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1) Amp'd
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Description
After having his left arm amputated due to a car accident, Aaron is forced to return to his boyhood home to recuperate. Disappearing into a fog of pain killers, the only true joy in his life comes from the daily 90-second radio spots of science fun facts and the disembodied voice of Sunny Lee.
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Series
Publisher
Faber
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Imagine you were asked the same question again and again throughout your life... Imagine if it was a question that didn't bring about the happiest of memories... This is the experience of one-legged Joe, a child who just wants to have fun in the playground... Constantly seen first for his disability, Joe is fed up of only ever being asked about his leg. All he wants to do is play Pirates. But as usual, one after the other, all the children ask him...
3) Crossfire
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Shell-shocked and missing a foot--lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan--Captain Tom Forsyth has been sent "home" by the army and, at loose ends, returns to his estranged mother's house for the first time since he joined up at seventeen. But Josephine Kauri, the "first lady of British racing," has always put the horses she trains first and her family last. Tom soon finds himself strained to the breaking point with his mother and stepfather....
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"The fighting has ended, the Armistice signed, but the war has left wounds that are still agonizingly raw. Battlefield Nurse Bess Crawford has been assigned to a clinic for amputees, and the Welsh patients worry her. She does her best to help them, but it's clear that they have nothing to go home to, in a valley where only the fit can work in the coal pits. When they are released, she fears that peace will do what war couldn't--take their lives. Their...
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Sam Blackman mysteries volume 1
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"A wealth of historical detail, an exciting treasure hunt and credible characters distinguish this fresh, adventurous read." -Publishers Weekly STARRED review
Sam Blackman is an angry man. A Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the U.S. military, he lost a leg in Iraq. His outspoken criticism of his medical treatment resulted in his transfer to the Veteran's Hospital in Asheville, NC. Disillusioned with the military,...
Author
Publisher
Frontline Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 24 cm
Description
In the whole of the Second World War, only two men succeeded as operational fighter pilots in the RAF after losing both legs. Douglas Bader was one, and his story is well-known indeed, he has been described as one of the Royal Air Force's most famous pilots. The other was Colin Hodgkinson. Colin was injured in a flying accident whilst training with the Fleet Air Arm in 1939. He awoke in hospital to find that his right leg had been amputated at the...
10) Stronger
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
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A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped to set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, discusses his experiences that day and his ongoing mission to walk again after losing both legs.
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Pawtriot dogs volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
93 pages ; 19 cm.
Description
"The Pawtriots go to Texas on a mission to rescue a litter of kidnapped puppies"--
12) Armored
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Series
Description
Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent-a professional bodyguard- and, as such, he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high-the loss of Josh's lower left leg. There's not much call for a high-end guardian with such an injury. So, Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in Virginia. For a man like Josh, this is purgatory...
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
258 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In 1971, twelve-year-old Lucy Rossi's dad returns from Vietnam after losing part of his arm, and her whole family must learn to adjust to a new dynamic, but Lucy's friend Milo unknowingly helps her navigate through this difficult time of fear and uncertainty to realize she is much tougher than she thought.
14) Soul surfer
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
15) The penalty
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An incompetent doctor amputates the legs of a boy who grows up to be the immoral and embittered Blizzard, a criminal mastermind who orchestrates a bizarre and heinous plot to avenge himself.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; cm
Description
The popular "Dancing with the Stars" contestant describes how a spiritual experience after losing both of her legs to bacterial meningitis at the age of nineteen drove her to become a medal-winning Paralympic athlete.
17) Soul surfer
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
18) Taking my life back: my story of faith, determination, and surviving the Boston Marathon bombing
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"On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blasts of terrorists' homemade bombs packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the blast, protecting her son from certain death. Eighteen surgeries and sixty-five procedures later, her left leg was amputated."--Amazon.com.
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Sam Blackman mysteries volume 2
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"Former Chief Warrant Officer Sam Blackman lost a leg in Iraq and emerged from the V.A. hospital in Asheville, NC, as a bitter civilian without a job or a future. But when he solved a series of local murders, Sam not only brought the guilty to justice but found meaning for his life. Now he and his partner, Nakayla Robertson, are opening a detective agency. They have high hopes that the thriving mountain region will provide a steady stream of cases....
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