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Series
Alphas volume season 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Brought together to form one extraordinary team of "Alphas"--People whose unique brain anomalies imbue them with superhuman mental and physical abilities -- five seemingly ordinary citizens must take the law into their own hands while working within the government to investigate a new brand of baffling crime.
Series
Alphas volume season 1
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Brought together to form one extraordinary team of "Alphas" - people whose unique brain anomalies imbue them with superhuman mental and physical abilities - five seemingly ordinary citizens must take the law into their own hands while working within the government to investigate a new brand of baffling crime.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Charlie, and Charlotte's perspectives.
Over 2 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been treated to three stories offering a special look at Auggie’s world through new points of view. Previously only available in ebook, now they’ll be published all...
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Language
English
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WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie's story with The Julian Chapter...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie's story with The Julian Chapter...
6) Freakshow
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Series
Black Gat Books volume 54
Publisher
Black Gat Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Loner Bat Fidler lands a wrestling job at a carnival sideshow, where he meets Emmy, a scrappy stripper, Fish Boy, the belligerent guy in charge, and his lovely wife, Fish Girl, one of the stars of the freakshow. Bat as usual finds himself the misfit among the other performers, and even arguing with Emmy. It's not long before Bat realizes that, in spite of her deformity, it's Fish Girl he wants. That's when his life at the carnival turns to violence,...
7) The bees
Author
Language
English
Description
Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. But Flora is not like other bees and when she breaks the most sacred law of all -- daring to challenge the Queen's fertility -- she will face fearsome enemies that threaten her heart and lead her to unthinkable deeds.
Publisher
Movie Time Video
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Roberta is a teenager with a strange facial malformation that prevents her from fending for herself, or at least what her father has led her to believe; a retired and quite conservative surgeon who takes care of her, he builds her a false world inside her old house, depriving her of the outside world by inventing that there is nothing worthwhile outside. His daughter's grotesque appearance causes him so much conflict that it makes him believe that...
Author
Series
My life beyond volume 4
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Leo is excited to see New York's famous T. rex skeleton. He has a genetic disease called neurofibromatosis (NF), bu it doesn't keep him from fun activities. He also happens to have hidden superpowers -- which come in handy when suddenly, the T. rex comes to life! Soon other strange events around the city put people in danger. Can Leo and his superhero dog, Clark, find the source of the attacks? Find out why Leo is the perfect superhero for this adventure...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Gloriously rich and utterly delightful, Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders is an indispensable guide to the peculiar world, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. Covering everything from how to blend in with suspicious normals to the most popular time loops to visit as a temporal tourist, this essential volume is ideal for anyone curious about the world of Miss Peregrine: its strange history, curious practices, fascinating places, most...
12) Wonder
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates.
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume 6
Language
English
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"The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop, but he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. Risen from the Library of Souls, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains--deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones, if they can decipher...
15) Chained for life
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Mabel and Rosenthal are the two stars of a pretentious art-horror film directed by an unhinged tyrant who may or may not be German (he goes by 'Herr Director'). Mabel is playing a blind woman while Rosenthal, who has facial tumors caused by neurofibromatosis, is essentially playing a version of himself. Both their characters are part of a mad doctor's plot to 'cure' disabilities. But while Mabel can distance herself from her character, Rosenthal's...
16) Red butterfly
Author
Publisher
Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In China, a foundling girl with a deformed hand raised in secret by an American woman must navigate China's strict adoption system when she is torn away from the only family she has ever known.
17) The elephant man
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
"Una historia deliciosa, sencilla y amable que ilustra la importancia de la diversidad y la importancia de aceptar a los demás tal como son. En un mundo en el que elbullyingentre los jóvenes se está convirtiendo en una verdadera epidemia, los libros de la serie "Wonder" ofrecen una nueva visión refrescante, necesaria y esperanzadora." -- various websites.
Auggie enjoys the company of his dog, Daisy, and using his imagination, but painfully endures...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Moving through the world in a body that looks different than most, [Cooper] Jones learned early on to factor 'pain calculations' into every plan, every situation. She was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis, which affects both the stature and gait, and so her pain is physical. But there is also the pain of being judged and pitied for her appearance, of being dismissed as 'less than.' The ways she has been seen--or not seen--has...
20) Freaks
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Kept locked inside the house by her father, 7-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat -- or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a glimpse of what's really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn't so simple, the danger is very real"--Container
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