Disabled Characters

[alwaysdaddygirl]

I am not aware of these authors. I will check it out, especially your favorite. Mahalo! It is good to hear that children books are including special needs kids more.

[DATo]

You know, I am really surprised that no one has mentioned Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens', A Christmas Carol.

To this I might add ... John Singer (a mute) in Carson McCuller's The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, and Lenny Small (mentally challenged) in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

[alwaysdaddygirl]

Mahalo DATo for the reminders with the classics! Kudos for being the previous member of the month! I have not read Dickens in a long time. Regardless, I should remember. I have a lot of reading to do now with including these classics. That makes me happy! Sound corny but the truth.

[Buchacha21]

I second "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion for autism. It was a very interesting and entertaining read. Also, I finished a crime novel recently called "Going Underground" by Michael Lease where one of the characters was autistic.

"The Toaster Oven Mocks Me" by Steve Margolis is a non-fiction account of living with synesthesia, a condition where one sense is perceived by an additional sense (for example, "seeing" music).

For a young adult book, I very highly recommend "Out of My Mind" by Sharon Draper, a story about a girl who cannot walk or talk but is still present and fully capable mentally. I think all junior high students should read this book!

I don't know if you would include depression under your list, but "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara is a very lengthy yet worthwhile read. Also, "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven is another must-read young adult novel, where one of the main characters deals with depression.

[alwaysdaddygirl]

Mahalo Buchacha21! I will check these books as well.

It good to know all these books exist to help people!