Tag: 1980S

• ‘Planet Earth Is Blue’- Panteleakos, Nicole

  Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger–it’s the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will watch the event on live TV in their classrooms. Nova and her big sister, Bridget, share a love of astronomy and the space program. They planned to watch the…

  The Disability Archives

  29th Aug 2024

  Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergent, Non-Verbal, Novels, P, Realistic, Speech Disability

  1980S, Autism, Biracial SC, Fiction, Foster Care, Historical, Historical Setting, Middle-Grade, Neurodivergence, Non-Verbal, Novel, POC, Realistic, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Challenger Explosion, USA

• ‘Jodie’s Journey’- Thiele, Colin

  It was the most wonderful moment in Jodie’s life. For her, the whole world seemed to sing with joy. The sky seemed brighter and the sunshine more golden. When Jodie Carpenter won the Greenvale Junior Show Jumping Championship there were tears of happiness in her eyes. She was not to know that she was about…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Dec 2023

  Age, Arthritis, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Juvenile Arthritis, Middle-Grade, Novels, Physical Disability, Realistic, Rheumatoid Arthritis, T, Young Adult

  1980S, Arthritis, Australia, Childrens, Fiction, Horses, Juvenile Arthritis, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, 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