Tag: USA

• ‘Forever Is Now’- Lockington, Mariama J.

  A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-inducing world, from the author of For Black Girls Like Me and In the Key of Us. I’m safe here. That’s how Sadie feels, on a perfect summer day, wrapped in her girlfriend’s arms. School is out, and even…

  The Disability Archives

  8th Dec 2023

  Age, Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Author, Bisexual, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Lyrical, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Poetry, Realistic, Young Adult

  Agoraphobia, Anxiety, Bisexual, Bisexual MC, Black MC, Contemporary, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Novel, Poetry, Realistic Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘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

• ‘The First Thing About You’- Hayden, Chaz

  A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself. When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped pizza and bagels), he’s determined to be known as more than just the kid in the powered wheelchair. Armed with his favorite…

  The Disability Archives

  7th Dec 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Contemporary, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, H, Mobility Aid User, Novels, Physical Disability, Realistic, Romance, SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

  Contemporary, Fiction, Mobility Aids, Novel, Physical Disability, Realistic Fiction, Romance, SMA | Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA, Wheelchair User, Young Adult

• ‘The Final Girl Support Group’- Hendrix, Grady

  In horror movies, the final girls are the ones left standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of their lives…but what happens after? Like his bestselling novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, Grady Hendrix’s latest is a fast-paced, frightening, and wickedly humorous thriller. From chain saws to…

  The Disability Archives

  7th Dec 2023

  Addiction, Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fiction, Genre, H, Horror, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mobility Aid User, Mystery, Neurodivergent, Novels, Paralysis, Physical Disability, PTSD, Thriller, Wheelchair User

  Addiction, Adult, Fiction, Final Girl Trope, Horror, Horror Movies, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mobility Aids, Mystery, Neurodivergence, Novel, Paralysis, Physical Disability, PTSD, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Thriller, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘Year of the Tiger’- Wong, Alice

  From the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, and the editor of the acclaimed anthology Disability Visibility, a genre-bending memoir in essays offers a glimpse into an activist’s journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability rights. In Chinese culture, the tiger is deeply revered for its beauty and…

  The Disability Archives

  7th Dec 2023

  Adult, Age, Anthology, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Disability, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Misc, Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, W

  Activism, Adult, Anthology, Disability Visibility, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Muscular Dystrophy, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘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

• ‘Earth Girl’- Edwards, Janet

  Jarra is stuck on Earth while the rest of humanity portals around the universe. But can she prove to the norms that she’s more than just an Earth Girl? 2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an…

  The Disability Archives

  25th Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Compromised Immune System, Disability, Dystopia, E, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Novels, Romance, Science-Fiction, Young Adult

  Apocalyptic, Compromised Immune System, Dystopia, Earth Girl, Fantasy, Fiction, Novel, Romance, Science-Fiction, Series, Space, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Sounds Like Home’- Wright, Mary Herring

  Mary Herring Wright’s memoir adds an important dimension to the current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. The author recounts her experiences growing up as a deaf person in Iron Mine, North Carolina, from the 1920s through the 1940s. Her story is unique and historically significant…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Deaf, Disability, Genre, Hearing Disability, Historical, Misc, Non-Fiction, W

  American History, Black Writer, Deaf, Hearing Disability, Historical, Memoir, Non-Fiction, POC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘The Doctor’s Discretion’- Ottoman, E. E.

  New York City, 1831. Passion, medicine and a plan to break the law … When Doctor William Blackwood, a proper gentleman who prefers books to actual patients, meets retired Navy surgeon Doctor Augustus Hill, they find in each other not just companionship but the chance of pleasure–and perhaps even more. The desire between them is…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Amputee, Author, Book Type, Disability, Ebook, Fiction, Gay, Genre, Historical, Intersex, LGBTQ+, Novels, O, Physical Disability, Romance, Transgender

  1830s, Adult, Amputee, Black MC, Doctors, Ebook, Fiction, Gay, Historical, Historical Setting, Intersex, LGBTQ+, M/M, Novel, Physical Disability, Romance, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Transgender, USA

• ‘The Degenerates’- Mann, J. Albert

  In the tradition of Girl, Interrupted, this fiery historical novel follows four young women in the early 20th century whose lives intersect when they are locked up by a world that took the poor, the disabled, the marginalized—and institutionalized them for life. The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded is not a happy place. The young…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Club Foot, Disability, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, M, Neurodivergent, Novels, Physical Disability, Young Adult

  1920s, Black MC, Club Foot, Down Syndrome, F/F, Fiction, Genetic Disorder, Historical, Historical Setting, Italian MC, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Multiple POV, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, USA, Young Adult