Terry Trueman
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.
Author
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A talented basketball player struggles to deal with the helplessness and anger that come with having a brother rendered completely dysfunctional by severe cerebral palsy and a father who deserted the family.
3) Inside out
Author
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
A sixteen-year-old with schizophrenia is caught up in the events surrounding an attempted robbery by two other teens who eventually hold him hostage.
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom. In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a proven method to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development,...