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  • Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

    Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

    Art Spiegelman

    An autobiographical and biographical cartoon in which the author explores his strained relationship with his father, an Auschwitz survivor, while also relating the story of his parent's experiences as Jews in wartime Poland, as told to him by his dad during a series of conversations they had years later in New York and Vermont.

  • Max's Fun Day by Adria F. Klein

    Max's Fun Day

    Adria F. Klein

    Max and his good friend Don, who is in a wheelchair, have a lot of fun together, whether they are at the park, in the library, or at a restaurant.

  • Max the Champion by Sean Stockdale and Alexandra Strick

    Max the Champion

    Sean Stockdale and Alexandra Strick

    Max spends his day dreaming about competing in world class sporting events, and when he and his classmates--some of whom are disabled--prevail in a soccer match, he imagines they have won the World Cup.

  • Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

    Merci Suárez Changes Gears

    Meg Medina

    Merci Suárez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy.

  • Merrow by Ananda Braxton-Smith

    Merrow

    Ananda Braxton-Smith

    Enduring whispers about her absent mother's alleged merrow origins after her father drowns, twelve-year-old Neen questions her identity as she becomes increasingly torn between the worlds of the sea and her island home.

  • Mi abuelita tiene ruedas by Silvia Molina

    Mi abuelita tiene ruedas

    Silvia Molina

    No todas las abuelitas resultan tan simpáticas y cariñosas como la de María. Hay algunas que gruñen como ogros, otras que no dicen ni "pío". La de María, además de ser alegre, tiene ruedas sin ser bicicleta ni patín. A young girl describes what makes her grandmother special to her.

  • Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke

    Mighty Jack

    Ben Hatke

    Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talk―to tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has ever made. In Mighty Jack, what starts as a normal little garden out back behind the house quickly grows up into a wild, magical jungle with tiny onion babies running amok, huge, pink pumpkins that bite, and, on one moonlit night that changes everything…a dragon.

  • Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke

    Mighty Jack and the Goblin King

    Ben Hatke

    Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone―carried into another realm by an ogre. When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy’s captor through the portal, they are ready for anything . . . except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power of their magic plants may not be enough to get them back to earth alive. Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monsters―as well as giants who grind the bones of human children to feed their “beast” and a fearsome goblin king in the sewers down below. But when Jack finds himself in a tough spot, help comes from the most unlikely person: the goblin king!

  • Miracle of the Myrrh by Marci Alborghetti

    Miracle of the Myrrh

    Marci Alborghetti

    When Mary gives Mendel, a young handicapped boy, the gifts presented to the baby Jesus from the three wise men, Mendel distributes them to those in need and receives a miracle in return.

  • Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan by Barry Denenberg

    Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan

    Barry Denenberg

    In 1932, a twelve-year-old girl who lost her sight in an accident keeps a diary, recorded by her twin sister, in which she describes life at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts.

  • Missing Sisters by Gregory Maguire

    Missing Sisters

    Gregory Maguire

    Twelve-year-old Alice, an orphan who has never been adopted because of her physical handicap and difficult personality, is shocked to discover she has an identical twin sister living nearby.

  • More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

    More Happy Than Not

    Adam Silvera

    After enduring his father's suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the Bronx projects, Aaron Soto, sixteen, is already considering the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure when his new friendship with Thomas turns to unrequited love.

  • More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer

    More Than We Can Tell

    Brigid Kemmerer

    When Rev Fletcher and Emma Blue meet, they both long to share secrets, his of being abused by his birth father, hers of her parents' failing marriage and an online troll who truly frightens her.

  • Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman

    Moses Goes to a Concert

    Isaac Millman

    When Moses and his class of hearing-impaired students go on a field trip to a concert, they meet the orchestra's deaf percussionist, in a story that includes signed phrases and the manual alphabet.

  • Moses Goes to School by Isaac Millman

    Moses Goes to School

    Isaac Millman

    A day at a school for the deaf is like a day at any school. Moses goes to a special school, a public school for the deaf. He and all of his classmates are deaf or hard-of-hearing, but that doesn't mean they don't have a lot to say to each other! They communicate in American Sign Language (ASL), using visual signs and facial expressions. Isaac Millman follows Moses through a school day, telling the story in pictures and written English, and in ASL, introducing hearing children to the signs for some of the key words and ideas. At the end is a favorite song -- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" -- in sign!

  • Moses Goes to the Circus by Isaac Millman

    Moses Goes to the Circus

    Isaac Millman

    Moses, who is deaf, has a good time with his family at the circus, where they communicate using sign language. Includes illustrations of some of the signs they use.

  • Moses Sees a Play by Isaac Millman

    Moses Sees a Play

    Isaac Millman

    Moses and his classmates, who are deaf or hard of hearing, attend a play at their school, and Moses makes a new friend from another class.

  • Mountains to Climb by Richard M. Wainwright

    Mountains to Climb

    Richard M. Wainwright

    Roberto spends two years in the U.S. with his one-eyed llama and overcomes prejudice against him and two physically disabled students.

  • My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn

    My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life

    Rachel Cohn

    On her sixteenth birthday, Elle Zoellner leaves the foster care system to live with the father she never knew in Tokyo, Japan.

  • My Best Buddy by YeShil Kim

    My Best Buddy

    YeShil Kim

    Two students attend the same school and become friends. One is eighty-five years old, but he is committed to going to school and learning how to read, write, and study so that he can fulfill his dream of being a veterinarian. Kamau is a second grader, and learns from his older friend that if you put your mind to it, you can make your dreams come true.

  • My Brother, Matthew by Mary Thompson

    My Brother, Matthew

    Mary Thompson

    Though David knows frustration and resentment at times, he feels he understands his disabled little brother even better than his parents; and together the two boys experience a great deal of joy.

  • My Buddy by Audrey Osofsky

    My Buddy

    Audrey Osofsky

    This easy-to-read, first-person narrative of an unusual friendship demonstrates the desires of the handicapped to be independent and to be treated like everyone else. Graceful watercolor illustrations that emphasize the closeness between boy and dog are a perfect accompaniment to this entertaining and informative book.

  • My Friend Has Autism by Amanda Doering Tourville

    My Friend Has Autism

    Amanda Doering Tourville

    My friend Zack has a disability called autism. But that doesn’t matter to us. We talk about airplanes, build models, and enjoy hanging out at each other’s house. I’m glad Zack is my friend!

  • My Friend Has Dyslexia by Amanda Doering Tourville

    My Friend Has Dyslexia

    Amanda Doering Tourville

    My friend Anna has a disability called Dyslexia. But that doesn't matter to us. We play catch, help each other with our homework, and collect food for our local food shelf. I'm glad Anna is my friend! Explains some of the challenges and rewards of having a friend with dyslexia using everyday kid-friendly examples.

  • My Friend Isabelle by Eliza Woloson

    My Friend Isabelle

    Eliza Woloson

    Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read, and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't.

 

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