A breathtaking, heart-wrenching journey across wartime Europe! A story of a brilliant, disabled young woman who must find her own strength when World War II tears her away from her traveling circus family.
A visually breathtaking and deeply moving graphic novel! Alina Chau’s Marshmallow & Jordan masterfully blends sports, Indonesian culture, and a touch of magical realism. Centering on a determined young athlete navigating life in a wheelchair alongside an adorable baby elephant which explores resilience, global diversity, and adaptive sports.
An extraordinary ownvoices story, Breathe and Count Back from Ten masterfully balances the universal trials of teenage independence with the specific realities of living with hip dysplasia. Natalia Sylvester delivers a deeply relatable, nuanced window into an immigrant family’s expectations and a girl determined to claim her own body.
Exploring the beautiful complexities of Deaf culture, Anna Sortino’s debut novel Give Me a Sign follows seventeen-year-old Lilah as she navigates community, identity, and romance at a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind. While the story features vital representation and an innovative audiobook production that captures hearing loss, a lagging mid-plot and some unrealistic pacing choices keep it from being a total page-turner.
High school is hard enough without parasitic fairies feeding on your medical mysteries. Sedona “Seda” Gerard battles chronic pain and fae monsters that thrive on her isolation. This unique story uses fantasy to explore the very real struggles of living with an undiagnosed illness.