back Book Cover
Note. Source: [Bouncing Back Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Back in his old basketball league, before the car accident, thirteen-year-old Carlos Cooper owned the court, sprinting and jumping and lighting up the scoreboard as his opponents (and teammates) watched in amazement. But now, Carlos feels completely out of his league on his new wheelchair basketball team, the Rollin' Rats. After all, how can he make a layup when he's still struggling to learn how to dribble?But when the city's crooked mayor threatens to tear down the Rollin' Rats' gym, Carlos realizes that he can't stay on the sidelines forever. Because without a gym, the team can't practice, and if they can't practice, they can kiss their state tournament dreams goodbye. If Carlos is going to learn what it truly means to be part of a team and help his new friends save their season, he'll have to either go all-in . . . or get out" (Ostler, 2019).
- Ages 8-12
- Main character is in a wheelchair
- Talks about a car accident
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Bouncing Back Book Cover
Note. Source: [Bouncing Back Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Ugly Book Cover
"Robert Hoge was born with a giant tumour on his forehead, severely distorted facial features and legs that were twisted and useless. His mother refused to look at her son, let alone bring him home. But home he went, to a life that, against the odds, was filled with joy, optimism and boyhood naughtiness. Home for the Hoges was a bayside suburb of Brisbane. Robert's parents, Mary and Vince, knew that his life would be difficult, but they were determined to give him a typical Australian childhood. So along with the regular, gruelling and often dangerous operations that made medical history and gradually improved Robert's life, there were bad haircuts, visits to the local pool, school camps and dreams of summer sports" (Hoge, 2013).
- Age 8-12
- Talks about a Facial bodily difference
- Australian Background
- Activity Idea) Have your client write a letter to Robert.
Note. Source: [Ugly Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Ellie is so not the pageant type. They’re Coralee’s thing, and Ellie is happy to let her talented friend shine in the spotlight. But what’s she supposed to do when Coralee asks her to enter a beauty pageant, and their other best friend, Bert, volunteers to be their manager? Then again, how else is she going to get through this summer with her dad, who barely knows her, while her mom is off on her honeymoon with Ellie’s amazing gym teacher? Ellie decides she has nothing to lose.
There’s only one the director of the pageant seems determined to put Ellie and her wheelchair front and center. So it’s up to Ellie to figure out a way to do it on her own terms and make sure her friendships don’t fall apart along the way. Through it all, from thrift store deep dives to disastrous dance routines, she begins to form her own definition of beauty and what it means to really be seen" (Sumner, 2023).
- Ages 10-13
- Wheelchair user
- Main Character has Cerebal Palsy
- Talks about Bodily Differences
- Sequel to Roll with it
- Activity Idea) Create a dance routine with your Client.
Note. Source: [Roll with it Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Roll with it Book Cover
"Ellie’s a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she’s going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer’s for dinner, but one day she’s going to be a professional baker. If she’s not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she’s practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.
But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she’s not just the new kid—she’s the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them" (Sumner, 2019).
-Ages 10-13
- Wheelchair User
- Main character has Cerebral Palsy
- Talk about Bodily Difference and Disability
- Activity Idea) If possible bake or cook something with your client.
- Prequel to the book "Time to Roll"
"August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others" (Palacio, 2012).
-Ages 8-12
-Talks about Bullying and Facial Difference.
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Wonder Book Cover
Note. Source: [Wonder Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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