Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
Jessica Kensky & Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon, 2018
CALL NO...: 11-BOO
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Based on the authors' own lives: Jessica Kensky lost both legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and Rescue is the service dog who changed what was possible for her. An own-voices story about the partnership between a disabled person and her dog, written by a disabled amputee and service-dog handler. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award.
Disabled VoiceYoung Readers
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Available at most public libraries and from Candlewick Press.