28 Best Special Needs, Juvenile Fiction Books
Special Needs, Juvenile Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Special Needs, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 28 Special Needs, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks below.
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Robot on the Loose
- By: Henry Winkler
- Length: 1 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 15, 2021
- Language: English
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4.5(35 ratings)
4.5(35 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDHi there, I’m Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I reallyHi there, I’m Hank.
Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?
Hank’s school is having a Build-a-Robot competition, and Hank is ready to win. There are just a couple of problems. One: Hank completely forgot about the contest. Two: Hank has no idea how to build a robot! He’s going to need some help. Hank may not know how to make a robot, but he does know how to make friends!
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The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever
- By: James Patterson
- Narrator: James Patterson
- Length: 4 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: May 07, 2018
- Language: English
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4.49(356 ratings)
4.49(356 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.98 USDAfter winning a national funny-kid competition and starring in his own TV show, kid comic Jamie Grimm is out to conquer the world–with laughter, of course! Comedian Jamie Grimm can’t help feeling like he’s reached the top. But now... Read moreAfter winning a national funny-kid competition and starring in his own TV show, kid comic Jamie Grimm is out to conquer the world–with laughter, of course!
Comedian Jamie Grimm can’t help feeling like he’s reached the top. But now he’s taking his fame and fortune to international levels by competing in the upcoming world kid comic contest! Will Jamie prove that he’s the funniest kid on earth–or does he stand (or sit!) to lose his crown?
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Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!
- By: Henry Winkler
- Length: 1 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 22, 2021
- Language: English
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4.44(33 ratings)
4.44(33 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDHi there, I’m Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–IHi there, I’m Hank.
Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it,
so are math and reading!) I try hard–I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?When Hank’s friends try out for the second-grade basketball team, he’s determined to play, too. One problem: Hank is terrible at basketball. Luckily Dr.
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Dunk (AKA Hank’s dad) and Hank’s friends have his back. With a little help, Hank could become the secret weapon the team needs to win their first three-peat in PS 87 history! -
Out of My Mind
- By: Sharon M. Draper
- Narrator: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.36(129417 ratings)
4.36(129417 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA New York Times bestseller for three years and counting! “A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Unflinching and realistic.” —Kirkus Reviews (starredA New York Times bestseller for three years and counting!
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“A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
“Unflinching and realistic.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect for fans of RJ Palacio’s Wonder.
Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She’s the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people–her teachers, her doctors, her classmates–dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can’t tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know it…somehow. -
Caterpillar Summer
- By: Gillian McDunn
- Narrator: Cassandra Morris
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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4.35(2333 ratings)
4.35(2333 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDCat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond. When Chicken has a “”meltdown,”” Cat’s the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She always knows what he needs. Since their mom hasCat and her brother Chicken have always had a very special bond. When Chicken has a “”meltdown,”” Cat’s the one who scratches his back and reads his favorite story. She always knows what he needs. Since their mom has had to work double-hard to keep their family afloat after their father passed away, Cat is the glue holding her family together.
When a summer trip doesn’t go as planned, Cat and Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they’ve never met. With their help, Cat can be a kid again for the first time in years, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken relationships can be healed if people take the time to walk in one another’s shoes.
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Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad!
- By: Henry Winkler
- Length: 1 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 22, 2021
- Language: English
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4.35(53 ratings)
4.35(53 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDHi there, I’m Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I reallyHi there, I’m Hank.
Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?
The Crunchy Pickle has a new sandwich guy. It’s Hank! Take Your Child to Work Day gives him the chance to help his mom at the deli. But Hank isn’t the best at remembering orders–or following instructions. So when an important order comes in,
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Stella
- By: McCall Hoyle
- Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs
- Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.34(895 ratings)
4.34(895 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDAn uplifting and poignant story about a former service beagle named Stella who must find the courage to overcome her fears and use her special nose to save a girl’s life Ever since Stella was a puppy, she was trained to use her powerful beagleAn uplifting and poignant story about a former service beagle named Stella who must find the courage to overcome her fears and use her special nose to save a girl’s life
Ever since Stella was a puppy, she was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out chemicals used in explosives and warn her human handler in order to keep people safe.
But during a routine security inspection, Stella is distracted and misses the scent of an explosive chemical. The sound of the blast is loud and scary. Stella survives but her handler–her best friend in the whole world–is gone. Stella blames herself, certain she’s a bad dog.
Scared of loud noises, especially thunder and fireworks, Stella struggles with her anxiety and must be retired from being a service animal. Several families try to foster her, but sometimes Stella is so scared she howls or digs or tears things up with her teeth. She wonders if anyone will want to adopt her.
An expert dog trainer, Esperanza, thinks she can help. It’s Stella’s last chance to prove she can be a good dog. Stella has every reason to love her new family, especially the young human named Cloe who smells like chocolate chip cookies, newly cut grass, the pages of books, and something else–a strange chemical she can’t quite identify.
Cloe has epilepsy, and a chemical inside her body surges just before she has a seizure. Stella’s nose makes the connection. But how can she warn Esperanza without her thinking it’s just Stella’s usual anxiety? How can she convince her new family that she can be a new kind of service dog and hopefully save Cloe’s life?
Told from Stella’s point of view, listeners will experience life through a dog’s eyes, ears, and, especially, her nose. Like Babe the pig or Ivan the gorilla, Stella the beagle is an extraordinary story for kids who love animals. An endearing novel of courage, compassion, friendship, and love.
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Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
- By: Caela Carter
- Narrator: Hope Newhouse
- Length: 8 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Quill Tree Books
- Publish date: October 19, 2021
- Language: English
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4.32(571 ratings)
4.32(571 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0023.99 USDFrom the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning differences are neither right norFrom the critically acclaimed author of the ALA Notable and Charlotte Huck Honor Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time comes a moving own-voices story that shines a light on how one girl’s learning differences are neither right nor wrong…just perfectly individual. For fans of Alyson Gerber, Cammie McGovern, and Kathryn Erskine.
No one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers’s problem is–not her mom, or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she’s seen. But Gwendolyn knows she doesn’t have just one thing wrong with her: she has fifty-four.
At least, according to a confidential school report (that she read because she is #16. Sneaky, not to mention #13. Impulsive). So Gwendolyn needs a plan, because if she doesn’t get these fifty-four things under control, she’s not going to be able to go to horse camp this summer with her half-brother, Tyler.
But Tyler can’t help her because there’s only one thing “wrong” with him: ADHD.
And her best friend Hettie can’t help her because there’s nothing wrong with Hettie. She’s perfect.
So Gwendolyn is hopeless until she remembers the one thing that helped her mother when her own life was out of control. Or actually, the twelve things. Can these Twelve Steps that cured her mother somehow cure Gwendolyn too?
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Everybody Is Somebody
- By: Henry Winkler
- Length: 1 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 15, 2021
- Language: English
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4.3(45 ratings)
4.3(45 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDHi there, I’m Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I reallyHi there, I’m Hank.
Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?
A famous author is coming to speak at Hank’s school, and he may even get the special honor of introducing her at the assembly! The only problem? Hank has never actually read one of her books. In fact, he’s never finished reading any book! But if there’s anyone who can get creative when in a pickle, it’s Hank Zipzer!
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Can Bears Ski?
- By: Raymond Antrobus
- Narrator: Joe Jameson
- Length: 8 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 10, 2020
- Language: English
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4.27(394 ratings)
4.27(394 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDLittle Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that heLittle Bear feels the world around him. He feels his bed rumble when Dad Bear wakes him up in the morning. He feels the floor shake when his teacher stomps to get his attention. But something else is missing, like when his friends tell jokes that he isn’t sure he understands, or when all around him Little Bear hears the question, “Can bears ski?” Then, one day, Dad Bear takes him to see an “aud-i-olo-gist,” and Little Bear learns that he has been experiencing deafness and will start wearing hearing aids. Soon he figures out what that puzzling refrain is: “Can you hear me?” Little Bear’s new world is LOUD and will take some getting used to, but with the love and support of Dad Bear, he will find his way. In this lyrical book, award-winning creators Raymond Antrobus and Polly Dunbar draw on their own experiences to tell Bear’s story.
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Aven Green Music Machine
- By: Dusti Bowling
- Narrator: Erica Sullivan
- Length: 1 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.26(67 ratings)
4.26(67 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDAven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling’s Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book. Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to chooseAven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling’s Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book.
Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to choose what instrument to play. When she decides to try the piano, Aven is disappointed when she can’t master Mozart in one whole day. To pick up Aven’s beat, her parents take her for a four-hour drive to see someone just like her play the guitar. With new inspiration and a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven is ready to take on the school talent show. Will she be ready in time? Or will she blow her big chance?
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Out of My Heart
- By: Sharon M. Draper
- Narrator: Sisi Aisha Johnson
- Length: 45 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.23(5285 ratings)
4.23(5285 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDMelody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now withMelody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.
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Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even summer camp. There have to be camps for differently-abled kids like her, and she’s going to sleuth one out. A place where she can trek through a forest, fly on a zip line, and even ride on a horse! A place where maybe she really can finally make a real friend, make her own decisions, and even do things on her own–the dream!
By the light of flickering campfires and the power of thunderstorms, through the terror of unexpected creatures in cabins and the first sparkle of a crush, Melody’s about to discover how brave and strong she really is. -
Sidetracked
- By: Diana Harmon Asher
- Narrator: Diana Harmon Asher
- Length: 5 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: August 22, 2017
- Language: English
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4.18(671 ratings)
4.18(671 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDTo Joseph Friedman, middle school might as well be the Running of the Bulls. He’s friendless and puny, with ADD to boot, so he spends most of his time avoiding class bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place forTo Joseph Friedman, middle school might as well be the Running of the Bulls. He’s friendless and puny, with ADD to boot, so he spends most of his time avoiding class bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room, a safe place for misfit kids like him. But then, on the first day of seventh grade, two important things happen. First, his Resource Room teacher Mrs. T encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school track team, and second, he meets Heather, a tough, athletic new girl who isn’t going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastner-or anybody else. At first, track is as much of a disaster as everything else in Joseph’s life. But slowly Joseph hits his stride, and instead of running from the bulls . . . he’s just running.
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How to Hug an Elephant
- By: Henry Winkler
- Length: 1 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 15, 2021
- Language: English
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4.18(64 ratings)
4.18(64 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDHi there, I’m Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I reallyHi there, I’m Hank.
Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard–I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a Popsicle?
Hank can’t wait to go on his class field trip to the zoo. But the trip soon turns into a nightmare when Hank gets lost! Where is his class? By the baboons? Near the elephants? The trip turns into a wild adventure that Hank will never forget!
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Can You Feel the Noise?
- By: Stewart Foster
- Narrator: Charlie Sanderson
- Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.17(30 ratings)
4.17(30 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0013.99 USDA profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio’s Wonder and Lisa Thompson’s The Goldfish Boy.‘AA profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from the award-winning author of The Bubble Boy. Perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio’s Wonder and Lisa Thompson’s The Goldfish Boy.
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‘A wonderful book about overcoming a life-changing event and the remarkable power of music.’ – Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy
Life is going well for Sophie. She’s getting by at school, has some pretty awesome friends, and their band have made it through to the semifinals of the Battle of the Bands competition.
But when Sophie wakes up completely deaf one morning, the life she once knew seems like a distant memory. With lessons replaced by endless hospital appointments, and conversations now an exercise in lip-reading, Sophie grows quieter and quieter. Until she discovers the vibrations of sound through an old set of drums and wonders whether life onstage is actually still within reach.
Drawing on the author’s own hearing impairment, Can You Feel the Noise? is a deeply personal and moving story that will stay with you long after reading.
Praise for Can You Feel the Noise?
‘Powerful, moving and uplifting. This beautifully-told story highlights the gift of perseverance.’ – Polly Ho-Yen, author of Boy in the Tower
‘A moving, empathy-boosting, and hopeful story about a young musician navigating hearing loss.’ – Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Think Like a Boss
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The Way to Bea
- By: Kat Yeh
- Narrator: Dianne Down
- Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: September 19, 2017
- Language: English
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4.11(1042 ratings)
4.11(1042 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.98 USDWith a charming voice, winning characters, and a perfectly-woven plot, Kat Yeh delivers a powerful story of friendship and finding a path towards embracing yourself. Everything in Bea’s world has changed. She’s starting seventh gradeWith a charming voice, winning characters, and a perfectly-woven plot, Kat Yeh delivers a powerful story of friendship and finding a path towards embracing yourself.
Everything in Bea’s world has changed. She’s starting seventh grade newly friendless and facing big changes at home, where she is about to go from only child to big sister. Feeling alone and adrift, and like her words don’t deserve to be seen, Bea takes solace in writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding them in a secret spot.
But then something incredible happens–someone writes back. And Bea begins to connect with new friends, including a classmate obsessed with a nearby labyrinth and determined to get inside. As she decides where her next path will lead, she just might discover that her words–and herself–have found a new way to belong.
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Aven Green Baking Machine
- By: Dusti Bowling
- Narrator: Erica Sullivan
- Length: 1 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.11(108 ratings)
4.11(108 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDNow that third-grader Aven Green has retired from sleuthing, it’s time to conquer a whole new world: baking! Aven knows she is an expert baker of cakes and cookies since she has been baking with her mom for a really long time. Plus no oneNow that third-grader Aven Green has retired from sleuthing, it’s time to conquer a whole new world: baking!
Aven knows she is an expert baker of cakes and cookies since she has been baking with her mom for a really long time. Plus no one bakes quite like she does. She cracks eggs and measures sugar and flour with her feet–plus measuring cups–since she was born without arms.
And now Aven has her eye on the prize: a beautiful blue ribbon for baking at the county fair. So she teams up with her friends Kayla, Emily, and Sujata. But it turns out they all have very different tastes and a lot of opinions about baking. Talk about a recipe for disaster!
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The Brave
- By: James Bird
- Narrator: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 29, 2020
- Language: English
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4.09(1208 ratings)
4.09(1208 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDCollin can’t help himself–he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It’s a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including hisCollin can’t help himself–he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It’s a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father.
When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he’s never met. She is Ojibwe, and lives on a reservation. Collin arrives in Duluth with his loyal dog, Seven, and quickly finds his mom and his new home to be warm, welcoming, and accepting of his condition.
Collin’s quirk is matched by that of his neighbor, Orenda, a girl who lives mostly in her treehouse and believes she is turning into a butterfly. With Orenda’s help, Collin works hard to overcome his challenges. His real test comes when he must step up for his new friend and trust his new family.
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Roll with It
- By: Jamie Sumner
- Narrator: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.09(3718 ratings)
4.09(3718 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome.” –R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder “An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the“A big-hearted story that’s as sweet as it is awesome.” –R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder
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“An honest, emotionally rich take on disability, family, and growing up.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.
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! -
Mascot
- By: Antony John
- Narrator: Maxwell Glick
- Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: September 11, 2018
- Language: English
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4.08(316 ratings)
4.08(316 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThis witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity is perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio, Cammie McGovern, and John David Anderson. Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him likeThis witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity is perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio, Cammie McGovern, and John David Anderson.
Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him like he’s helpless now. He’s sick of going to physical therapy, where he isn’t making any progress. He’s tired of not having control over his own body. And he misses playing baseball–but not as much as he misses his dad, who died in the car accident that paralyzed Noah.
Noah is scared he’ll never feel like his old self again. He doesn’t want people to think of him as different for the rest of his life. With the help of family and friends, he’ll have to throw off the mask he’s been hiding behind and face the fears that have kept him on the sidelines if he ever wants to move forward.
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The Grave Thief
- By: Dee Hahn
- Narrator: Tim Campbell
- Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.04(94 ratings)
4.04(94 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDA twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fantasy in the vein of Kelley Armstrong’s A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying. Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief. With his father and brother, heA twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fantasy in the vein of Kelley Armstrong’s A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying.
Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief. With his father and brother, he digs up the recently deceased to steal jewels, the main form of trade in Wyndhail.
Digging graves works for Spade–alone in the graveyard at night, no one notices his limp or calls him names. He’s headed for a lifetime of theft when his father comes up with the audacious plan to rob a grave in the Wyndhail castle cemetery. Spade and his brother get caught in a royal trap, and Spade must find the master of the Woegan: a deadly creature that is stalking the castle by night.
Along the way, he meets Ember, the queen’s niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegan, the queen, a missing king, and the mysterious pebble Spade finds in the Wyndhail cemetery.
This is a fantastic story of friendship, bravery, grief, and acceptance.
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Aven Green Sleuthing Machine
- By: Dusti Bowling
- Narrator: Erica Sullivan
- Length: 1 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.99(371 ratings)
3.99(371 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDThird-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a really long time–a whole month! She has solved many important cases like The Mystery of the Cranky Mom, The Mystery of the Missing Ice Cream, and The Mystery of the Smelly Feet. HerThird-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a really long time–a whole month!
She has solved many important cases like The Mystery of the Cranky Mom, The Mystery of the Missing Ice Cream, and The Mystery of the Smelly Feet. Her record is nearly 100 percent, with only The Mystery of the Cereal in My Underpants remaining unsolved to this day.
Aven asks all the right questions, wields her detective kit carefully, and follows up on every clue. Then her teacher’s lunch bag, with her lunch still in it, is taken, and Aven’s great-grandma’s beloved dog goes missing. Can this perceptive detective crack two cases at the same time?
Luckily, Aven has a superpowered brain full of lots of extra brain cells to take on both cases. See, she was born without arms, so all of the cells that were supposed to make her arms went into making her brain instead. At least that’s her working theory for The Mystery of Why I Have So Many Extra Brain Cells.
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I Love Vincent
- By: Laura Ljungkvist
- Narrator: Travis Baldree
- Length: 6 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 30, 2021
- Language: English
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3.92(49 ratings)
3.92(49 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDScout is a very good boy. He is a seeing-eye dog who helps his human friend Vincent with all his daily activities because Vincent is blind. After graduating from a special training school where they learned how to be partners, Scout and VincentScout is a very good boy. He is a seeing-eye dog who helps his human friend Vincent with all his daily activities because Vincent is blind. After graduating from a special training school where they learned how to be partners, Scout and Vincent became a perfect team! Vincent takes excellent care of Scout, giving him his favorite kind of food and taking him to the park for endless rounds of fetch, and Scout takes care of Vincent by guiding him safely across busy streets, helping him find items that go missing, and making sure he avoids danger. Scout loves Vincent and Vincent loves Scout. Follow them as they make their way through a typical day, ending with favorite records and snuggles on the couch.
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The Blue Wings
- By: Jef Aerts
- Narrator: Jackie Meloche
- Length: 3 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 13, 2020
- Language: English
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3.85(20 ratings)
3.85(20 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDJadran is five years older than Josh and huge enough to be nicknamed Giant. Josh is younger and smaller, but his sweet and stubborn brother thinks in a way that would be more typical of a small child. They are both dealing with changes to theirJadran is five years older than Josh and huge enough to be nicknamed Giant. Josh is younger and smaller, but his sweet and stubborn brother thinks in a way that would be more typical of a small child. They are both dealing with changes to their newly blended, Muslim family. So Josh looks after Jadran and they both adjust. When the brothers find an injured young crane, Jadran wants to bring it back to their small apartment and teach it to fly at any cost. And it turns out the cost is high.Intensely moving without ever slipping into sentimentality, The Blue Wings is a warm, love-filled story about fragility, strength, and brotherhood, in all its complications.
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Stuck in Neutral
- By: Terry Trueman
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: July 24, 2012
- Language: English
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3.83(10701 ratings)
3.83(10701 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDThis “intense reading experience”* is a Printz Honor Book. Shawn McDaniel’s life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle–he can’t even moveThis “intense reading experience”* is a Printz Honor Book.
Shawn McDaniel’s life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle–he can’t even move his eyes. For all Shawn’s father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable to communicate his true feelings to his father, Shawn’s life is in danger.
To the world, Shawn’s senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen–a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life.
*Booklist starred review
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Life Happens Next
- By: Terry Trueman
- Narrator: Johnny Heller
- Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: August 21, 2012
- Language: English
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3.74(387 ratings)
3.74(387 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.99 USDStuck in Neutral, a Printz Honor Book, introduced the world to Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. But what happens next? Shawn’s got a new perspective on life. But no one has a clue. That’s because they can seeStuck in Neutral, a Printz Honor Book, introduced the world to Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. But what happens next?
Shawn’s got a new perspective on life. But no one has a clue. That’s because they can see only his wheelchair, his limp body, his drool. What they don’t see? His brain, with perfect auditory memory. And his heart, which is in love with a girl. And his fierce belief that someday someone will realize there’s way more to him than his appearance.
How do you connect with others when you can’t talk, walk, or even wave hello? In the sequel to Stuck in Neutral, which ALA Booklist called “an intense reading experience,” Shawn McDaniel discovers a new definition of “normal” and finds that life happens next for everyone.
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The Great Upending
- By: Beth Kephart
- Narrator: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 31, 2020
- Language: English
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3.68(93 ratings)
3.68(93 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDTwelve-year-old Sara and her brother Hawk are told that they are not to bother the man–The Mister–who just moved into the silo apartment on their farm. It doesn’t matter that they know nothing about him and they think they ought toTwelve-year-old Sara and her brother Hawk are told that they are not to bother the man–The Mister–who just moved into the silo apartment on their farm. It doesn’t matter that they know nothing about him and they think they ought to know something. It doesn’t matter that he’s always riding that unicycle around. Mama told them no way, no how are they to bother The Mister unless they want to be in a mess of trouble.
Trouble is the last thing Sara and her brother need. Sara’s got a condition, you see–Marfan syndrome–and that Marfan syndrome is causing her heart to have problems, the kind of problems that require surgery. But the family already has problems: the drought has dried up their crops and their funds, which means they can’t afford any more problems, let alone a surgery to fix those problems. Sara can feel the weight of her family’s worry and the weight of her time running out, but what can a pair of kids do?
Well, it all starts with…bothering The Mister.
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Man From the Sky
- By: Avi
- Length: 1 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: January 10, 2014
- Language: English
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3.26(69 ratings)
3.26(69 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDSpending the summer with his grandparents in the Pennsylvania countryside is pure joy for young Jamie. There, he fills his days with looking up at the sky, watching the clouds make dragons and knights. There, it doesn’t matter that heSpending the summer with his grandparents in the Pennsylvania countryside is pure joy for young Jamie. There, he fills his days with looking up at the sky, watching the clouds make dragons and knights. There, it doesn’t matter that he can’t read. The special school he attends is far away. But one afternoon, when Jamie sees a man parachute down through the sky, the boy’s fantasy world of clouds is shattered. The man is very real-and very dangerous. How can he convince his grandparents that the man is not part of his imagination? Avi is one of the most popular authors writing for children and young adults today. His works, including The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, have won Newbery medals, ALA Awards, and countless other honors. In Man From the Sky, Avi creates a fascinating, fast-paced tale. George Guidall’s fluid narration instantly engages the listener.
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