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Hattie Pearl Click Click

by Emily Hearn, illustrated by Yvonne Cathcart

edition: Paperback

age: 7 to 10
Grade: 2 to 5

tagged: self-esteem & self-reliance, special needs

When Janey was a young girl, she had a problem learning to read. The only person who seemed to recognize her difficulty was the effervescent Hattie Pearl. Told in flashback and set in the 1940s.

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Ezzie's Emerald

by Kathleen McDonnell

edition: Paperback

also available: eBook

age: 7 to 10
Grade: p to 5

tagged: self-esteem & self-reliance, bullying

Ezzie has good friends and a loving family. But sometimes schoolmates tease her, and no matter how much she tries to ignore their taunts, she loses her temper. However, she redeems herself with a selfless act of courage.

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Franny and the Music Girl

by Emily Hearn, illustrated by Mark Thurman

edition: Paperback

age: 5 to 8
Grade: p to 3

tagged: special needs, imagination & play, self-esteem & self-reliance

Franny embraces life. She loves to move fast, play with her friends and explore her neighbourhood looking for adventure. Like other children her age, she is happy, curious and vibrant. She also happens to use a wheelchair.