Books for Disability Pride Month

A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet—a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action“Expansive, generous, and massively tender.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There’s Always This Year“Beautifully complicates and expands our understanding of what deafness is . . . a book that changed how I will move through the world.”—Clint Smith, author of How the Word Is Passed

A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author’s transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own“The Country of the Blind is about seeing—but also about marriage and family and the moral and emotional challenge of accommodating the parts of ourselves that scare us. A warm, profound, and unforgettable meditation on how we adjust to new ways of being in the world.” —Rachel Aviv, author of Strangers to Ourselves

"A sincere reflection on childhood experiences of growing up in a world not built with him in mind."—Publishers Weekly, starred review "A superb memoir that champions empathy and understanding on every level."—BookPage, starred review "Lively, interactive...truly eye-opening."—Booklist, starred review "Game-changing curriculum add for any teacher."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review "With Rea’s affecting and mesmerizing line drawings, this is an important book for all readers." —School Library Journal, starred review From Emmy Award–winning documentary filmmaker James Robinson comes a breathtaking illustrated memoir for middle-grade readers (and adults, too)—inspired by the viral, Emmy-nominated short film Whale Eyes.

A revealing portrait of the diverse disability community as it is today, and how disability attitudes, activism, and representation have evolved since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

An intimate, candid memoir about learning to live with—rather than “overcome”—a stutter

“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting with light.”— Ashley Woodfolk, critically acclaimed author of NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOUExploring the harsh reality of OCD and violent intrusive thoughts in stunning, lyrical writing, this novel-in-verse conjures a haunting yet hopeful portrait of a girl on the edge. From the author of Dear Medusa, which New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed called “a fierce and brightly burning feminist roar.”

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