Category: Physical Disability

• ‘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

• ‘Crip Up the Kitchen’- Sherred, Jules

  A comprehensive guide and recipe collection that brings the economy and satisfaction of home cooking to disabled and neurodivergent cooks. Cripping / Crip Up: A term used by disabled disability rights advocates and academia to signal taking back power, to lessen stigma, and to disrupt ableism as to ensure disabled voices are included in all…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Cooking, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, Misc, Misc., Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, S

  Cooking, Guidebook, Non-Fiction, Recipe Book, Spoon Theory, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘The Bedlam Stacks’- Pulley, Natasha

  In 1859, ex–East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall with an injury that almost cost him his leg. When the India Office recruits him for an expedition to fetch quinine–essential for the treatment of malaria–from deep within Peru, he knows it’s a terrible idea; nearly every able-bodied expeditionary who’s made…

  The Disability Archives

  25th Sep 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Cane User, Chronic Pain, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Historical, LGBTQ+, Mobility Aid User, Mystery, Novels, P, Physical Disability, Queer

  Adult, Cane User, Chronic Pain, England, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Magic, Magical Realism, Mystery, Novel, Peru, Physical Disability, Queer, Queer-platonic, Series, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

• ‘A Time to Dance’- Venkatraman, Padma

  Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Sep 2023

  Age, Amputee, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Lyrical, Novels, Physical Disability, Prosthetic Limb, Realistic, Romance, V, Young Adult

  Amputee, Contemporary, Dance, Fiction, India, Indian MC, Novel, Physical Disability, Prosthetic Leg, Prosthetic Limb, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Young Adult

• ‘A Game of Thrones’- Martin, George R. R.

  Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. To the…

  The Disability Archives

  14th Sep 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Dwarfism, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, M, Novels, Paralysis, Physical Disability

  A Song of Ice and Fire, Adult, Dragons, Dwarfism, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, High Fantasy, Magic, Multiple POV, Novel, Paraplegic, Physical Disability, Series, Submitted Book

• ‘Artificial Divide’-Kingett, Robert. Lacey, Randy

  Step into a world of rogue screen readers, Braille in fantasy worlds, a friend meeting an acquaintance after several years, and more. This #OwnVoices anthology features fiction by Blind and visually impaired authors showing readers how they thrive, hurt, get revenge, outsmart bullies, or go on epic adventures. Artificial Divide is an own-voices story collection…

  The Disability Archives

  11th Sep 2023

  Adult, Age, Anthology, Author, Blind, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, K, L, Misc, Misc., Multi-Genre, Multiple Sclerosis, Physical Disability, Realistic, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story/ies, Thriller, Visual Disability

  Adult, Anthology, Blind, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Multi-Genre, Multi-Setting, Multiple POV, Multiple Sclerosis, Realistic Fiction, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story Anthology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Thriller, Visual Disability

• ‘Ancillary Justice’- Leckie, Ann

  On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest. Once, she was the Justice of Toren – a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy. Now, an act of treachery has ripped…

  The Disability Archives

  10th Sep 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fiction, Fragile Body, Genderqueer, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Novels, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Space Opera, Speculative

  Adult, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Fragile Body, Genderqueer, Imperial Radch, LGBTQ+, Novel, Physical Disability, Science-Fiction, Series, Social Issues, Space, Space Opera, Speculative Fiction, Submitted Book

• ‘Ali and the Sea Stars’- Stroker, Ali

  Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker captures the magic and community of theater in her debut picture book, about a spirited girl in a wheelchair who stages a show for her hometown. Based on the pivotal summer Ali performed in her first musical by the Jersey Shore! Ali loves to dance, sing, and act. But she…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, Mobility Aid User, Paralysis, Picture Books, R, Realistic, Reduced Mobility, S, Wheelchair User

  Childrens, Fiction, Paraplegic, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘All the Way to the Top’- Pimentel, Annette Bay

  Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol Crawl in this autobiographical picture book. This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her. Jennifer Keelan was determined to make a change―even if she was just a kid.…

  The Disability Archives

  9th Sep 2023

  A, Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, C, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, Memoir, Mobility Aid User, Non-Fiction, P, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Wheelchair User

  Activism, Cerebral Palsy, Childrens, Disability Activism, Disability History, Disability Justice, Historical, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Politics, Social Issues, Submitted Book, The ADA, The Capitol Crawl, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘A Curse So Dark and Lonely’- Kemmerer, Brigid

  Fall in love, break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year, Prince Rhen, the heir of Emberfall, thought he could be saved easily if a girl fell for him. But that was before he turned into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. Before he destroyed his castle,…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Sep 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Illness, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, K, Novels, Physical Disability, Retelling, Romance, Terminal Illness, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult

  Beauty and The Beast, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cursebreakers, enemies-to-lovers, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fictional Setting, M/F, Magic, Multiple POV, Novel, Physical Disability, Retelling, Romance, Series, Submitted Book, Terminal Illness, Urban Fantasy, USA, Young Adult