Disability Diaries: Books on my TBR

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The other day I talked about young adult books with disabilities that I would recommend that you read and today is the books that I want to read. In 2017 I really want to read more books that do feature disabilities and here is my list to start.

Mental Health TBR

Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall: This book features a protagonist with agoraphobia and OCD, where she cannot even step outside the front door for groceries. One of the main reasons I want to read this book is because it’s by an #ownvoice author.

Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne: This book features a protagonist with OCD that is about to enter college and all she wants is for her life to be normal. Am I Normal Yet? has been on my list since it was released and I just haven’t gotten my hands on it. However, I recently got it for Christmas and cannot wait to get into it.

Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes: This book has been on my TBR for many other reasons and it has only recently come to my attention that it also features a protagonist with anxiety and OCD.

Physical Disabilities TBR

The Season of You and Me by Robin Constantine: The male protagonist of this one is newly paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. It’s very rare that you see this in YA and it’s the reason that I have to pick it up. I’ve heard some pretty great things about this one and cannot wait to dig in.

Far From You by Tess Sharpe: One of the main reasons I want to read this book is because there is a sense of chronic pain that is featured. It’s again rare to find books that do explore it.

I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios: I’ve seen this book around for a while, but only recently I read the synopsis and I have been intrigued ever since. I’ll Meet You There features the male lead who has lost his leg in Afghanistan.

Casey Smurph

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January 18, 2017 at 2:45 PM

I read Rose Tainted skies at the end of last year and LOVED it I though the representation was well done and loved that it was own voices + the cover is so beautiful XD Am I Normal Yet and Far From you are both high up on my TBR too 😀 Can’t wait to read them

Cee Arr

January 18, 2017 at 9:33 PM

My TBR is buckling under everyone’s recs! Argh! XD

Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight

January 19, 2017 at 11:00 AM

That’s great that Far From You has chronic pain in it. You’re right, that’s something you rarely ever see in books.

Jolien @ The Fictional Reader

January 19, 2017 at 7:03 PM

Am I Normal Yet? is also on my TBR -and I’ve now added the others too! 🙂

Rebecca

January 26, 2017 at 12:50 PM

Girl Against the Universe is also on my TBR. I’m hoping to get to it soon. I’ve read both FAR FROM YOU and I’LL MEET YOU THERE, and while I can’t comment personally on the rep, I thought both were handled really well and with a lot of sensitivity in that aspect, which is what you what.