Sam I Am
Twelve-year-old Sam, the son of a Jewish father and Christian mother, struggles to understand religion and its role in his family's life during the Hanukkah and Christmas holidays.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
The Secret Of Castle Cant
When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers surprising palace intrigues.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 970
Special People, Special Ways
A story about the ways in which people deal with many differences in physical and mental ability, even as they share the same human need for love and understanding.
362.4
year: 2000
copies: 5
call number/section: 362.4
lexile:
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 75
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
Way Down Deep
In the West Virginia town of Way Down Deep in the 1950s, a foundling called Ruby June is happily living with Miss Arbutus at the local boarding house when suddenly, after the arrival of a family of outsiders, the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: foundlings, community life, identity (psychology), orphans, west virginia, individuality [X], historical fiction, historical fiction
The Crayon Box That Talked
Although they are many different colors, the crayons in a box discover that when they get together they can appreciate each other and make a complete picture.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 124
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
The Five Chinese Brothers
Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual qualities.
398.2
year: 2002
copies: 34
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 710
Elvira
A young dragon who prefers making daisy chains and dressing up rather than fighting and eating princesses finds a way to be who she is.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
For Pete's Sake
Pete, an alligator who thinks that he is a flamingo, worries when he begins to notice the differences between him and his flamingo friends.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 57
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 20
Carolina Crow Girl
After eleven-year-old Carolina begins to make decisions for herself and no longer feels constrained by her mother, she is able to let her pet crow fly free.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: freedom, identity, mothers and daughters, crows, liberty, mother-daughter relationship, individuality [X]
Pinocchio, The Boy, Or, Incognito In Collodi
Pinocchio has been turned into a boy but no one, not even he, realizes it as he walks through Collodi-town trying to get some hot chicken soup for Geppetto.
398.2
year: 2002
copies: 33
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
subjects: pinocchio (fictitious character), identity, humorous stories, pinocchio (fictional character), individuality [X]
Looking Like Me
Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 61
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
We Are All Different
Photographs and simple text introduce early readers to the many ways that people can be different, with and without disabilities, and discuss playing, moving, reading, learning, respect, and more.
155.2
year: 2009
copies: 11
call number/section: 155.2
lexile: 50
A Brand-new Me!
As he is preparing to attend middle school, Hank, who has learning differences and academic difficulties, gets an unexpected opportunity to audition for a performing arts school where his creativity and humor will be appreciated and nurtured.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: individuality [X], learning disabilities, schools, school stories, humorous stories, humorous fiction, identity, humorous fiction
Best Friend On Wheels
A young girl relates all the ways she and her best friend, Sarah, are alike, in spite of the fact that Sarah uses a wheelchair.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520