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311 pp.
| St. Martin's/Wednesday
| May, 2019
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TradeISBN 978-1-250-19049-9$18.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-250-19050-5
(4)
YA
Eighteen-year-old Maeve thinks about sex...a lot. But with her muscular dystrophy and wheelchair use, she worries about logistics--and possible rejection. Directing handsome Cole in a student film offers opportunities for flirting, dating, and sexting. Subplots involving a suicidal friend and an exploitative charity organizer are somewhat at odds with the romance, but Maeve's self-deprecating, raunchy narration successfully dispels stereotypes about people with disabilities.
104 pp.
| Lucent
| September, 2008
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4205-0073-8$32.45
(4)
YA
Diseases & Disorders series.
One common foreword and a short introduction specific to each volume lead to chapters defining the disease/disorder and explaining diagnosis, treatment, current research, and the challenges patients face. The writing is straightforward, and most volumes (less in Muscular Dystrophy) include quotes and anecdotes from people who have experienced the disorder. Many of the photographs are generic or incongruous, some jarringly so. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Diseases & Disorders titles: Muscular Dystrophy, Blindness, Infectious Mononucleosis, Mood Disorders, Allergies, and Prostate Cancer.
167 pp.
| Delacorte
| April, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-385-72960-X$$15.95
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LibraryISBN 0-385-90029-5$$17.99
(3)
4-6
After her brother dies of muscular dystrophy and her parents break up, twelve-year-old Katahdin runs away to hike the Appalachian Trail. Her mother soon catches up with her but agrees to keep hiking for what turns into two months. Bradley delivers an engrossing tale of mother-daughter reconciliation, grieving, and life on the Trail.