Rules

by Cynthia LordGrade 5-8 Description Rules is a heartfelt and witty debut about feeling different and finding acceptance—beyond the rules. Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible […]

Rain Reign

by Ann M. MartinGrade 4-6 Description Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. She’s thrilled that her own name is a homonym, and she purposely gave her dog Rain a name […]

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. DraperGrade 5-6 Description Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she […]

The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle

by Leslie ConnorGrade 3-7 Description Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by […]

I am Not a Label

by Cerrie Burnell, illustrated by Lauren BaldoGrade 1-7 Description In this stylishly illustrated anthology of short biographies, meet 34 artists, thinkers, athletes and activists with disabilities, from past and present. […]

Fish in a Tree

by Lynda Mullaly HuntGrade 5-8 Description Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to […]

El Deafo

by Cece BellGrade 3-7 Description In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic […]

Each Tiny Spark

by Pablo CartayaGrade 5-6 Description Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It’s hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes she forgets to do what her mom or […]

Confessions of a Former Bully

by Beth AdamsGrade 3-7 Description After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she’s told to meet with Mrs. Petrowski, the school counselor, so she can make right her wrong and […]

Chuck Close: Up Close

Jan Greenberg & Sandra JordanGrade 4-6 Description This 48-page picture book tells the story of Chuck Close’s life as an artist and his struggles, from overcoming learning disabilities as a […]