Category: Middle-Grade

• ‘Follow My Leader’- Garfield, James B.

  A heartwarming story about a boy and his guide dog, for fans of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn-Dixie . After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know – how to get dressed, how to find his way around…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, G, Genre, Guide Dog User, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Visual Disability

  1950s, Blind, Childrens, Fiction, Guide Dog User, Historical, Middle-Grade, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Visual Disability

• ‘Finding My Voice’- Dooley, Aoife

  How do you find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be quiet? Frankie is different, and so is her best-friend, Sam. So when they both start secondary school, it’s tough. Particularly when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class! Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for…

  The Disability Archives

  7th Dec 2023

  Age, Autism, Book Type, Contemporary, D, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Graphic Novels, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Realistic

  Autism, Contemporary, Fiction, Frankie’s World, Graphic Novel, Ireland, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Realistic Fiction, Series, Submitted Book

• ‘Fight + Flight’- Machias, Jules

  Avery Hart lives for the thrill and speed of her dirt bike and the pounding thump of her drum kit. But after she’s diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease that affects her joints, Avery splits her time between endless physical therapy and worrying that her fun and independence are over for good. Sarah Bell…

  The Disability Archives

  6th Dec 2023

  Age, Anxiety, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, hEDS | Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, LGBTQ+, M, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Novels, Pansexual, Questioning, Realistic

  Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Contemporary, F/F, Fiction, hEDS | Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, LGBTQ+, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Novel, Pansexual, Pansexual MC, Questioning, Questioning MC, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict’- Stewart, Trenton Lee

  Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has narcolepsy, a condition that gives him terrible nightmares and makes him fall asleep at the worst possible moments. Now he’s being sent to a new orphanage, where he will encounter…

  The Disability Archives

  6th Dec 2023

  Age, Audiobook, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Middle-Grade, Mystery, Narcolepsy, Neurological, Novels, S, Young Adult

  Audiobook, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Middle-Grade, Mystery, Narcolepsy, Neurological, Novel, Prequel, Series, Submitted Book, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Young Adult

• ‘Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star’- Noakes, Laura

  Cosima Unfortunate has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls – a school where any disabled children, or children deemed different, are sent, whether their families want it or not. It is there that she meets her friends – Pearl, Mary and Diya – and they start to practise mini heists involving…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Oct 2023

  Adventure, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Middle-Grade, N, Novels, Physical Disability, S

  Adventure, Childrens, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Illustrated, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Jubilee’- Johnston, KT

  A Junior Library Guild exclusive selection! Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she’d never ride again. Lis tried anyway. How do you stay on a horse without using your legs?…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, J, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, O, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Polio, Therapy Animal

  Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Denmark, Disability History, Dressage, History, Horses, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, Olympics, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Polio, Sports, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Therapy Animal

• ‘Black Bird, Blue Road’- Pasternack, Sofiya

  In this historical fantasy novel from Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award finalist Sofiya Pasternack, Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness–even facing the Angel of Death himself. Pesah has lived with leprosy for years, and the twins have spent most of that time working on…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Adventure, Age, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Leprosy, Middle-Grade, Novels, P, Physical Disability, Terminal Illness

  Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Jewish Characters, Khazaria, Leprosy, Medieval Setting, Middle-Grade, Novel, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Terminal Illness, Turkic MC

• ‘A Snicker of Magic’- Lloyd, Natalie

  Introducing an extraordinary new voice—a magical debut that will make your skin tingle, your eyes glisten . . .and your heart sing. Midnight Gulch used to be a magical place, a town where people could sing up thunderstorms and dance up sunflowers. But that was long ago, before a curse drove the magic away. Twelve-year-old…

  The Disability Archives

  13th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, L, Middle-Grade, Mobility Aid User, Novels, Wheelchair User

  Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Magical Realism, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘Asking for a Friend’- Riley, Ronnie

  Eden Jones has exactly three friends. And they’re all fake. From a web of lies and social anxiety to true friendship and queer joy; this is the wonderful second book from the author of the Indie Next List pick Jude Saves the World. Why go through the stress of making friends when you can just…

  The Disability Archives

  12th Sep 2023

  ADHD, Age, Anxiety, Asexual, Author, Biromantic, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genderqueer, Genre, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Novels, Pansexual, Queer, R, Transgender

  2024 Release, Anxiety, Asexual, Asexual MC, Biromantic, Biromantic MC, Contemporary, Fiction, Filipino SC, Genderqueer SC, Lesbian, Lesbian SC, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Middle-Grade, Non-Binary, Non-Binary MC, Novel, Pansexual SC, Queer, Queer SC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Transgender, Transgender SC

• ‘A Mango-Shaped Space’- Mass, Wendy

  Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she’s keeping a big secret—sounds, numbers, and words have color for her. No one knows, and Mia wants to keep it that way. But when trouble at school finally forces Mia to reveal her secret, she must learn to accept herself and embrace her ability, called…

  The Disability Archives

  10th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, M, Middle-Grade, Novels, Realistic, Sensory Impairment, Synesthesia, Young Adult

  Animals, Fiction, Invisible Disability, Middle-Grade, Novel, Sensory, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Synesthesia, USA, Young Adult