Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Vernica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.

This Is Us for teens, this luminous and heartbreaking contemporary novel follows a girl caught between two brothers as the three of them navigate family, loss, and love over the course of two summers.

This heartfelt novel for fans of Jandy Nelson and Adam Silvera follows twins Audrey and Clare as they grapple with their brother's death and their changing relationshipswith each other and themselves.

Twelve-year-old Anna is looking forward to the birth of her baby brother.

Once a rebellious juvenile delinquent, thirteen-year-old Skye now finds herself in a position to help others when her foster parents open the stables to a group of kids who have big problems just like she did.

Before Stinkville, Alice didnt think albinismor the blindness that goes with itwas a big deal.

Teen Instagram sensation and author of Light Filters In @poeticpoison returns with a second collection of short, powerful poems about love, forgiveness, self-discovery, and what its like living after a hard-fought battle with depression, in the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and the princess saves herself in this one.

In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Adultolescence, thiscompilation of short, powerful poems from teen Instagram sensation @poeticpoison perfectlycaptures the human experience.

This witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity is perfect for fans of R.

Kirkus Best Books of 2019 * Kids Indie Next Pick List * Bookpage Best Books of 2019: Middle GradeBeautiful, mysterious and deeply satisfying.

The Breakfast Club meets We Are the Ants in this timely story for a generation of young activists.

Nobody writes about family secrets with the grace, compassion, and intrigue of Courtney Sheinmel.

A heartfelt companion novel to the critically acclaimed Chester and Gus about inclusivity, autism, friendship, and family, perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker and Kate DiCamillo.

New York Times bestselling author Zac Brewer delivers his most honest and gripping novel yet, about a girl who believes shes beyond savinguntil she realizes the only person who can save her is herself.

In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat.

The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum.

"e;At once beautiful and heartbreaking, Aaron Philip found a way to make me laugh even as I choked up, found a way to bring on my empathy without ever allowing me to feel sorry for him.

The uplifting memoir of U.

A remarkable memoir by Miss Iowa USA Abbey Curran about living with cerebral palsy, competing in Miss USA, and her inspiring work with young women who have disabilities.

A love letter to fandom, friendship, and the stories that shape us, Eliza and Her Monsters is absolutely magical.

Aaron has never left alone before.

She's a tomboy.

Step on a crack, break your mothers back,Touch another persons skin, and Dads gone for good .

I heard the gunshot and I knew what had happened.

In a busy coffee shop, a robbery goes wrong.

When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated.

You've been doing it since birth.

Doesn't everyone you know think about, talk about, and worry about sexuality?

Schizophrenia, the most severe of the mental disorders, usually begins in late adolescence or young adulthood.

Our bodies are constantly reacting to mental stimulation.

Premenstrual syndrome plays a very real role in the lives of adolescent girls and women who suffer from its symptoms.

Everyone told Sandra she would be happy.

Fans of Kate DiCamillo and R.

In baseball, fielding your position at third base is trickythat's why third is called "e;the hot corner.

From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia, Every Time a Rainbow Dies is a moving, lyrical, and diverse love storyperfect for fans of One Crazy Summer who are ready for an older voice.

From bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, Sleepovers is a funny but moving tale exploring bullying, disability and friendship.

Maybe Mab was real.

An empowering and powerful picture book, published in association with The Little Princess Trust.

The second title in this breakout new detective series, from the author of the spine-tingling Scarlet and Ivy series.

A captivating, curl-up-on-the-sofa debut about the magic of books and the power of the imagination.

The debut YA novel of 2016 that everyone will be talking about.

"e;A charming tale of found families and mermaids, with my favourite kind of hero at its heart"e; - Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of A Kind of SparkA stunning literary adventure from an incredible debut talent, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Cerrie Burnell and Katherine Rundell.

In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring story of Helen Keller, who overcame the odds by learning to understand and communicate with the world.

The third book in the funny and joyful series Katherine Applegate has called tender and important, by National Book Award finalist Elana K.

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T.

A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!

In the fifth book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye hopes to find a new friend in Katie, a blind girl who is encountering horses for the first timebut Katie's anger might end their relationship before it really starts.

In the sixth book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye learns the true meaning of love when one of the returning campers with Downs Syndrome is insistent she is his girlfriend, and won't leave heror her beloved horse, Champalone.

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