Disabilities & Differences in Teen Fiction
North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
- Pub Date: 2009
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Art, Beauty & Self Image
- Terra has a port-wine stain birthmark on her face that she covers with makeup.
The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey
- Pub Date: 2007
- Middle and High school interest
- See also: Long Lost Parent, Stepparents
- Alastair is shocked to find out that his new stepmother is also an amputee.
Shark Girl by Kelly Binghm
- Pub Date: 2007
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Art
- On the Blog: Formerly Shark Girl
- Jane must learn to use her left hand to draw after her right arm is amputated.
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
- Pub Date: Jan 2011
- Middle and High School Interest
- Jessica is determined to keep running even after she loses a leg in an accident.
Tripping by Heather Waldorf
- Pub Date: 2009
- High school interest
- See also: Long Lost Parents, Travel
- While traveling on a cross-country trip, Rainey (who was born without a leg) learns that her birthmother wants to meet her.
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
- 2011 Schneider Award winner
- Piper, a teen who is moderately severely deaf, manages a rock band.
Every Crooked Pot by Renee Rosen
Stoner and Spaz by Ron Koertge
- Pub Date: 2011
- High School Interest
- See also: DIY
- Ben, who has cerebral palsy, and Colleen make a movie.
Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Jean spends a week at "Crip Camp" in the 1970's.
Crazy by Benjamin Lebert
- A partially paralyzed teen starts at a new boarding school in Germany.
The Losers Club by John Lekich
- A teen with CP and his friends attempt to overthrow some bullies.
Izzy Willy Nilly by Cynthia Voigt
- Izzy loses her leg in an accident and must learn to live as an amputee.
Lucky Few by Kathryn Ormsbee
- Pub Date: 2016
- High school interest
- Three teens spend the summer faking near-death experiences until one of them has a real brush with death. Stevie has diabetes, and Max is missing fingers.
A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
- Pub Date: 2014
- Middle and high school interest
- See also: Religion, International Settings
- Veda's dance teacher (and love interest) helps her connect to dance on a spiritual level after she loses a leg in an accident.
You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- See also: Artists, LGBT Parents
- A teen graffiti artist who is deaf gets into a tag war.
Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman
- Pub Date: 2017
- High school interest
- See also: Long Lost Parent, Extended Family
- Anise and her father spend the summer in the midwest helping out her aunt and cousins, where she meets a limb deficient skateboarder.
Run by Kody Keplinger
When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A. J. Steiger
The Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen
- Pub Date: 2018
- High school interest
- Spencer has Tourette's.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Pub Date: 2015
- High school Interest
- See also: Revenge
- Kaz walks with a cane and runs a gang.
The Opposite of Falling Apart by Micah Goode
- Pub Date: 2020
- High school Interest
- See also: Writers, Multiple Narrators
- Brennan lives with anxiety and Jonas is a recent amputee.
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