The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The author’s name “Robert Munsch” is written at the top of the cover in small yellow capitals, in a blue ribbon banner next to a photograph of the author. The title “Zoom!” is written directly below the banner in large red capitals. The illustrator’s name “Michael Martchenko” is written in the centre of the left side of the cover, in small black writing. The background shows art of a young person in a large red and black powered wheelchair. They have long black hair, a red jumper, blue pants and colourful gloves. The wheelchair is twice the size of them. They have an extremely gleeful look on their face. Behind them, a police car that appears to be chasing them. /end]

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Content Warning:

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Summary:

Now in paperback, here’s another rollicking collaboration of Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko. Young daredevil Lauretta puts her brand-new wheelchair to the ultimate test–and saves her brother!

Lauretta’s mother takes her to buy a new wheelchair, but Lauretta isn’t satisfied with a regular five-speed or ten-speed model. No, she insists on the 92-speed, black, silver, and red dirt-bike wheelchair. When she gets a speeding ticket during a one-day tryout, her parents insist that the chair be returned to the store . . . until Lauretta’s older brother has an accident and only one person can whisk him to the hospital on time–Lauretta, in her amazing wheelchair!

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Notes:

Here is a link to the author’s website.

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Archivist Comments:

I would say that that is the face of a child who should not be trusted with a wheelchair, but a high-powered chair truly is the dream isn’t? /j

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