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• Cockeyed

  a Memoir

  Knighton, Ryan,

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  Adult - In this penetrating, nervy memoir, which ricochets between meditation and black comedy, Knighton tells the story of his fifteen-year descent into blindness while incidentally revealing the world of the sighted in all its phenomenal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Know the Night

  a Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours

  Mutch, Maria,

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  Adult - An unforgettable memoir on the experience of isolation and the miraculous power of human connection, Know the Night is a powerful journey into the mysteries of nighttime and the human mind, and a testament to the extraordinary bond between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Heumann

  An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

  Heumann, Judith E.,

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  Adult - One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human.

• The Kiss Quotient

  Hoang, Helen,

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  Adult - Thirty-year-old old Stella has a successful job...and very little experience in dating. Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. She comes to the conclusion that she needs lots…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disability Visibility

  First-person Stories From the Twenty-first Century

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  Adult - A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience.

• Golem Girl

  a Memoir

  Lehrer, Riva, 1958-

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  Adult - In 1958, Riva is one of the first children born with spina bifida to survive. Her parents and doctors are determined to 'fix' her, sending the message over and over again that she is broken. Golem Girl is an extraordinary story of survival…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sitting Pretty

  the View From My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body

  Taussig, Rebekah,

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  Adult - From disability advocate with a PhD in disability studies and creative nonfiction, and creator of the Instagram account @ sitting pretty, an essay collection based on a lifetime of experiences in a paralyzed body, tackling themes of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Turtles All the Way Down

  Green, John, 1977-

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  Teen - Aza Holmes, a high school student with obsessive-compulsive disorder, becomes focused on searching for a fugitive billionaire.

• The Oracle Code

  a Graphic Novel

  Nijkamp, Marieke,

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  Teen - After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed, Barbara Gordon enters the Arkham Center for Independence, where Gotham's teens undergo physical and mental rehabilitation. Barbara must adapt to her new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unbroken

  13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens

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  Teen - An anthology of stories in various genres, featuring disabled characters and written by disabled creators, ranging from established best selling authors to debut authors.

• You're Welcome, Universe

  Gardner, Whitney,

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  Teen - When Julia covers a slur about her best friend with beautiful (albeit illegal) graffiti. Her supposed best friend snitches, causing Julia to be sent to "mainstream" school in the suburbs, where she's treated like an outcast as the only deaf…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Leaves Falling

  Benwell, Sarah,

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  Teen - In Japan, teenaged Abe Sora, who is afflicted with "Lou Gehrig's Disease," finds friends online and elicits their help to end his suffering.

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

  Haddon, Mark,

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  Teen - A bestselling modern classic--both poignant and funny--narrated by a fifteen year old autistic savant obsessed with Sherlock Holmes.

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  Teen - Six dangerous outcasts must learn to work together after they are offered an impossible heist that can save the world from destruction.

• Wonder

  Palacio, R. J.,

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  School Age - Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan.

• Out of My Mind

  Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills),

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  School Age - A brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

• El Deafo

  Bell, Cece,

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  School Age - Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest!

• Song for a Whale

  Kelly, Lynne, 1969-

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  School Age - Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.

• The Chance to Fly

  Stroker, Ali, 1987-

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  School Age - After moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.

• Wink

  a Novel

  Harrell, Rob,

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  School Age - Ross Maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. He doesn't want to lose his hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with the disappearing friends who don't know what to say to "the cancer kid." But with his recent diagnosis of a rare…Read moreRead more of this annotation