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• The Arrival of Someday

  Malone, Jen,

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  Hard-charging and irrepressible, Amelia could see a roller derby opponent a mile away, even while zooming around a track at the speed of light. What she couldn't see coming was the flare-up of the rare liver disorder she was born with. With no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Continuum

  Man, Chella, 1998-

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  Fine artist, activist, and Titans actor Chella Man uses his own experiences as a Deaf, transgender, genderqueer, Jewish, and Asian person of color to talk about cultivating self-acceptance and acting as one's own representation.

• The Degenerates

  Mann, J. Albert,

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  The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded (and the poor, disabled, or marginalized) is not a happy place for the girls there. Maxine is trying to protect her sister from vicious attendants and bullying older girls. Alice's brother didn't want…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disability Visibility

  17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults

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  First person stories from people living with disabilities. These stories present a range of disabilities and experiences in four sections: Being, Becoming, Doing, and Connecting.

• Dumb

  Living Without a Voice

  Webber, Georgia,

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  Georgia lives the relatively carefree and ordinary life of a twentysomething in Montreal. But when a sudden unanticipated throat injury makes months of silence mandatory, she has to recalculate some things to accommodate it. Unable to work her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Face for Picasso

  Coming of Age With Crouzon Syndrome

  Henley, Ariel, 1991-

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  A memoir about Ariel and her twin sister's experiences growing up with the many medical interventions and the facial differences that come with Crouzon Syndrome.

• Impossible Music

  Williams, Sean, 1967-

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  Music is Simon's life--which is why he is devastated when a stroke takes away his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust, refusing to engage with Deaf culture. At least, until he meets G, a girl dealing with her own severe tinnitus and its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not If I See You First

  Lindstrom, Eric, 1965-

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  For Parker Grant, navigating the world without sight is normal - navigating friendships and romantic relationships, including an ex who broke her heart, while also coping with her father's recent death is tough. She has a lot of rules for this, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Oracle Code

  a Graphic Novel

  Nijkamp, Marieke,

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  After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed, Barbara Gordon enters a centre for rehabilitation. Now using a wheelchair, Barbara must adapt to a new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Within these walls, strange…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex & Disability

  Andrews, A.,

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  A disabled cartoonist's guide to the basics of disability sexuality, myths about disabled bodies, communication, and practical suggestions. For more information, search keywords "people with disabilities" and "sex" or "sexual," or visit 306.7087 or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reckless Kind

  Heath, Carly,

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  It is 1904 and partially deaf Asta is engaged to Nils, but would rather spend her time with her best friend Gunnar and his secret boyfriend, Erlend; so when Nils gravely injures Gunnar, she shuns her marriage and moves in with Gunnar and Erlend in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sick Kids in Love

  Moskowitz, Hannah,

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  Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier, safer, and better for the other person. She's got chronic pain from rheumatoid arthritis and tries to hide how much it affects her. But then she meets a boy who's got a chronic illness, too, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew has to overcome their conflicts and work together to free a hostage and save their world from disaster.

• Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse

  Burcaw, Shane,

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  With his signature acerbic wit, author Shane Burcaw is back more to say about living a full life in a body that many people consider a tragedy. From introductions where people patted him on the head to stories of people mistaking his able-bodied…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Time to Dance

  Venkatraman, Padma, 1969-

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  In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident. Instead, she pushes to learn to adapt to prosthetics and to share her love of dance with others. Written in verse.

• Twister

  Burkart, Roland (Artist),

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  A fictionalized narrative, in graphic novel format, of the author's experiences as a quadriplegic following injuries from an accident, including how he adjusted to his new normal.

• Wild and Crooked

  Thomas, Leah, 1989-

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  When Kalyn has to return to the small town that has never forgotten her father's crime, she hides her real name. Gus, who has cerebral palsy, wants to be seen as more than the disabled boy. The friends find themselves in the national spotlight when…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Words in My Hands

  Asphyxia (Novelist),

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  Piper's mom wants her to pass as hearing, to get a good job. But in a near future of food scarcity, environmental collapse, and political corruption, Piper has other things on her mind. Then Marley welcomes her to a community where Deafness is…Read moreRead more of this annotation