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One World: Exploring Our Differences Books featuring characters with disabilities and special needs |
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Books from our Easy collection
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What Happened to You? by James CatchpoleJoe, a young boy trying to play pirates at the playground, keeps getting interrupted with questions about what happened to his leg, and gets more and more fed up until the kids finally understand they don't need to know what happened.
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A Day with No Words by Tiffany HammondYoung children will learn what life can look like for an Autism Family who use nonverbal communication by following a mother and child on a day where they use a tablet to communicate to others.
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The Same but Different Too by Karl NewsonDepicts children and animal characters who equally celebrate both individuality and the qualities they share in common.
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All of Us by Kathryn ErskineThe National Book Award-winning author of Mockingbird and the best-selling illustrator of the She Persisted series demonstrate how the world is one global community made up of people who are more similar than different.
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A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram RahmanA young Afghani amputee matter-of-factly removes her own barrier to education, building a bench from discarded wood so that she and her "helper-leg" can sit through school in comfort.
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Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe SchulteExcited for her first father-daughter dance, Elsie practices swirling and swaying in her wheelchair as she prepares for her special night. But when a winter storm arrives, she wonders if she will still get to dance her way to a dream come true.
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Different: A Great Thing to Be! by Heather AvisIllustrations and rhyming text introduce Macy, whose conduct and bearing point to a kinder world where differences are celebrated and embraced.
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Books from our Juvenile collection
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The Chance to Fly by Ali StrokerAfter moving across the country, thirteen-year-old Natalie auditions for her new school's play and overcomes her fears and insecurities about performing in a wheelchair.
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Jessi's Secret Language: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #12): Volume 12 by Ann M. MartinJessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of the Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sittings for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language--Provided by publisher.
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The Little Kid with the Big Green Hand by Matthew Gray GublerJoin two unlikely friends, Chuck and Lenore, as they embark on a surreal journey of self-discovery and uncover the magic of seeing the world through someone else's eyes.
Please note: This book is shelved in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section.
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The Storm Runner by Jennifer CervantesA contemporary adventure inspired by Mayan mythology follows the experiences of an avid explorer with a disabled leg who discovers that the dormant volcano near his home in New Mexico is a gateway to another world.
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It All Begins with Jelly Beans by Nova WeetmanWhen they are selected to read speeches at their elementary school graduation, an unlikely friendship develops between two sixth-graders, one popular and one a misfit, who are facing family problems and health issues.
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Mr. Summerling's Secret Code by Dori Hillestad ButlerMr. Summerling, Marly's neighbor, talked about being a treasure hunter, and news of his death has brought Marly into a treasure hunt of her own. In his will, Mr. Summerling left a treasure for Marly and two classmates, Isla and Sai. They barely know each other, but they have to work together with a series of riddles, puzzles, and clues to find the treasure.
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Aven Green, Sleuthing Machine by Dusti BowlingThird grader Aven Green, who was born without arms but believes that her missing arm cells went to her super-powered brain, tries to solve two cases involving her teacher's missing lunch and the disappearance of her great-grandmother's dog.
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Lila and Hadley by Kody KeplingerAvoiding people and her fellow canines at a rescue shelter, an abandoned dog is fostered by a teen with failing eyesight who resists her cane and wonders if the dog is too broken to rehabilitate.
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Books from our Teen collection
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Chronically Dolores by Maya Van WagenenDolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership. Beautiful, talented Terpsichore will help Dolores win back her ex-best friend, Shae. And Dolores will convince Terpsichore's mom that her daughter has the social skills to survive public school. It seems like a foolproof plan, but Dolores isn't always a reliable narrator, and her choices may put her in danger of committing an unforgivable betrayal.
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Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey EddingsWhen eighteen-year-old Tilly goes to London to intern for her sister's company, she begins to unmask her ADHD and connects with Oliver, another neurodivergent intern.
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Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica WaltonMaisie is on her way to her first fancon and she can't wait to meet her idol, an action star who had an above-the-knee amputation, just like Maisie. But then she meets Ollie. Ollie is a cute volunteer working the show, and they geek out about nerd culture, just as much as Maisie does. After spending the day together, Maisie notices feelings for Ollie that she's never had before. Could Ollie feel the same way?
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Forever Is Now by Mariama J. LockingtonWhen sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.
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Where You See Yourself by Claire ForrestEffie Galanos' goals for her senior year include her navigating her way through her high school that is not really wheelchair-friendly, getting into the perfect college, and getting her crush Wilder to accompany her to the prom--but by spring she is beginning to see herself entirely differently.
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Give Me a Sign by Anna SortinoSeventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.
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Hello (from Here) by Chandler BakerMaxine and Jonah meet as California is going into lockdown due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic declaration, and must learn how to build their relationship at a distance through personal tragedies and triumphs.
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Rise of the Red Hand by Olivia ChadhaA rare, searing portrayal of the future of climate change in South Asia. A streetrat turned revolutionary and the disillusioned hacker son of a politician try to take down a ruthlessly technocratic government that sacrifices its poorest citizens to build its utopia.
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Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRoccaUnable to find their rhythm, once-close twin sisters Maya and Chaya make a bet: they'll switch places at summer camp and whoever can keep the ruse going the longest will get to make a life-changing decision, which isn't as easy as it sounds.
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Breathing Underwater by Sarah Elisabeth AllenDuring a road trip, thirteen-year-old Olivia, a budding photographer, tries to recreate a Treasure Hunt she once shared with her sixteen-year-old sister, Ruth, while watching for signs that Ruth's depression is back.
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