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Book Recs?

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Hello all,

 I am a lurker because I am a teacher that works a lot with students with special needs and I benefit from hearing from parents.

I am taking a grad school course this summer called exceptional children and youth and one of our assignments is to read a book/write book report that highlights the life of a person with a disability.

The class started today and the report is due a week from tomorrow.  Yikes!

My list of suggested book to pick from is below.  Any favorites?  I'll XP this on other boards as well.

 

Thanks so much!

Alandra's Lilacs

Orchid of the Bayou

Sounds Like Home

Out of My Mind

The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal

My Baby Rides the Short Bus: The Unabashedly Human Experience of Raising Kids with Disabilities

Autobiography of a Face

Poster Child: A Memoir

Nobody Nowhere

Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's

Extraordinary People with Disabilities

Riding the Bus with My Sister

Amazing Achievers: Living Your Purpose While Overcoming Adversities

Succeeding with LD: True Stories About Real People with LD

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  • Temp994124375009771Temp994124375009771
    Thank you!

    I'm actually a reg Ed teacher but I have lots of students with special needs in my classes and I also coteach with special Ed department for some of my classes.

    Thanks again!
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  • dani211dani211
    Can you read fiction? If so, RJ Palacio's Wonder is awesome! Beloved by children, parents and teachers alike. 
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  • Temp994124375009771Temp994124375009771
    Thanks everyone. I picked look me in the eye because I saw a few recs for it and the library had it when I went this morning.

    I'm writing the other suggestions down for when I have more free reading time.

    Thanks again!
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  • Assembly_ReqdAssembly_Reqd member
    I am reading "Far From the Tree" right now. It is pretty heavy and discusses multiple topics regarding children who are not like their parents and how the parents lives are affected. Deafness, Autism, Schizophrenia, Multiple Disabilities, Genius, Criminal, etc are each a chapter with multiple personal stories about the topic.
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  • JoJoGeeJoJoGee member
    Even though you have already picked a book, I would suggest Out of my Mind to anyone and everyone. It was a quick and heartwrenching book. It really opens up peoples eyes to what it would be like to be trapped in a body that doesn't work for you.
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