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42) Perfect game
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Isaac is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to baseball, and is unable to cope when things go wrong until his coach asks him to help out with a Unified Sports basketball team on which intellectually-disabled and other children play together.
50) Way to go, Alex!
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Carly learns a lot about Alex, her mentally disabled older brother, as he trains for and competes in the Special Olympics.
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"Delightful stories about navigating the ups and downs of adulthood while living with a disability. The characters' perspectives are fresh and honest as they overcome heartbreak, face disappointments, renew friendships and celebrate triumphs. An informative read for anyone who is curious about what it is like to live with a disability, or just wants a feel good tale about the power of friendship and belonging"--
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Dos trabajadores del campo en California durante la Gran Depresión. George Milton, un hombre inteligente pero sin formación, y Lennie Small, un hambre de gran estatura y fuerza, pero limitatdas habilidades mentales, están en camino hacia otra parte de California en Soledad. Esperan cumplir algún dia su sueño compartido de tener sus propias tierras y sus propios animales. La parte del sueño de Lennie es simplemente cuidar (y tocar) conejos...
53) Risk n' roses
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In 1948, newly-moved to the Bronx, eleven-year-old Skip longs to shed her responsibility for her mentally handicapped older sister and give her whole attention to her new friendship with the bold and daring girl who sems to run the neighborhood.
54) Dark dreams
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An insecure boy with a weak heart finds new courage and strength through his friendship with a mentally retarded man.
55) When pigs fly
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Thirteen-year-old Buddy Rae and her best friend Jiniwin do everything together--taking care of Buddy's slow younger sister, "parenting" egg babies, talking about boys, and dealing with Buddy's family move to a farm outside Turnback, Missouri.
56) Me too
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Hoping to expunge neighborhood prejudice and to do something everyone else has failed to do, a twelve year-old desperately tries to teach her retarded twin.
57) First your penny
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Richard, a retarded sixteen-year-old, takes to the streets looking for a job in an attempt to make his family understand his need to fulfill himself.
58) Robodad
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Fourteen-year-old Shar struggles to live a normal life as her father's mental instability, caused by an aneurysm of the brain, makes him more and more difficult as a family member.
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