[ISLMA-Share] Looking for titles about celebrities with disabilities

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There might be a bio on Marlee Matlin.
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On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Temple Grandin, has written some great books about animals and being
> autistic.
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> Carolyn Kinsella, District Librarian
> Minooka Community High School
> ckinsella at mchs.net
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> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:46 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Michael J. Fox comes to mind. I have one of him and Christopher Reeves.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I have been working with a SPED teacher in my school to find books about
>>> famous people with disabilities. She is having her students choose and read
>>> a book and write a paper on the person, the disability, and how it affected
>>> that person's life.
>>>
>>> I have found her a number of titles in our library but we are apparently
>>> a little short in this area, especially when it comes to more contemporary
>>> titles. I am also ordering a couple of books. I was looking to see if
>>> anyone has insight on some titles that are middle school to early high
>>> school reading level and are specifically about sports, music, or TV
>>> celebrities with disabilties. The whole book doesn't have to be about their
>>> disability, but it should talk about how it has affected the person's
>>> life/career to some extent.
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> Alison Kurtz
>>> Library Media Specialist
>>> Sandwich High School
>>> 515 E. Lions Rd.
>>> Sandwich, IL 60548
>>> 815-786-2157 ext. 22134 <(815)%20786-2157>
>>> akurtz at kidsroe.org
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