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• Disability Visibility

  17 First-person Stories for Today

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  Compiled by the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, this collection of 17 essays has been masterfully adapted for a Young Adult audience. From challenges to triumphs, losses to joys, this collection highlights the histories, cultures, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Work With What You Got

  a Memoir

  Clark, Zion,

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  Work With What You Got is a memoir summed up perfectly by its title. When Zion is born without legs due to caudal regression syndrome, he ends up in a foster care system ill-equipped to meet his needs. As a teen he finds solace in sports, harnessing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dust

  Stine, Alison, 1978-

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  In the mood for a weather-beaten dystopia? Dust follows the story of Thea, a Hard of Hearing teen, as she and her family move to the Deathless Valley looking for a fresh start. Homeschooled, forbidden from visiting the library, and pushed to pretend…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Left Skate

  the Extraordinary Life of Eliezer Sherbatov

  Rosner, Anna, 1972-

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  Eliezer Sherbatov was born to play hockey, but when a rollerblading accident at age 14 leaves him with a permanent disability, nearly everyone believes his career is over. Luckily his mother, a professional power skating coach, doesn’t give up so…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Degenerates

  Mann, Jennifer Ann,

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  If you’re looking for well-researched, fiery historical fiction that also kind of hurts, The Degenerates is for you. Set in the early 20th century in a school for the “feeble-minded,” it follows the stories of four girls as they are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boy in the Blue Hammock

  a Novel

  Groth, Darren, 1969-

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  This book isn’t for the faint of heart. Told from the perspective of Tao, an almost-service dog, The Boy in the Blue Hammock is set in a gritty, speculative timeline where an ultra-conservative regime rules with deadly force. Kasper, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Navigating With You

  Whitley, Jeremy,

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  Finally! A graphic novel about graphic novels. Starring Neesha, a vocal community activist with cerebral palsy, and Gabby, an optimistic surfer, Navigating With You follows the girls’ budding relationship as they set off to track down the remaining…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Give Me a Sign

  Sortino, Anna,

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  Give Me a Sign is a sweet love story that reminds us there’s no one way to be Deaf. Lilah is Hard of Hearing and feels like she doesn’t belong in either the Deaf or hearing worlds. When she becomes a counselor at a summer camp for deaf and blind…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interabled

  True Stories About Love and Disability From Squirmy & Grubs and Other Interabled Couples

  Burcaw, Shane,

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  In this unforgettable collection of short stories and essays, Shane and Hannah Burcaw (known as Squirmy & Grubs on YouTube) share tear-jerking, hilarious, and heartwarming tales from interabled relationships. Featuring interracial, Queer, and other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breathe and Count Back From Ten

  Sylvester, Natalia,

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  For Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, swimming is the best form of rehabilitation after her many surgeries. When she decides to audition to play a mermaid at a local underwater attraction, she must hide it from her conservative…Read moreRead more of this annotation