Staff-selected titles help readers of all ages celebrate Disability Pride month-- and all year!
Revised
June 16, 2026
Whether you're celebrating Disability Pride Month or just looking for a great book, check out these staff-selected titles, for little kids, big kids, tweens, teens and adults.
Little kids
Picture books
2024
PICTURE BOOK Catchpole, James
Addressing the assumptions people make about those with disabilities in an accessible, honest and humorous way, this story follows Joe, who is tired of being told how amazing he is for doing normal things.
2024
PICTURE BOOK Clemmons, Terri
Mara is worried about what the students at her new school will think about her hearing aids, but as she explains about lip reading and sign language she makes two new friends.
2025
PICTURE BOOK Milusich, Janice
Neveah, a young blind girl, experiences the beauty of each season through touch, taste, smell and sound, discovering the wonder of the world around her year-round.
2026
PICTURE BOOK Nelson, Adiba
Today is Hazel’s favorite day, parade day! This book showcases the different ways communities can be made safer and more accessible to people with disabilities as Hazel takes readers through her city on her way to the parade.
2024
PICTURE BOOK Slice, Jessica
Disability rights activists, Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp, explore how disabled people and their families use adaptive, imaginative and considerate play so everyone can join in the fun.
Lexile level
520L
2025
PICTURE BOOK Slice, Jessica
A rhyming picture book that demystifies and respects how disabled people and their families use different forms of communication to connect and show love.
2026
PICTURE BOOK Sumner, Jamie
Underwater, everything looks different-- and everybody moves differently too. During swim therapy, a child discovers he can be anything and finds the magic of moving in new ways, just like he does on land in his trusty wheelchair.
Board books
2024
BOARD BOOK WE
Celebrates all the diverse ways we play (from music and movement, to nature and art), helping parents and educators discuss how our bodies work differently and advocate for inclusive play!
Big kids
Chapter books
2026
J FICTION Bailey, Jenn
Henry, a young boy with autism, learns to manage his school garden with his best friend Katie-- but Henry's world feels turned upside down when Katie brings along a new friend named Ivy.
2024
J FICTION Seabolt, Tricia
Ellie, a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome, must find a way to win back her brother and save her beloved tree after her plan to rescue him from the clutches of their new neighbor backfires spectacularly, endangering the weeping willow in her garden.
Picture books
2026
J 629.56 CER
An overview and history of the Gallaudet Eleven, eleven Deaf men who volunteered to assist NASA in research experiments that ultimately helped the United States complete the first moon landing.
2026
J 811.608 NO
Vanessa Brantley-Newton, E.E. Charlton-Trujillo and others present poems about neurodivergent activists who have made changes in their community and in the world.
Graphic novels
2025
J GRAPHIC Fairbairn, Nathan
Hazel wants to cat-sit during the summer but her friends on the PAWS team are busy so Hazel has to do it herself, but when disaster strikes, Hazel must hold it together and prove she can handle what comes her way.
Lexile level
360L
Tweens
Chapter books
2026
J FICTION
Roxie wants to blend in at her new school, which means hiding the fact her parents are blind, in this remarkable novel about friendship, misperceptions and family-- plus a dog's view of the world.
2024
J FICTION Draper, Sharon
The final installment in the Out of My Mind series follows Melody, an eleven-year-old with cerebral palsy, to London, where she goes on a series of adventures, including attending a conference for increasing accessibility and maybe even bumps into a prince!
2026
J FICTION
A 12-year-old, Broadway-obsessed girl with a tracheostomy tube is assigned to stage crew instead of the lead role. After overhearing she was sidelined due to her disability, she fights to prove she deserves a fair shot
2025
J FICTION Plourde, Lynn
A boy born without hands meets a quadruple amputee war veteran who inspires him to find his inner superhero and discover his own courage.
Books
2026
J FICTION Gow, Robin
Eighth-grader Jasper feels abandoned when his brother Callan leaves for college, so he starts their promised fossil dig alone only to hear the voice of a saber-toothed tiger calling to him as he unleashes a monster he cannot control.
2025
J FICTION King, Wesley
Eleven-year-old Benny, a boy with Mosaic Down syndrome, navigates a new mainstream classroom, standing up to bullies, making new friends and uncovering a government conspiracy threatening to close down the retirement home owned by his mother.
2025
J 362.41 ROB
Told through an experimental mix of intimate anecdotes and interactive visuals, readers will see the world through the author's disabling eye conditions. The story equips readers with the tools to confront their discomfort with disability and turn confused, blank stares into powerful connections.
Lexile level
880L
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Teens
Books
2025
T FICTION Davis, DeAndra
A Black, autistic teen tries to figure out what happened the night his older brother was unjustly arrested.
2025
T FICTION Drews, CG
When Evander, a reclusive boy, inherits his guardian's estate-- which includes a sentient, carnivorous garden-- he must find out who killed his guardian before they come for him next.
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2025
T FICTION These
From breaking ancient curses to defying death itself, these 13 horror stories cast disabled characters as heroes we can all root for.
2024
T FICTION Eller, Marissa
A seventeen-year-old uses baking to cope with her chronic illness and social anxiety but when her family forces her to join a support group she meets a cute classmate with the same juvenile rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis who understands her world.
2026
T FICTION Langford, Sydney
Eighteen-year-old Natalie agrees to teach ASL to the lead singer of a popular boy band whose sister is losing her hearing. As a romance blossoms they must choose whether love and their dreams can survive the spotlight.
2024
T FICTION Sortino, Anna
When eighteen-year-old Ellie's Deaf boarding school shuts down, she attends a public high school where she struggles to adjust, but finds an ally in Jackson, a soccer player going through a disability diagnosis of his own.
Lexile level
730L
2026
T FICTION Storti, Kara
In this contemporary romance full of magic and hope, a grieving teen with severe epilepsy scours New England for answers about her mystifying connection with a stranger.
Adults
Books
2026
FICTION Brown, Woody
After a family tragedy Walter, a nonverbal college graduate, returns to his peers at an adult day care center. This story explores the experiences and perspectives of both clients and staff at the center as well as their personal interactions.
2024
FICTION DUTTON JASON
A math teacher with cerebral palsy struggles to find confidence while dealing with his growing attraction to a talented dancer.
2024
796.332 FUL
This true story spotlights an all-deaf high school football team's climb from underdog to undefeated during their 2021 and 2022 season.
2025
FICTION Genova, Lisa
An NYU student spirals into a terrifying, unpredictable cycle of mania and depression following a bipolar disorder diagnosis. She struggles with her condition while trying to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.
2026
362.41 LAC
Recording artist Lachi redefines what it means to celebrate disability, by showcasing the innovations and leadership within her community and by framing disability as an identity, a cultural force and a reservoir of resilience and creativity.
2026
155.24 LAW
The author shares more than one hundred humorous, heartfelt and genuine tools and tricks that she relies on to keep her going even when her brain isn't working properly due to depression, anxiety and ADHD.
2026
FICTION Nordqvist, Sabina
A woman with a rare neurological condition agrees to fake-date the hot guy in her chronic pain support group-- only to discover he's an Olympic snowboarder whose career-ending injury is as infamous as his dating history.
2026
305.9082 NOV
The author, Sara Novic, chronicles her journey from hiding her hearing loss as a child to finding her identity within the Deaf community. She blends her personal experiences with a researched history of disability rights within the United States.
