Recs if you like A Kind of Spark...
break glass in case of autism diagnosis
a collection of autistic coded characters in fiction [ recommendations welcome! ]
Badge Gremlins
Shorter books (under 200 pages) that are part of at least one quest. Many are also in the public domain, making them easily accessible when you want to grind for that next badge.
disability pride - neurodiverse & other
in honor of disability pride month, here is a series on the colours of the flag! the fourth colour on the flag is yellow/gold, which represents the disabilities on the neurodivergent spectrum, cognitive and intellectual disabilities. examples of these are ADHD, autism, tourettes, dyspraxia, dyslexia, OCD, down syndrome, epilepsy and way more. books within this list will be fiction and non-fiction. as always, feel free to recommend books which you feel should be added to this list.
Baby's First Political Theory
Middle Grade books that show kids bucking the system, resisting empire, and learning critical community values. Even if no direct political commentary is made, these stories model anti-capitalist/white supremacist culture. Recommendations welcome!
Own Voices Chronic Illness/Disability Rep
Fiction books by disabled authors
But you don’t look autistic
Middle grade, YA and Adult fictional books with canon autistic main characters
The Witchiest Witchy Reading List
A list of 50+ various witchy books of varying degrees of reading level, for all things witchy and magic. The list ranges from YA to adult.
Autistic Characters ✨️
Lots of women, sapphic romance, and cozy reads - but not all!
Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors “an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.”
Disabled MG
A list of all the good middle grade books with disability rep that I've read! While the emojis just show visible disabilities, this list will include all the disabilities - invisible, neurodivergent and all :)
Also includes mental health representation where the impact of the conditions is disabling.
💙 I'm blue daboudi dabouda 💙
100 livres avec une couverture bleue (couverture française)
Autistic Reps You Wish You Had as a Kid
Mostly children, middle grade, and ya books with autism representation. Strongly featuring autistic characters that aren’t only young white boys. It’s also strongly concentrated on own voices works, as much as possible, although that’s private information if the authors do not choose want to share publicly.
allison paiges recommends…
masterlist of recommendations from booktuber allison paiges, THE cozy booktuber 💐 (list in progress; will be slowly adding as i rewatch their videos)
Disabled representation
books with disabled characters!!
spring is here 🌸🍃
springtime books for new beginnings
middle-grade and YA with strong representation
YA books featuring characters with diverse backgrounds / sexualities / gender identities / ethnicities / religions / disabilities / neurodiversities
autistic representation in fiction
YA, middle grade, & adult books!
BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time
The BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time as published in May 2023.
Neurodivergent Middle Grade Books
OBOB 3-5 2026-2027
Oregon Battle of the Books
