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Lucas Makes a Comeback
(Lucas)
Author
Illustrator
Urska Stropnik Sonc
Publication Date
April 13, 2021
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction / K − 1st
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
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Description
Lucas fell, and now he lives with a disability.
A story of grit and resilience.
When Lucas falls off a ladder, he damages his spine and can't use his legs anymore. He can't stand on them and he can't walk on them. Read about how, with self-determination as well as with the love of friends and family, Lucas can drive a car, play sports, and be a teacher again!
The author, Igor Plohl, used his own experiences as a paraplegic and as a teacher to speak to children about disability, resilience, and grit.
Publication date
April 13, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823447664
Publisher
Holiday House
Series
Lucas
BISAC categories
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
JUV039150 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Special Needs
JUV032000 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
JUV039150 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Special Needs
JUV032000 - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | General
Library of Congress categories
Animals
People with disabilities
Lion
Wheelchairs
People with disabilities
Lion
Wheelchairs
ALA/Booklist
The upbeat message that disability doesn't mean helplessness comes through clearly, is applicable to readers of any age, and is nicely reinforced by a closing set of photos showing the author busy at home and on the road.
ALA/Booklist
The upbeat message that disability doesn't mean helplessness comes through clearly, is applicable to readers of any age, and is nicely reinforced by a closing set of photos showing the author busy at home and on the road.
School Library Journal
Starred Review
Bright, cheery, child-friendly illustrations detail how life for someone with a spinal cord injury has to adjust and also how sometimes things are not always so easy for people with disabilities to maneuver. This book will spur on excellent conversations and provoke much thought and empathy.
Hornbook
Kirkus
A gently encouraging tale of navigating disability.
Igor Plohl
Igor Plohl (pronounced EE-gor PLAHL) was born and raised in Slovenia, where he teaches at a primary school and lectures extensively on physical disability and spinal cord injury. After falling from a ladder at the age of twenty-nine, he injured his spinal cord and became paraplegic. He shares his experience in an autobiographical book for adults and three children's books, including Lucas at the Paralympics, published by Holiday House in Summer 2021. You can learn more about Igor Plohl on his website: www.igor-plohl.info Urska Stropnik Sonc graduated from the Faculty of Education in Maribor for book illustration. Her first picture book illustrations were published in 1997. Since then, she has illustrated more than 70 books. She lives with her husband and three sons in Velenje, Slovenia.
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