The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The title “Unbroken” is written at the top of the cover in large pink writing. The subtitle “13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens” is written directly below it in smaller white capitals. The names of the contributors are written in small pink capitals at the bottom of the cover. The name of the editor “Marieke Nijkamp” is written directly above this in the centre of the bottom half of the cover. The background is black and covered in white dots and stars of various sizes. Black and white art in the centre of the cover shows two people embracing. The person on the left has short hair with an undercut, is wearing a black long-sleeved jumper and is holding a cane in their left hand. The person on the right has longer dark hair, and is wearing a long white shirt. /end]

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Content Warnings:

• Ableism
• Physical Abuse
• Death
• Misgendering
• Panic Attacks
• Self-Harm
• Bullying
• Infidelity
• Racism
• Transphobia
• Swearing
• Violence

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Summary:

This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters, written by disabled creators. With stories in various genres about first loves, friendship, war, travel, and more, Unbroken will offer today’s teen readers a glimpse into the lives of disabled people in the past, present, and future.

The contributing authors are awardwinners, bestsellers, and newcomers including Kody Keplinger, Kristine Wyllys, Francisco X. Stork, William Alexander, Corinne Duyvis, Marieke Nijkamp, Dhonielle Clayton, Heidi Heilig, Katherine Locke, Karuna Riazi, Kayla Whaley, Keah Brown, and Fox Benwell. Each author identifies as disabled along a physical, mental, or neurodiverse axis―and their characters reflect this diversity.

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Notes:

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

A list of people who contributed to this book:

• Marieke Nijkamp
• William Alexander
• Fox Benwell
• Dhonielle Clayton
• Keah Brown
• Corinne Duyvis
• Heidi Heilig
• Kody Keplinger
• Katherine Locke
• Francisco X. Stork
• Karuna Riazi
• Kristine Wyllys
• Kayla Whaley

A list of the disability representation in this book:

• Unidentified Mental Health Condition (Possible Bipolar)
• Blind
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Wheelchair User
• Anxiety
• Agoraphobia
• Idiopathic Pain
• Cane User
• Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Hallucinations
• IBS
• Chronic Pain
• Bipolar II
• Cerebral Palsy
• Autism

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Archivist Comments:

Oh I do appreciate when people who review anthologies review each individual story in them. It really helps with my research. /gen

I did buy the ebook for this one. I have not read it yet but I bought it. I will update this post (if necessary) when I finally get around to reading it.

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