Struggles - Challenges

Multicultural Themes in the Juvenile Collection
Struggles - Challenges

Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson. Jean has cerebral palsy, but always believed she's the same as everyone else. She's never known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage--a community unlike any she has ever imagined. She comes to question her old beliefs and look at the world in a new light.

Be Good to Eddie Lee by Virginia Fleming. Christy's mother always tells her to be good to Eddie Lee, a neighborhood child with Down's Syndrome. But Christy wants to run and play – and not worry about Eddie Lee tagging along. One hot summer day, though, Eddie Lee takes Christy to a secret place in the woods and teaches her that beautiful things can be found in unexpected places.