Disabilities & Special Needs - Teens Ficton

In an emotionally compelling tale crackling with originality, when a teen musician goes deaf, his quest to create an entirely new form of music brings him to a deeper understanding of his relationship to the hearing world, of himself, and of the girl he...

Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero. Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a...

Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she's homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and she's probably the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can't swim.Then Emilie's mom enrolls her in public school, and Emilie goes from studying...

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice. When fifteen-year-old Harris moves with his family from California (home of beautiful-but-inaccessible beaches) to New Jersey (home of some much-hyped...

NEW EDITION, WITH TEACHER'S NOTES: Marcus is so good at football that there's a very real chance he'll be signed by Manchester United. But when he discovers he may be losing his hearing, his whole world falls to pieces and he finds himself having...

Extraordinary insight into living without sightOutside Myself will enlighten both young and old. Tallie is a young girl struggling to adjust to her blindness. Benjamin is an older gentleman working in a library for the blind. A chance phone call between them leads to...

The only one who can free him is the girl he's hurt the most.Cursed for a youthful accident which maimed a young woman, L on Beauregard roams his mountain as a bear, clinging to the scraps of his humanity. Too bad it's not working....

His world is music. Her world is silent. Ali Collins was a child prodigy destined to become one of the greatest musicians of the twenty-first century--until she was diagnosed with a life-changing brain tumor. Now, at seventeen, Ali lives in a soundless world where...

Twins Justine and Perry have left their home in Australia and embarked on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It's been a year since their dad lost his battle with cancer and Justine became the sole caregiver for her autistic...

Since the sudden death of his younger sister, Evie, sixteen-year-old Munro Maddux has been having flashbacks and anger-management issues. He has a constant ache in his right hand. And there's a taunting, barking, biting voice he calls "the Coyote." Munro knows a six-month student...

The debut novel from a publishing industry veteran tells the "thought-provoking and heartbreaking" story of friendship, love, and the struggles of finding yourself. 17-year-old Ava Collins grew up constantly reminded that she wasn't - and couldn't - be normal. A deaf student in public...

Tackling real world issues with sensitivity and grace, this is a touching contemporary novel about learning to accept yourself, speak out for others and let people into your heart. When Jordyn Michaelson's autistic brother joins her at her elite school, she's determined not to...

What happens when a London rock star, falls in love with an ordinary Australian girl?Can Lola feel the music, before it's too late?Lola has a secret. It's not that her mother has kicked her out of home. Or that her new housemates are dead...

For fans of Talia Hibbert and Lynn Painter comes a funny and unflinchingly honest story about a teen who must come to terms with her disability and what it means for her identity, her love life, and her future. Brynn Kwan is desperate for...

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a Sign. "Poignant, romantic, and deeply heartfelt." --Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be Ellie's Deaf boarding school just shut...

Helheim Fallen Online, the next generation VRMMORPG will be released on 2042-04-02 Sign up NOW to win a chance to be a beta tester Willow's life hasn't been easy. She's autistic, living in a community closed off from the rest of the world 'for...

The Fair and Foul courts of the fey folk have long yearned for one to bring them together in peace, but hopes are dashed when the fairest prince and the prophecy concerning him are laid to ruin. Burdened with shame and sorrow, the prince...

Ryan, who uses a wheelchair, is at his most confident when he's in the water. When he rescues his schoolmate, Jack, from drowning their lives become connected, whether they like it or not. Ryan keeps Jack's secret about that day in the water, but...

They are the largest minority in the world. They have no rights. They are told how to think, how to worship, and how to socialize. They are children. Some will grow up and repeat the pattern. Some will break from the vicious cycle and...

Precocious Katy Thatcher comes to realize what a gentle, silent boy did for his family. He meant to help, not harm. It didn't turn out that way. "The author balances humor and generosity with the obstacles and injustice of Katy's world to depict a...

From Albert Einstein to Agatha Christie, Pablo Picasso to JFK, Dyslexic Legends Alphabet presents an eye-opening and motivational A to Z of legends with dyslexia who have made their inspirational mark on our world. This book is a must- read for any child who...

Mia's world crumbles when she finds out she has to move across the country. Mia's autism makes it hard to handle new situations. She struggles to relate to strangers and to make new friends. Everyone at Mia's old school was familiar with her autism....

Blake has a secret-- a secret his mother has asked him not to share. If Blake can act normal, then no one will treat him differently. But Blake can't shake the way others view him after the racist comments he made months earlier. To...

A Schneider Family Book Award Honor BookWhat does it take to follow your dreams? Where You See Yourself is a relatable, romantic, and necessary story about a girl who has to figure out what--and who--will bring her the happiness she deserves.By the time Effie...

Being blind doesn't stop seventeen-year-old Jenny Ryan from going after what she wants. Journalism byline? Horse sports? Rock climbing? No problem. Meet Liam O'Shannon, frontman for hard-rocking Irish band (also named) O'Shannon? Jenny's got a plan for that, too. She's already landed a backstage...

The spooky, swoony YA debut by BookTok star Rosie Talbot (@Merrowchild) -- the "TikTok Made Me Buy It" sensation dubbed Heartstoppers with ghosts! Perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Aiden Thomas.Sixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his...

A fierce winter storm, prophesied of old, heralds the birth of seven special girls.Born on separate continents, into very different circumstances, they all share one thing: mysterious, ball-like devices, which find their way into each of the girls' possession. The devices' origin and purpose...

North Carolina Simon hates her name. As a fourteen-year-old girl growing up in the 1970s, she has a lot of challenges. People not only make fun of her name but also scoff at her eccentric family. Dad's a hoarder, Mom's an unpredictable artist, and...

A young boy with autism struggles to understand and reach out to a confusing and seemingly lonely world. Then, one day he makes a unique friend that will turn his world on end and begin to open his eyes and mind. Author: Robert J....

Isn't summer vacation supposed to bring fun and adventure? For Danielle, turning thirteen in three short weeks, this summer would be the last summer of childhood as all things adult loomed with both excited and anxious anticipation. Danielle loves her family, their ranch nestled...

He's all about change. She's not.Senior year-not the biggest deal in the world, right? Except that it is, because everything is changing. Most seniors worry about their dates for school dances, soaking up final memories with friends, and planning life after graduation. Seventeen-year-old Dinah...

The McHubbard family was last seen bravely fighting in the universal war against the GeoLapse. But in mid-battle, each of them mysteriously disappeared from Earth. Where did they all go? Luna, Ann Lou, Riff, and Elbina find themselves warped in a strange place with...

After solving a decades-old cold case murder, Izzy Brown learns no good deed goes unpunished. Arrested, expelled, and back in the sad Florida trailer park where she's spent most of her life, Izzy's world has spiraled out of control. But then, the opportunity of...

A Pura Belpré Honor Book * A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for TeensIn this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her...

Since being adopted by the King and Queen of Starrycrest two years ago, Kara has lived a magical life, complete with doting parents and staff as well as a starring role in the Starrycrest Starlets' production of The Nutcracker. The princess is on top...

An ancient force has awakened. And only a brave young girl can tame its destructive power... After defeating the evil forces that threatened the worlds of the Jent Path, Agnes Ann Cavanaugh has continued her magical studies. But despite her hard work and skilled...

After her Opportunity Class stages a play about her grandmother's famous novel, Abomination, Sophie St. John's suspicions that her family is keeping something from her are confirmed. While doing her Legal Studies homework she discovers a case, a lawsuit launched by her parents when...

An ancient force has awakened. And only a brave young girl can tame its destructive power... After defeating the evil forces that threatened the worlds of the Jent Path, Agnes Ann Cavanaugh has continued her magical studies. But despite her hard work and skilled...

A fierce winter storm, prophesied of old, heralds the birth of seven special girls.Born on separate continents, into very different circumstances, they all share one thing: mysterious, ball-like devices, which find their way into each of the girls' possession. The devices' origin and purpose...

Isn't summer vacation supposed to bring fun and adventure? For Danielle, turning thirteen in three short weeks, this summer would be the last summer of childhood as all things adult loomed with both excited and anxious anticipation. Danielle loves her family, their ranch nestled...

When you don't know where you belong, who are you really?Jazmine's deaf. And she's getting tired. Tired of trying hard to fit in and pretending to be like everyone else.When Jaz goes to deaf camp, a new world opens up to her: a world...

Young Marco Lippa is a healthy twelve-year-old: carefree and prone to dreaming. The star pitcher for his baseball team, he hits the winning home-run against their cross-town rivals. But the revelry soon turns into something different, as Marco becomes sick. Rushed to the hospital...

Rejects are wrong. Replacements are good. In a world where the government has sought to create the ideal children, The Delivery Co. was born. In a lab, they create the perfect child for families who have lost kids or cannot have them. These children...

Bobby Murphy was a popular high school senior and a star athlete when his world turned upside down after an accident that left him without the use of his legs. With a supportive family and good friends, Bobby struggled with his disability, learning to...

The McHubbard family was last seen bravely fighting in the universal war against the GeoLapse. But in mid-battle, each of them mysteriously disappeared from Earth. Where did they all go? Luna, Ann Lou, Riff, and Elbina find themselves warped in a strange place with...

I gave him three rules. Three impossible rules.1) I don't want you to know my real name.2) We're never going to meet in person.3) You don't get to be my Prince Charming.When I woke up in the hospital, fatherless and blind, falling in love...

Through Her Eyes by Keshia LaVettALEXANDRA HOPE NIELSON, known to all as Hope, and affectionately by her family as Moon, is beautiful, vibrant, ambitious, and legally blind. She has never clearly seen the world. From birth until seventeen, she never had a boyfriend or...

Hindsight A hideous crime scene, a dangerous stalker, a kidnapping all within a weekend vacation with friends in New York, that brings the promise of love for young Twyla Cleary whose painful secret of shame will be exposed for all to see. Join beloved...

An Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction Nominee "Look no further for your next favorite read, because The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester has it all: a gripping murder mystery that will keep you turning pages, ghosts, romance,...

All he wants is to be a normal teenager. But when a car accident shatters his life, Dylan finds salvation in the most unlikely of places.When a car wreck leaves sixteen-year-old Dylan with one leg, suddenly everyone in his life treats him differently. His...