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Children's books about those with special needs

Last Updated: 16-Oct-2015

This guide lists children's books and young adult literature in Cubberley Education Library about those with special needs: those challenged physically or mentally, those with learning differences, etc.

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The key that swallowed Joey Pigza / Jack Gantos.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3557 .A5197 K48 2014
Lexile measure 970; Ages 10-12; Gr.5-7
Cover image of El Deafo
El Deafo / Cece Bell ; color by David Lasky.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » HV2534 .B44 A3 2014
Lexile measure 420; Ages 8-12; Gr.3-6
Girls like us / Gail Giles.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3557 .I3443 G57 2014
Lexile measure HL570L; Ages 11-8; Gr.8-12
Rain reign / Ann M. Martin.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .A72322 R35 2014
Lexile measure 720; Ages 9-12; Gr.4-7
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Tangerine / Edward Bloor.
Orlando : Harcourt Brace, [2007], c1997.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3552 .L65 T36 2007
Lexile measure 680; Book level 4.3; Ages 12 and up: gr.7-12
Paperboy / Vince Vawter.
1st ed. New York : Delacorte Press, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3622 .A957 P37 2013
Lexile measure 940; Ages 10-14; Gr.4-7
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OCD love story / Corey Ann Haydu.
1st Simon Pulse hardcover ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3608 .A9165 O33 2013
Ages 14 and up
Back to front and upside down! / Claire Alexander.
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2012, ©2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3601 .L35373 B33 2012 F
Lexile measure 800; Ages 4-7, gr. PreK-2
A mango-shaped space / Wendy Mass.
1st rev. ed. New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .A8192 M36 2010
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award; Lexile measure 770; Book level 4.7; Ages 9-13, gr. 6-10
Featherless / story, Juan Felipe Herrera ; illustrations, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr. = Desplumado / cuento, Juan Felipe Herrera ; ilustraciones, Ernesto Cuevas, Jr.
San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press/Editorial Libros para Niños, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3558.E79 .F48 2004
Book level 2.4; Ages 6-8, gr. K-3

Elementary level

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Also known as Harper / Ann Haywood Leal.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .E217 A47 2009
Lexile measure 800, ages 10-14; book level 5.1; realistic fiction, gr. 4-6
Ballerina dreams : a true story / by Lauren Thompson ; photographs by James Estrin.
1st ed. New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2007.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » RJ496 .C4 T46 2007
Ages 4-10; book level 5.1, gr. K-2
Granny Torrelli makes soup / Sharon Creech ; drawings by Chris Raschka.
1st ed. [New York] : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .R3373 G73 2003
Lexile measure 810; Ages 8-15; Grade level 4.5; General fiction, gr. 2-6
The hickory chair / by Lisa Rowe Fraustino ; illustrated by Benny Andrews.
1st ed. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3556 .R3564 H53 2001 F
Lexile measure 700; Ages 4-9; Grade level 3.5; Realistic fiction, gr. 3-5
If you're so smart, how come you can't spell Mississippi? / written by Barbara Esham ; illustrated by Mike & Carl Gordon.
1st ed. Perry Hall, MD : Mainstream Connections, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3605 .S53 I3 2008
Ages 4-8
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Knockin' on wood : starring Peg Leg Bates / by Lynne Barasch.
1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » GV1785 .B3486 B37 2004
Lexile measure 880; Ages 5-10; Grade level 4.7; Biography, gr. 1-4
Knots on a counting rope / by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
New York : H. Holt, 1987.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .A723256 K66 1987
Lexile measure 480; ages 4-8; book level 2.8; fables, folk tales and myths, gr. K-2
The London Eye mystery / Siobhan Dowd.
1st American ed. Oxford ; New York : David Fickling Books, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6104 .O88 L66 2008
Lexile measure 640; ages 10-14; book level 4.1, gr. 5-8
Mama zooms / written and illustrated by Jane Cowen-Fletcher.
New York : Scholastic Inc., c1993.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .O912 M36 1993
Lexile measure 750; Ages 2-6, gr. PreK-1
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Mockingbird / Kathryn Erskine.
New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3605 .R853 M63 2010
Lexile measure 630; Ages 11 and up; Book level 3.6; Realistic fiction, gr. 4-7
Mrs. Gorski, I think I have the wiggle fidgets / written by Barbara Esham ; illustrated by Mike & Carl Gordon.
1st ed. Perry Hall, MD : Mainstream Connections, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3605 .S53 M77 2008
Ages 4-8
Out of my mind / Sharon M. Draper.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3554 .R24 O98 2010
Lexile measure 700; Ages 12-16; book level 4.3; Realistic fiction, gr. 5-8
Ruby Lu, empress of everything / Lenore Look ; illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3562 .O55 R83 2006
Lexile measure 560; Ages 6-9; Book level 3.8, gr. 3-4
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Rules / Cynthia Lord.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .O73 R85 2006
Lexile measure 780; Ages 9-12; Book level 3.9, gr. 4-7
The view from Saturday / E.L. Konigsburg.
1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1996.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .O459 V54 1996
Lexile measure 870; Ages 9-12; Book level 5.9. gr. 5-7
Waiting for normal / Leslie Connor.
1st ed. New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .O5478 W35 2008
Lexile measure 570; ages 10-up; book level 3.7, gr. 5-7
What's wrong with Timmy? / by Maria Shriver ; illustrated by Sandra Speidel.
1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, 2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .S559173 W75 2001
Lexile measure 570; Ages 5-10; Grade level 3.3; Fiction, gr. K-2

Middle school level

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Accidents of nature / Harriet McBryde Johnson.
1st ed. New York : Holt, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3610 .O345 A62 2006
Lexile measure 690; Ages 12 and up; Book level 4.5, gr. 8-11
Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .H5847 A63 2004
Lexile measure 600; ages 10-15; book level 3.5; historical fiction
Also known as Harper / Ann Haywood Leal.
1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .E217 A47 2009
Lexile measure 800, ages 10-14; book level 5.1; realistic fiction, gr. 4-6
Becoming Naomi León / Pam Muñoz Ryan.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3568 .Y3926 B43 2004
Lexile measure 830; ages 9-13; book level 5.4; realistic fiction, gr. 6-9
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A corner of the universe / Ann M. Martin.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .A72322 C67 2002
Lexile measure 750; ages 11-14; Grade level 6.1; Realistic fiction, gr. 6-8
Freak the Mighty.
New York : Scholastic, [2001?]
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3566 .H474 F74 2001
Lexile measure 1000; Ages 10-15; Grade level 6.3; Realistic fiction, gr. 6-8
Granny Torrelli makes soup / Sharon Creech ; drawings by Chris Raschka.
1st ed. [New York] : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .R3373 G73 2003
Lexile measure 810; Ages 8-15; Grade level 4.5; General fiction, gr. 2-6
Jepp, who defied the stars / Katherine Marsh.
1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .A76984 J47 2012
Lexile measure 1010; Ages 15-18, gr. 8-12
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The London Eye mystery / Siobhan Dowd.
1st American ed. Oxford ; New York : David Fickling Books, 2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6104 .O88 L66 2008
Lexile measure 640; ages 10-14; book level 4.1, gr. 5-8
Mockingbird / Kathryn Erskine.
New York, NY : Philomel Books, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3605 .R853 M63 2010
Lexile measure 630; Ages 11 and up; Book level 3.6; Realistic fiction, gr. 4-7
Out of my mind / Sharon M. Draper.
1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3554 .R24 O98 2010
Lexile measure 700; Ages 12-16; book level 4.3; Realistic fiction, gr. 5-8
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Private Peaceful / Michael Morpurgo.
1st American ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6063 .O746 P75 2003
Lexile measure 860; ages 10-up; historical fiction, gr. 7-12
Probably still Nick Swansen / Virginia Euwer Wolff.
1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .W82129 2002
Lexile measure 780; Ages 12-17; Book level 4.6, gr. 6-10
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Rules / Cynthia Lord.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3612 .O73 R85 2006
Lexile measure 780; Ages 9-12; Book level 3.9, gr. 4-7
The running dream / Wendelin Van Draanen.
1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3572 .A4296 R86 2011
Lexile measure 650; Book level 4.1; Ages 12-16, gr. 7-10
Stuck in neutral / Terry Trueman.
1st Harper Tempest ed. New York : Harper Tempest, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3570 .R826 S78 2001
Lexile measure 820; Ages 10 and up; Book level 5.7, gr. 6-10
Things not seen / Andrew Clements.
New York : Puffin Books, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .L3957 T48 2004
Lexile measure 690; Ages 11-15; Grade level 6.2; Science fiction & fantasy, gr. 7-10
The view from Saturday / E.L. Konigsburg.
1st ed. New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1996.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .O459 V54 1996
Lexile measure 870; Ages 9-12; Book level 5.9. gr. 5-7
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Waiting for normal / Leslie Connor.
1st ed. New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3603 .O5478 W35 2008
Lexile measure 570; ages 10-up; book level 3.7, gr. 5-7

Young adult literature

Cover image of Accidents of nature
Accidents of nature / Harriet McBryde Johnson.
1st ed. New York : Holt, 2006.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3610 .O345 A62 2006
Lexile measure 690; Ages 12 and up; Book level 4.5, gr. 8-11
Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .H5847 A63 2004
Lexile measure 600; ages 10-15; book level 3.5; historical fiction
Becoming Naomi León / Pam Muñoz Ryan.
1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3568 .Y3926 B43 2004
Lexile measure 830; ages 9-13; book level 5.4; realistic fiction, gr. 6-9
Jepp, who defied the stars / Katherine Marsh.
1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3613 .A76984 J47 2012
Lexile measure 1010; Ages 15-18, gr. 8-12
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Marcelo in the real world / Francisco X. Stork.
1st ed. New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3569 .T6489 M37 2009
Lexile measure 700; ages 14-up; book level 4.6; realistic fiction, gr. 9-12
Private Peaceful / Michael Morpurgo.
1st American ed. New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PR6063 .O746 P75 2003
Lexile measure 860; ages 10-up; historical fiction, gr. 7-12
Probably still Nick Swansen / Virginia Euwer Wolff.
1st Simon Pulse ed. New York : Simon Pulse, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PZ7 .W82129 2002
Lexile measure 780; Ages 12-17; Book level 4.6, gr. 6-10
The running dream / Wendelin Van Draanen.
1st ed. New York : Knopf, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3572 .A4296 R86 2011
Lexile measure 650; Book level 4.1; Ages 12-16, gr. 7-10
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Somebody, please tell me who I am / Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis.
1st ed. New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3563 .A9816 S66 2012
Lexile measure 640; ages 12 and up; Realistic fiction, gr. 9-12
Stoner & Spaz / Ron Koertge.
1st ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2002.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3561 .O347 S76 2002
Lexile measure 490; Ages 14 and up; Book level 3.5, gr. 8-12
Stuck in neutral / Terry Trueman.
1st Harper Tempest ed. New York : Harper Tempest, c2001.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3570 .R826 S78 2001
Lexile measure 820; Ages 10 and up; Book level 5.7, gr. 6-10
Things not seen / Andrew Clements.
New York : Puffin Books, c2004.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS3553 .L3957 T48 2004
Lexile measure 690; Ages 11-15; Grade level 6.2; Science fiction & fantasy, gr. 7-10
The white bicycle / Beverley Brenna.
Markham, Ont. : Red Deer Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Curriculum Collection » PS8553 R382 W45 2012
Realistic fiction, gr. 9-12