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• You're So Amazing!

  Catchpole, James

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  A young boy with a limb difference wishes people could see him for who he is, rather than treating him as "so amazing" due to his disability.

• Rolling on

  Sumner, Jamie

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  Thirteen-year-old Ellie finds herself faced with first love and learning to let go as her friendship with best friend Bert starts to turn into something more, and her beloved grandfather loses his battle with Alzheimer's disease

• This Is How We Play

  Slice, Jessica

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  This joyful read-aloud with an empowering refrain demystifies and respects how disabled people and their families use adaptive, imaginative, and considerate play so everyone can join in the fun.

• The Scooter Twins

  Palmer, Dorothy Ellen, 1955-

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  Melanie and Melvin may be twins, but they couldn't be more different. Melanie is LOUD and Melvin is quiet. Melvin likes frogs and Melanie loves MOTORCYCLES! When the twins learn that they will get their very own mobility scooters, Melanie…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gut Reaction

  Larson, Kirby

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  Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill--something she is trying to hide from everybody.

• El Deafo

  Bell, Cece

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  Also available as eBook. Graphic novel memoir based on author Cece Bell‘s childhood. As Cece starts at a new school, she discovers her hearing aid gives her "superpowers".

• Out of My Dreams

  a Novel

  Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

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  Chosen to be a spokesperson at an international symposium for kids with different abilities, Melody arrives in London where she meets like-minded kids who want to make the world more equal, no matter the unusual challenges they face, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wheelchair Rugby Rush

  Maddox, Jake

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  When Robinson finds out about wheelchair rugby, he decides that it can provide the challenge he craves and needs.

• Wink

  a Novel

  Harrell, Rob

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  Also available as eBook and eAudiobook. After being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, twelve-year-old Ross discovers how music, art, and true friends can help him survive both treatment and middle school.

• Roll With It

  Sumner, Jamie

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  Ellie has big dreams of being a chef but an unexpected move threatens to upend her dreams.

• Splinter & Ash

  Nijkamp, Marieke

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  Princess Adelisa of Calinor, called Ash, returns home after years away but feels like an outsider because of how others view her cane and braces. Splinter believes that her dreams of becoming a squire are impossible because she's "not a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Freak the Mighty

  Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman)

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  An award-winning book that is a funny, gritting and moving story of the friendship between two boys, both of whom have a disability. On their own, Kevin and Max are immersed in doubt about themselves, but find strength in each other.

• A Boy Called Bat

  Arnold, Elana K.

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  Also available as eBook and audiobook. An autistic boy is determined to keep a pet skunk!

• Deer Run Home

  a Novel in Verse

  LeZotte, Ann Clare

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  Effie's first language is American Sign Language (ASL), but no one in her family has learned it. When she and her sister move in with their dad, Effie is alone and unable to communicate fluently with anyone around her.

• Chronically Dolores

  Van Wagenen, Maya

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  Dolores Mendoza's life is in the toilet after she embarrasses herself in front of the entire eighth grade. Between her chronic illness (interstitial cystitis) and repeated head injuries, her best friend Shae ghosting her, and family drama,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Iron Trial

  Black, Holly

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  Also available as ebook and audiobook. This fantasy book realistically portrays a main character with a limp

• 100 Sideways Miles

  Smith, Andrew (Andrew Anselmo), 1959-

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  16-year old Finn struggles with growing up, finding first love and handling his epilepsy.

• Love and F1rst Sight

  Sundquist, Josh

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  Also available as Playaway. 16-year old Will has an experimental surgery to cure his blindness and learns to navigate his new school and new crush.

• Akata Witch

  Okorafor, Nnedi

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  Also as eBook and audiobook. Twelve year old Sunny is and African-American albino who moves to Nigeria with her family. There she discovers her albinism may give her a special connection to juju.

• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

  Andrews, Jesse

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  Also available as eBook, and the movie adaptation on DVD. Unlike many books dealing with childhood Leukemia, Rachael's cancer does not make her a grand figure with wisdom beyond her years; she's sick and it sucks and this novel pulls no…Read moreRead more of this annotation