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Genre: Children's > Middle Grade
Disability Representation: Yes (Muscular Dystrophy)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Hello, sixth grade! Mia Lee is a stop-motion filmmaker with a wheelchair and a lot of sass, trying to survive her new middle school. Which doesn’t seem so easy when she’s running for Video Production Club President against certified Middle School Mean Girl, Angela Vanover. Things get weird when Angela starts being nice to her -- well, when other people are around, at least...
What I Thought: I read this one for the first time in 2017. (You can find my thoughts on it here.) And it really does stand the test of time. So good. You can always tell when a book comes from an authentic place, versus when it doesn't. (The main author has the same disability as her main character, and it shows! Yay, authentic representation!)
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Genre: Psychology
Disability Representation: Yes, (generally)
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay.)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Running on Empty is the first self-help book about Emotional Neglect: an invisible force from your childhood which you can't see, but may be affecting you profoundly to this day. It is about what didn't happen in your childhood, what wasn't said, and what cannot be remembered.
What I Thought: I would have given this book a much higher rating, except that one type of neglectful parent was described as the "Parent With a Special Needs Family Member." It discusses how caregiving toward the typical sibling is compromised unintentionally. It says that "no category of parent deserves to be in this book less;" that they are "here through no fault of their own." The implication being that the disabled child is obviously getting emotional support, when that is often not the case. Getting our medical needs seen to is basic. It isn't "extra attention." I learned a lot from this book, but I could not stomach the ableism.
3.
Genre: Nonfiction
Disability Representation: Yes, (various)
Rating: 2/4 Wheels (Liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: An inspiring and radical celebration of 70 women, girls, and gender nonbinary people who have changed--and are still changing--the world, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through Black Lives Matter and beyond.
What I Thought: I'm such a nerd, but I thought it was beyond cool to see Vilissa Thompson and Keah Brown among these powerful women, girls and gender nonbinary people! I've never read a book like it!
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Genre: Disability Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (various)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Based on GoodReads ratings from others)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: A mysterious boy shows up on his long lost sister's front porch, searching for family and hiding a secret.
What I Thought: It's hard (and feels a little biased) to give you my thoughts on something I wrote. But I can tell you that its existence really helps me. I've always been of the belief that if you can't find what you want in the world (content-wise) create it yourself. That's what I did here. (P.S. This is not a published work. The cover was made by a talented friend.)
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes, (MS)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.
What I Thought: My favorite thing about this book was the deep respect the family has for each other, and the unwavering respect, kindness and basic decency the whole family had for Michelle Obama's father, regardless of his MS. He understood his young son's need to figure out how to evacuate him in a fire. They all adapted seamlessly as a family, and Michelle Obama recognized from a young age that the vehicles her father drove gave him much needed mobility and freedom.
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Genre: Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (C-PTSD, though not explicitly stated)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels. (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: On a quiet street in the suburban Midwest, a popular, seemingly stable family keeps a terrible, dark secret behind closed doors -- a secret that will have life-changing consequences for all who know them.
What I Thought: This is a book I've reread once a year for over a decade. (This year, I reread it twice, in fact!) That's because, in my opinion, this book is the best representation I've yet to read on how it feels to grow up traumatized. I'd recommend this book to anyone whose loved ones have experienced trauma (and caution those of us who have to read with care.)
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Genre: Fantasy
Disability Representation: I guess, technically trauma (though not explicitly stated)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Halloween, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
What I Thought: I really liked this one! The challenges were engaging and interesting and I really liked trying to figure out what the different clues meant. The actual Triwizard Cup didn't disappoint (and the end was truly shocking!)
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes, (trauma)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed.
What I Thought: I picked up the book after really enjoying the Netflix film! This book is pitched as a romance between Lara Jean and her classmate, Peter, who consensually agree to a fake relationship to make his ex jealous and to help Lara Jean deal with the fact that four other boys (including Peter) have mysteriously received her private love letters to them. I found that I really enjoyed the familial aspect of the book - specifically the relationship Lara Jean has with her sisters, Margot and Kitty.
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Genre: Fantasy
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 2/4 Wheels (Liked it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends Ron and Hermione have been very secretive all summer and he is desperate to get back to school and find out what has been going on. However, what Harry discovers is far more devastating than he could ever have expected...
What I Thought: This was the book where I seriously began to question all of the adults, even the "safe" ones and their motives. I started to dislike the disability representation more in this book. I didn't feel that a lot of what happened was necessary, but I still liked it. (The tabloid vs. underground news publications were fascinating.)
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes, (trauma)
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.
What I Thought: I found it difficult to get into this one because the narrative voice was hard to believe. (The author is female - her protagonist is male - but it felt inauthentic.)
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Genre: Historical Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.
What I Thought: It took me a while to come around to this book. (Tara read it before I did, and recommended it.) I'm glad I read it. I learned about a part of history I didn't know.
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Genre: Fantasy
Disability Representation: Yes, (trauma)
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay.)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shriveled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny.
What I Thought: I really couldn't with all of the adults and the overabundance of responsibility on Harry's shoulders. How Harry was left with the Dursleys by Dumbledore even when Dumbledore knew how abusive they were. How Harry has been primed to do all of this stuff that should be an adult's responsibility, and the wheels being set into motion to that end without Harry even fully realizing it.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call about the escalating brutality in her home. When social services jeopardize her safety condemning her to keep her father’s secret, it’s a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she’s been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and justice Brooke battles a broken system that pushes to keep her father in the home.
What I Thought: This was the very first time that I've read a book that so closely mirrored my life, growing up. (Though fictionalized, the events in Spilled Milk are real, depicting the author's abusive childhood.) It was the first time I've seen represented the way the author's home is not where they feel implicitly safe and loved, but instead were ignored, sometimes assaulted, and sometimes lived in fear of being killed. (A place where you hold your breath and / or clean frantically to avoid the worst happening.) I really related to this.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (various)
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard.
What I Thought: I know this one is a bestseller, but I'll be honest: I didn't love it. There was a lot of brutality here and not a lot about the author's emotional journey. In fact, to use Tara's words - my sister, not the author - the book felt quite emotionally void to me.
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
What I Thought: I love this book. I read it for the first time last year, and I still love it. Such a deep, layered look at the impact of police brutality on Black children. A must-read.
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Genre: Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (physical and emotional trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: In her blazingly original and unforgettable debut novel Any Man, Amber Tamblyn brings to startling life a specter of sexual violence in the shadowy form of Maude, a serial female rapist who preys on men.
What I Thought: First read this last year (accompanied by the audiobook which is read by the talented Amber Tamblyn, Russ Tamblyn and Jason Ritter, among others.) Definitely recommend both!
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes (lots of elderly folx in a nursing home)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
What I Thought: While I'm not usually a fan of love-triangle plots, this book really made me a fan of the other guy. And still totally a fan of Lara Jean. And her sisters.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (congenital amputation)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: In this searing and riveting New York Times bestseller, Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu reveals the dark underbelly of Olympic gymnastics, the true price of success...and the shocking secret about her past and her family that she only learned years later.
What I Thought: While disability attitudes are definitely not as evolved as I'd like, I think the overall story shared in this book is very necessary. Dominique was early to bring attention to the toxic abusive culture in women's gymnastics. In a uniquely terrible position, she was abused not only by her coaches in the gym but by her father at home as well. Dominique managed to break away and finds safety, love and respect in the new life she creates for herself.
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Genre: Science Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (autistic-presenting, amputation, mental illness, trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Odd-mannered, obsessive, withdrawn, Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, as they accuse, she'd be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remained of her world, save for stories told around the cookfire.
What I Thought: Honestly, some of the best disability representation I have ever read. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I shared some thoughts on it after I read it the first time. You can find those here.
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Genre: Magical Realism
Disability Representation: Not really?
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes.
What I Thought: This was one of my first experiences reading magical realism. (My first may have been in college.) I was a huge fan of the focus on food and the recipes but not much else.
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes (temporary hearing loss, amputation, trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
What I Thought: Tara and I checked this out for the first time around 2009 (before the movies, the hype, the franchise) because Adam Lambert recommended it on Twitter. It was amazing and it feels even more timely now.
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Genre: Fantasy
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 0/4 Wheels (Did not like this one.)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy.
What I Thought: I missed a lot of aspects I'd grown fond of in this book. (Hogwarts, for one, and the food!) Also, this book just seemed very unnecessarily brutal toward the kids. Not a fan.
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Genre: Graphic Novel
Disability Representation: Yes (amputation and cancer)
Rating: 1/4 Wheels (It was okay)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are having a really tough year: with their father serving in the military overseas, they must work overtime to make ends meet...and each girl is struggling in her own way. Whether it's school woes, health issues, boy troubles, or simply feeling lost, the March sisters all need the same thing: support from each other. Only by coming together--and sharing lots of laughs and tears--will these four young women find the courage to discover who they truly are as individuals...and as a family.
What I Thought: While I loved the modernization and characterization updates, visual and tracking issues made it difficult for me to read anything that wasn't an email or a journal entry. Definitely recommend if you don't struggle with visual / tracking issues and if you're a fan of Little Women.
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma mainly)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.
What I Thought: I think this is my favorite of all three Hunger Games books. It's just so solid. So well-thought out. While rereading this one, we consciously stretched it to make it last longer, that's how much we love it.
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Genre: Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough ... not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.
What I Thought: I continue to love this book. I've reread it annually since first discovering it in 2010. Jack's narrative voice is captivating, and I particularly love how Jack and Ma's story does not end with their escape, but continues, exploring what their lives are like and how they must adjust once they are free.
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Genre: Young Adult
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma mainly)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans--except Katniss.
What I Thought: The depiction of trauma and its effects in this book particularly are super well-done. I really wanted to give this one 4 wheels but I found myself more bothered than times previously by Katniss's lack of agency and her being used throughout the book. As well, for the first time, the ending read as particularly devastating. Still really liked it.
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Genre: Disability Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes (various)
Rating: 4 Wheels (Based on GoodReads ratings from others)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: For two sisters with disabilities, being home is anything but safe. While one searches for information on who she is, the other comes face to face with secrets from her past.
What I Thought: This is definitely the piece of writing that I am proudest of, and getting to work on it with my sister was a dream come true, honestly. It's long, and an emotionally difficult read in places, but it addresses so many important issues in the disabled community. (Again, this book is not a published work - the cover was designed by a talented friend!)
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 2/4 Wheels (Liked it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: "Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system.
What I Thought: This is a rare first-person account of what it feels like to be a child going through the foster care system, being adopted, etc. It's complex, and there are no easy answers. I loved that adoption did not "cure" everything in Ashley's life.
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Genre: Nonfiction
Disability Representation: Yes, tons of C-PTSD.
Rating: 4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Those who have had a narcissistic parent can testify to how damaging it can be to one’s psyche. Narcissistic parents lack empathy, show a severe sense of entitlement to micromanage the lives of their children and often subject their children to neglect, as well as emotional, psychological and physical abuse. From the unique challenges daughters of narcissistic fathers face to the ways in which adverse childhood experiences affect our brains, Shahida Arabi's insightful essays resonate deeply with those who have been raised by narcissistic parents.
What I Thought: This book has been the single most helpful thing I've yet to read. It offers so many suggestions and tools, and it's told in relateable, undaunting way. I would so recommend this for anyone who might find it helpful.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (Cerebral Palsy and various mental health things)
Rating: 2/4 Wheels (Liked it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America.
What I Thought: I was so beyond excited to check out this book! It was the first time I'd ever gotten to read a book written by someone with CP, that's actually about how it feels to have CP (at least in part.) I related to a good portion of Keah's essays, and you can read a full review of her book here.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (trauma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford’s campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral–viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time. Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words.
What I Thought: Chanel has the most soothing, comforting narrative voice I have ever known. She desires to comfort survivors and that is exactly what she does with this book. I've actually just begun rereading this again - that's how good it is.
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Genre: Disability Fiction
Disability Representation: (Yes, chronic illness, trauma)
Rating: 3.5/4 Wheels (Based on GoodReads ratings from others)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary:
To those whose own
History
Remains shrouded in
Secrecy.
Here's a
Story
Of what happened.
Here are secrets
Unburied
For you:
Treasure to hold
In your hands.
What I Thought: It was deeply therapeutic, giving characters a history, even if it's one they won't ever know. It's comforting knowing there are reasons for things being the way they are...even if we might never know the reasons. (Once more for the people in the back: This is not a published work. The cover was designed by a talented friend!)
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes (various)
Rating: 3/4 Wheels (Really liked it)
Excerpt of Amazon Summary: Born to parents who had emigrated to Britain from Bangladesh, Nadiya Hussain's first roles were those of daughter and sister. Considering her later roles as a devout Muslim entering an arranged marriage and becoming a wife and mother herself, Nadiya questions the barriers that many women, no matter who they are or where they live, have to cross in order to be accepted or heard. Importantly, she shows us how, at the core of it all, we are essentially tackling the same issues throughout our lives despite our cultural, social and religious differences.
What I Thought: As a major fan of The Great British Baking Show - and of Nadiya, she's my favorite - I could not wait to read this one! I really enjoyed reading stories from Nadiya's life and felt I got to know her as a person. I also loved reading about how she supported her sibling through surgery and how carefully she guards others' privacy - especially her kids'.
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Genre: Memoir
Disability Representation: Yes, (trauma and FASD)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels (Loved it!)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: In her own words, Cyntoia Brown shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction.
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Genre: Childrens > Middle Grade
Disability Representation: No (but Deaf representation)
Rating: 2/4 Wheels (Liked it)
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: Jessi knows a secret language! She learned it from Matt Braddock, the BSC's newest charge. Matt's been deaf since birth, and he uses sign language to speak. Since Jessi is Matt's baby-sitter, she has to use sign language, too.
What I Thought: I read this for the first time as a twelve-year-old. Reading it as an adult is a whole different experience. While I'm sure the Deaf representation in this book was groundbreaking in 1988, it could stand an update (or better yet a retelling, where the focus is on Matt and not how novel sign language is.) I still managed to enjoy it, despite problematic aspects but would not recommend this one if you're looking for Deaf representation.
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Genre: Fiction
Disability Representation: Yes, (a whole host of mental health things, XP, asthma)
Rating: 4/4 Wheels
Excerpt of GoodReads Summary: When odd, supernatural events plague the town of Comtosook, a ghost hunter is hired by the developer to help convince the residents that there's nothing spiritual about the property. An intricate tale of love, haunting memories, and renewal.
What I Thought: This is another one I reread annually, and have, for at least the past decade. I love the complexity of the story. The stories in both the present and past timelines and how they intersect and overlap.
Related: 30 Books I Read in 2018
MY TOP 4 NEW READS OF 2019:
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Healing the Adult Children of Narcissists by Shahida Arabi
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Free Cyntoia by Cyntoia Brown-Long
Have you read any on this list? What did you think? Any that you are thinking of checking out next?
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