Category: Realistic

• ‘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

• ‘Everyone Belongs’- Avis, Heather

  A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be! “We know everyone’s different; no two are the same. You…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Nov 2023

  A, Age, Author, Blind, Book Type, Childrens, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, M, Mobility Aid User, Picture Books, Realistic, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User

  Blind, Childrens, Contemporary, Fiction, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User

• ‘Different — A Great Thing to Be!’- Avis, Heather

  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This joyful rhyming book encourages children to value the “different” in all people, leading the way to a kinder world in which the differences in all of us are celebrated and embraced. Macy is a girl who’s a lot like you and me, but she’s also quite different, which is…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  A, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genre, M, Neurodivergent, Picture Books, Realistic

  Childrens, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genetic Disorder, Picture Book, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Crazy’- Lebert, Benjamin

  A smart, funny, poignant, very modern autobiographical coming-of-age novel, written when the author was sixteen years old. Like Catcher in the Rye, Crazy appeals to the teenager in us all. Benni himself is partially paralyzed and a serial failure (he’s been kicked out of four boarding schools in his short life and has just entered…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, L, Novels, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Realistic, Young Adult

  Autobiography, Boarding School, Coming of Age, Contemporary, Fiction, Germany, Novel, Paralysis, Partial-Paralysis, Physical Disability, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Translated, Young Adult

• ‘Constellations’- Glasheen, Kate

  A raw graphic novel debut about a queer teen living in the margins who is determined to find their way ahead. Are you supposed to be a boy or a girl? It’s a question that follows Claire everywhere. Inescapable on the street, in school, and even at home. A black hole forever trying to pull…

  The Disability Archives

  20th Oct 2023

  Addiction, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Fiction, G, Genre, Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Queer, Realistic, Young Adult

  1980S, Addiction, Fiction, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neurodivergence, Non-Binary, Non-Binary MC, Queer, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Clean’- Reed, Amy

  You’re probably wondering how I ended up here. I’m still wondering the same thing. Olivia, Kelly, Christopher, Jason, and Eva have one thing in common: They’re addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety, and face themselves. None of them wants to be there.…

  The Disability Archives

  20th Oct 2023

  Addiction, Age, Anorexia, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Eating Disorder, Fiction, Genre, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, OCD, R, Realistic, Young Adult

  Addiction, Anorexia, Contemporary, Eating Disorder, Fiction, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Multiple POV, Neurodivergence, Novel, OCD, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Challenger Deep’- Shusterman, Neal

  Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behaviour. Caden Bosch is designated the ship’s artist in residence to document the journey with images.…

  The Disability Archives

  15th Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Realistic, S, Schizophrenia, Young Adult

  Contemporary, Fiction, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Novel, Realistic Fiction, Schizophrenia, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Mariana Trench, The Ocean, Young Adult

• ‘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

• ‘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

• ‘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