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Cover for A Time to Dance
September 2, 2016
Comments: 5

Review: A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman

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Venkatraman creates a fully-formed character, and nails both the details and the emotion of having a limb amputated and adjusting to life afterwards.

Cover for Otherbound
March 24, 2016
Comments: 2

Review: Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

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I highly recommend this book to readers with disabilities who enjoy fantasy, particularly amputees. It’s great to see one of our own portrayed authentically and centered as a main character in an exciting adventure.

Photo of Shannon Hale
July 2, 2014
Comments: 5

Interview with Shannon Hale about Dangerous

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A one-armed astronaut superhero is the lead in Dangerous, the unusual new novel by NYT bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale, who sat down with us for a great interview.

Cover for Dangerous
May 2, 2014
Comments: 5

Review: Dangerous by Shannon Hale

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The first time I’ve really seen someone in a book who is just like me, and she turns out to be a superhero.

Cover for Cover for ONE-HANDED CATCH
July 17, 2013
Comments: 4

Review: One-Handed Catch by M.J. Auch

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I regularly recommend One-Handed Catch as the best book for young people about limb deficiency because it captures two big aspects of life with one fewer limb: humor and problem solving.