Recs if you like On the Bright Side...
Own Voices Chronic Illness/Disability Rep
Fiction books by disabled authors
physical disability & chronic illness in books
I just wanted to share the list of books I've read with physically disabled & chronically ill characters in MG, YA and Adult books. If you have other recommendations, I'd love to hear them!
updated to include books I haven't read yet but that have been recommended to me!!
HOH/Deaf
Books featuring deaf and/or hard of hearing (HOH) characters or people-across as many genres as possible.
Disability in Kidlit (YA, middle grade, children)
Winners and honorees of the American Library Associationโs Schneider Family Book Award: https://www.ala.org/awards/books-media/schneider-family-book-award. The award honors โan author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.โ
![[Don't] Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health](https://cdn.pagebound.co/books/5da9e756-6a36-4ab2-a655-c32a41718791/large.webp)
๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ โ.ห๐ฆเผโ
: ฬฬโ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฉ๐น โกโงโหยทห เผ
representation done right ๐
Books I've read where there's chronic illness and/or mental health mentioned, and it's written like they know their stuff!! I take recommendations!!
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