Disability Pride Month: Books for Older KidsLike this list

40 items

• All About Us

  20 True Tales of Courage and Disability

  Leavitt, Hannalora,

  Add All About Us to your for later shelf

  [Nonfiction] Meet 20 inspiring people living with disability today including a paralympian, a journalist, a kidpreneur, a NASA scientist, a TikTok star and many others. Young readers will be introduced to people who were born with a disability and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Casting April

  Lu, Wendy,

  Add Casting April to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Twelve-year-old April is a talented performer who is determined to land the starring role in the school play, but no one believes she can do it because of her tracheostomy tube. A heartwarming story of friendship, identity, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Very Bad at Math

  Larson, Hope,

  Add Very Bad at Math to your for later shelf

  [Graphic Novel] Student body president Verity Nelson can do it all, except math, until a teacher helps her discover she has a learning disability that causes her to mix up the numbers and this knowledge gives her a new perspective.

• Owning It

  Add Owning It to your for later shelf

  [Nonfiction] From birthday parties, to navigating the sports field, to being given random free stuff, to juggling hospital visits alongside social lives . . . These twenty-two true stories capture the highs and lows, the tears and laughter, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bionic Boy

  Plourde, Lynn,

  Add The Bionic Boy to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] A superhero-loving boy born without hands finds the hero inside himself

• It's All or Nothing, Vale

  Arango, Andrea Beatriz

  Add It's All or Nothing, Vale to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Being a top fencer is pretty much Vale Camacho's entire identity. When chronic pain following an accident limits her abilities, Vale's left frustrated and uncertain about how to compete, especially against new teammate (and crush)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fooled

  Haas, Susan, 1964-

  Add Fooled to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] A classroom of middle schoolers with disabilities creates an imaginary "wizarding school" that seemingly becomes real and turns the whole school upside down

• Down Syndrome Out Loud

  20+ True Stories of Disability and Determination

  Hart, Melissa, 1970-

  Add Down Syndrome Out Loud to your for later shelf

  [Nonfiction] In this illustrated biography collection, meet over twenty people with Down syndrome who have accomplished amazing things in their lives. Excelling in film, sports, business, photography, and more, these people are changing hearts and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Zuzu Secret

  Chernick, Miriam,

  Add The Zuzu Secret to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Josie, an aspiring veterinarian, and her older brother Abe, a baseball fan born with Prader-Willi syndrome, learn the risks of keeping secrets, the value of family, and staying true to their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Benny on the Case

  King, Wesley,

  Add Benny on the Case to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Eleven-year-old Benny, a boy with Mosaic Down syndrome, navigates a new mainstream classroom, standing up to bullies, making new friends, and uncovering a government conspiracy threatening to close down the retirement home owned by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Please Pay Attention

  Sumner, Jamie,

  Add Please Pay Attention to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] After surviving a school shooting that left her feeling helpless in her wheelchair, Bea finds healing and empowerment through horseback riding therapy and begins to advocate for change.

• Hazel Has Her Hands Full

  Fairbairn, Nathan,

  Add Hazel Has Her Hands Full to your for later shelf

  [Graphic Novel] Hazel wants to cat-sit during the summer but her friends on the PAWS team are busy so Hazel has to do it herself, but when disaster strikes, Hazel must hold it together and prove she can handle what comes her way.

• Whale Eyes

  a Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen

  Robinson, James (Filmmaker),

  Add Whale Eyes to your for later shelf

  [Nonfiction] Told through an experimental mix of intimate anecdotes and interactive visuals, this book immerses readers in James’s point of view, allowing them to see the world through his disabling eye conditions.

• Rune

  the Tale of a Thousand Faces

  Sánchez, Carlos (Comic book artist),

  Add Rune to your for later shelf

  [Graphic Novel{] Chiri is a fun-loving super cook looking for fresh adventures and ingredients, but her love of exploration has landed her in some serious magical trouble and she’s going to need all the help she can get to find home again.

• Gut Reaction

  Larson, Kirby,

  Add Gut Reaction to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill--something she is trying to hide from everybody.

• Splinter & Ash

  Nijkamp, Marieke,

  Add Splinter & Ash to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] "A chance encounter throws Ash and Splinter into each other's orbits, and they find friendship in their shared loneliness and their desires to prove themselves

• Ellie and the Marriage List

  Seabolt, Tricia,

  Add Ellie and the Marriage List to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] When her plan to rescue her brother from the clutches of their new lip-glossy neighbor backfires spectacularly, endangering the weeping willow in her garden, Ellie, a vibrant 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome, must find a way to win…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rolling on

  Sumner, Jamie,

  Add Rolling on to your for later shelf

  [Graphic Novel] Thirteen-year-old Ellie finds herself faced with first love and learning to let go as her friendship with best friend Bert starts to turn into something more, and her beloved grandfather loses his battle with Alzheimer's disease

• The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines

  Netz, Mo,

  Add The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Shortly after they move to Windy Pines, Georgia, 11-year-old Jerry's mom disappears. Determined to find her, Jerry -- along with new friend Chapel and Yiddish-speaking imaginary dragon Paul -- ventures into the eerie woods,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accidental Demons

  Edge, Clare,

  Add Accidental Demons to your for later shelf

  [Chapter Book] Diagnosed with diabetes, young witch Bernadette, who can conjure demons with a prick of her finger, inadvertently unleashes demons when she tests her blood sugar and stumbles into a deeper, more mysterious magic while trying to solve…Read moreRead more of this annotation