A Book About a Disabled Character: Suggested Reads for TeensLike this list

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• Turtles All the Way Down

  Green, John, 1977-

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  Teenager Aza Holmes struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as she joins the search for a fugitive billionaire. Author John Green has also lived with OCD his whole life.

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Lead character Kaz suffers from PTSD and also uses a cane after an injury to his leg didn't heal correctly. Still he leads a large cast of ne'er-do-wells in an exhilarating heist in this dark fantasy.

• A Game Most Foul

  Gervais, Alison,

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  A deaf teen begins to investigate the disappearance of a classmate. She is aided by Holmes and Watson. Yes, that Holmes and Watson. The next step after you've read Nancy Springer's "Enola Holmes" series.

• Love Letters for Joy

  See, Melissa

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  Joy, who has cerebral palsy, has one goal for senior year: to the the valedictorian. The asexual teen, however, begins to wonder if she is missing out on the high school experience and becomes curious about love.

• The First Thing About You

  Hayden, Chaz,

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  A sophomore with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has moved to a new school and with the help of a new nurse to pursue the girl of his dreams. This is Hayden's debut novel and the author also has SMA.

• You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

  See, Melissa

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  Daisy is a violin prodigy with cerebral palsy. Noah is a cello prodigy with anxiety. The two find themselves in the national spotlight after their duet goes viral. Will it bring them closer together or will it drive them apart?

• Breathe and Count Back From Ten

  Sylvester, Natalia

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  This book has a real-life mermaid! Ok, only at a theme park, but still. Verónica has hip dysplasia in this authentic and poignant coming of age story.

• Give Me a Sign

  Sortino, Anna

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  Deaf teen Lilah takes a job as a counselor at a camp for the Deaf and blind. She must, however, work on her sign language and gets help from another cute counselor.

• The First to Die at the End

  Silvera, Adam, 1990-

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  Two boys, who have learned today will be their last day, spend 24 hours together in this emotionally intense, intricately plotted title. Orion, one of the teens, suffers from viral cardiomyopathy.

• Because You'll Never Meet Me

  Thomas, Leah, 1989-

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  Ollie, a teen who has seizures when near electricity, and Moritz, who was born without eyes, form a friendship when they are encouraged to send letters to each other. The two characters are witty and sarcastic.

• Where You See Yourself

  Forrest, Claire (Young adult author)

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  With introspective characters, the story of Effie, who has cerebral palsy, is an issue-oriented romantic comedy. Forrest also has cerebral palsy and this book was given a Schneider Family Award for this title.