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Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Migraines and seizures are neurological disorders, meaning they affect the brain and the nervous system. Seizures are sometimes described as electrical storms in the brain. They are associated with a condition called epilepsy, but there are other reasons people have seizures, too. Migraines, on the other hand, are an especially intense type of headache that can bring on dizziness, nausea, and light sensitivity. This book explores epilepsy, seizures,...
Author
Series
Meena Zee volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Third-grader Meena Zee navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and school while being diagnosed with epilepsy"--
25) I have epilepsy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages
Language
English
Description
A child with epilepsy describes his illness and the effect it has on his everyday life and those around him.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
363 pages (large print) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Annie Knight has her work cut out for her as the McGregor family's newest nanny. Dr. Ian McGregor means well, but the distracted single dad's lost touch with his four kids. The new nanny brings much-needed calm to the chaos, including finding a service dog that could be a real lifesaver. And soon the good doctor is making Annie's heart respond in ways it hasn't for years. But Annie's cheery demeanor hides a heart-wrenching secret that's as much a...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
4th edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 353 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative work on the topic of seizures in children. This new fourth edition reflects significant changes in the field, and each chapter has been revised to reflect current practice"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
214 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor's advice or her disctracting feelings for the new guy.
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Nothing seems to scare Sarah's big sister Becky, until having an epileptic seizure makes her reluctant to return to school, and so Sarah summons her own courage to explain the disease to the other students.
31) The lost prince
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Miranda Richardson and Tom Hollander star as Queen Mary and King George V. After discovering that their son Prince John (Daniel Williams and Matthew Thomas) suffers from epilepsy and learning disabilities, the royals have the boy sent off to be raised in a rural farmhouse, lest he tarnish the family's image of superiority. Removed from the public eye and the attention of his parents, Prince John forms a loving bond with his nurse, Lalla (Gina McKee)....
Author
Series
Meena Zee volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When third-grader Meena starts to believe she has super powers and is protected from epileptic seizures, she jeopardizes her relationship with her friends and younger sister.
33) Mean streets
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Charlie, a 27-year-old, tries to work his way up the bottom rungs of organized crime's ladder. Amy Robinson is Teresa, the girlfriend Charlie's family declares "unsuitable" because she has epilepsy.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes a person with epilepsy might start to twitch or fall down. Uh-oh, it's an emergency! Prepare young learners to empathetically understand and care for a friend with an epileptic seizure. Learn what's happening, how to be a helper, and ways to keep your friend safe. A bright design and carefully crafted text takes fear out of emergencies to make them easier to understand"--
35) Mis(h)adra
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Gallery 13 hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
College student Isaac struggles to manage his epilepsy and his day-to-day life. His medication does not seem to work, the doctors won't listen, the schoolwork keeps piling up, his family is in denial about his condition, and his social life falls apart as he feels isolated by his illness. Even with an unexpected new friend by his side, so much is up against him that Isaac is starting to think his epilepsy might be unbeatable.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
245 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Josie is timid at school, comfortable at home, and confident when she and her dog Clementine are volunteering at the pediatric ward of the local hospital; Oscar is acting out and in trouble at school, miserable at home, and forced to volunteer as a punishment; Gabby is popular at school, but her perfect life is threatened because she is hiding a dangerous medical condition--but at the hospital the three children are brought together by Clementine...
Author
Series
Islands at the end of the world volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 590L
Physical Desc
358 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Stranded in Honolulu when a strange cloud causes a worldwide electronics failure, sixteen-year-old Leilani and her father must make their way home to Hilo amid escalating perils, including her severe epilepsy.
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