Disabilities & Special Needs - Teens Ficton

In this new installation of The Ables series, we follow our young heroes, now 19, as they follow the violent trail of a mysterious villain named Adam who seems to be systematically draining the U.S.'s largest cities of their power. The Ables must continue...

Fans of Jandy Nelson and Marieke Nijkamp will love this deeply moving novel in verse about the aftermath of a gun accident.Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay's father's gun. Now Jonah needs...

"A sensitive and affecting story of two young women learning to thrive in spite of their hard circumstances." -- Booklist (starred review) Quincy and Biddy are both graduates of their high school's special ed program, but they couldn't be more different. When they're thrown...

"An ode to the significance of reading in the lives of young people. . . . Unique and original, believable and poignant, this is a book with power of its own." -- The Horn Book (starred review) Thirteen-year-old Travis has a secret: he can't...

They say his clothes blend into the background, no matter where he stands. They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing's for sure: no one ever noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano, and I was the one...

"What to Say Next reminds readers that hope can be found in unexpected places." -BustleFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things comes a story about two struggling teenagers who find an unexpected connection just when they need it most....

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...

Freckles (1904) is a novel by Gene Stratton-Porter. An immediate bestseller, Freckles--her second novel--established Stratton-Porter's reputation as a leading naturalist and writer of the American Midwest. Written for children and adults alike, Freckles is a classic tale of struggle and survival set in one...

A gentle young adult romance for fans of Sarah Dessen about two teens, each of whom has lost something irreplaceable, finding one another. Quinn is a teen who loves her family, skateboarding, basketball, and her friends, but after she's diagnosed with a condition called...

Rian is starting her sixth grade year in a new home and at a new school in Northeast Philadelphia. On her first day, she is greeted by Shack, the class bully, who wastes no time breaking one of her cochlear implants. She's used to...

In the heart-pounding second book in the Shadow Skye trilogy, unlikely heroes Agatha and Jaime must fight for their clan's home when a new danger comes to the Isle of Skye. After their escape from Norveg, Agatha and Jaime return with their clan to...

Sometimes love needs no words . . .A beautiful and poignant story about the unspoken and unconditional love between mother and child. Follow Love Love's journey through life in this touching story as she, her mother, and her child navigate their joys and challenges...

In the heart-pounding second book in the Shadow Skye trilogy, unlikely heroes Agatha and Jaime must fight for their clan's home when a new danger comes to the Isle of Skye. After their escape from Norveg, Agatha and Jaime return with their clan to...

"Jett is a voice for a generation beset with expectations from every angle..." K.C. Finn for Readers' FavoriteWhat do you do when you find out everything you know might be wrong?Prove you're right, of course. And that's exactly what Jett Harper plans to do....

Now available in paperback! Things Chloe Knew: Her sister Ivy was lonely. Ethan was a perfect match. Ethan's brother, David, was an arrogant jerk. Things Chloe Should Have Known: Set-ups are complicated. Ethan would be a perfect boyfriend . . .for someone other than...

Rosie is a sixteen-year-old girl with Down syndrome who's fighting for little freedoms, tolerance, and love. They can't send you away. What will we do? We need us. I stop your angry, Jack. And you make me strong. You make me Rosie. Rosie loves...

Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their friendship knows no bounds. Their letters carry on as Ollie embarks on his first road trip away from the woods--no easy feat for a boy allergic to electricity--and Moritz decides which new school would best suit...

After an injury forces Ria off the diving team, an unexpected friendship with Cotton, a guy on the autism spectrum, helps her come to terms with the abusive relationship she's been in with her former coach.Ria Williams was an elite diver on track for...

Have you ever wondered... What it would feel like to be a chocolate cake, or How you would react to not getting your paycheck on time, or How to get out of doing your laundry, or What it would be like to have a...

A teenager struggles through physical loss to the start of acceptance in an absorbing, artful novel at once honest and insightful, wrenching and redemptive. On a sunny day in June, at the beach with her mom and brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a...

Jase Ellison doesn't remember having acute lymphocytic leukemia when he was three years old. His cancer diagnosis only enters his mind twice a year: once at his yearly checkup at the oncology clinic and one when he attends Camp Chemo in the summer. No...

Sometimes in high school, all you want is to be invisible. Being invisible might be the biggest problem of all for Natalie. She has a disability that causes chaos to her body on the inside but leaves her unmarked on the outside. She's learned...

I'm in the middle of a full-blown spaz-attack, and I don't care. I don't care at all. At home I always try to act normal, and spaz-attacks definitely aren't normal. Here, people understand. They know a spaz-attack signals that I'm excited. They're excited too,...

After destroying the facility inside Deliverance, Ahna thought The Delivery Company was close to defeat. When her group reaches the Rocky Mountains, she realizes the truth-The Delivery Company is far from finished. In fact, they are rebuilding, creating new and improved Elite, and preparing...

"...A rewarding page-turner..." --Foreword Clarion Reviews"...A truly original cast of characters..." --Blue Ink Reviews"...Sensitive...Engaging...Grounded exploration of recovery, resentment, and redemption..." --BookLife ReviewsOllie Buckmeyer is funny, popular, and lives an idyllic life with his family on one of the last cattle ranches in Southern California....

Jemma knows who the murderer is. She knows because he told her. An intense young adult suspense book!He thought his secret was safe because Jemma can't speak or move.But Jemma observes all kinds of things about everyone around her. His secret is just one...

In the tradition of Gayle Forman and John Green comes this extraordinary YA debut about a blind teen girl navigating life and love in high school. Parker Grant doesn't need 20/20 vision to see right through you. That's why she created the Rules: Don't...

From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a "tremendously moving" (Booklist) novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs. "Anger-management issues." That's how they classified Savannah Sutton after she drove...

A Junior Library Guild Selection A Georgia Center for the Book Book All Young Georgians Should Read The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's . . . something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair...

Hurt Go Happy is a captivating novel for young readers by beloved author Ginny Rorby. The Schneider Family Book Award-winning novel is inspired by the true story of a chimpanzee raised as a human. Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of...

After an injury forces Ria off the diving team, an unexpected friendship with Cotton, a guy on the autism spectrum, helps her come to terms with the abusive relationship she's been in with her former coach.Ria Williams was an elite diver on track for...

Olivia Sloane doesn't want to live anymore. Her whole life is a struggle. Her health, her school, her social life, and even her relationship with her mother are all a mess. The world itself is a mess. With lethal acid rain and stifling, everpresent...

Teenager Cason Martin is the youngest ballerina in the Atlanta Ballet Conservatory. She never really had a choice of whether she learned to dance or not. Her mother, the conservatory's artistic director, has made all the decisions in Cason's life. But that's about to...

Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award! A debut novel for fans of The Fault in Our Stars that thoughtfully and humorously depicts teen Ricky Bloom's struggles with a recent chronic illness diagnosis. "Silverstein sheds a powerful light on disease and how managing it...

Mail - Ronnie Sidney, II, MSW - Outlook The Nelson Beats the Odds: Compendium One gives readers a chance to experience Nelson Beats the Odds and Tameka's New Dress in one thrilling graphic novel. The compendium presents real tips for real life situations and...

Sometimes in high school, all you want is to be invisible. Being invisible might be the biggest problem of all for Natalie. She has a disability that causes chaos to her body on the inside but leaves her unmarked on the outside. She's learned...

Teased and rejected by other golf balls because of a swollen dimple on top of her head, will GINA The Pimple Headed Range Ball overcome a physical disability to help Linda, the teen contestant, win the local golf championship?Author: John Jr. HowardISBN-10: 096727558XISBN-13: 9780967275581Publisher:...

"A beautiful, big-hearted book with important lessons embedded in compelling stories of two irresistible girls. Expertly executed and movingly realized." --New York Times Book ReviewCammie McGovern follows up her breakout young adult debut, Say What You Will, with this powerful and unforgettable novel about...

A 2015 Schneider Family Book Award WinnerWith gentle humor and unflinching realism, Gail Giles tells the gritty, ultimately hopeful story of two special ed teenagers entering the adult world. We understand stuff. We just learn it slow. And most of what we understand is...

From New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Young comes a heartrending new novel about a girl struggling to deal with anger issues while taking care of her younger brother with special needs. "Anger-management issues." That's how they classified Savannah Sutton after she stuck a...

A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carr , about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt...

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...

Earth: 2220. The human population is scarce from environmental atrocity and no one can go outside or else they instantly perish into a pile of ashes. The President of the United States is the only hope for survival and he secretly seeks assistance from...

A YALSA 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults PickIn Kat Spears's hilarious and often poignant debut, high school senior Jesse Alderman, or Sway, as he's known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want---term papers, a date with...

For fourteen-year-old Krissy, her new life maxim is pretty sad: First choices out. Second choices in. It's been that way since dialysis left her disabled. Her limitations went from none to a ton, and now they stand in the way of her dream--to compete...

Timothy Wright's life revolves around stories. Ever since he had his accident, books have been his only window to the outside. The characters inside are family--he's sailed the high seas in quest of a white whale, plunged through rabbit holes, and been scolded by...

Sometimes love needs no words . . .A beautiful and poignant story about the unspoken and unconditional love between mother and child. Follow Love Love's journey through life in this touching story as she, her mother, and her child navigate their joys and challenges...

"We've always been told that we're the ones who aren't communicating. That we need to use our words...or look at people's eyes. We've always been told that we're the ones who are wrong."All Ways follows two brothers, Andreas and York, as they embark on...

In a novel in two voices, a popular teen and an artistic loner forge an unlikely bond -- and create an entire universe -- via texts. But how long before the real world invades Starworld? Sam Jones and Zoe Miller have one thing in...

Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But...