In the time since I first read Wonder, my understanding of my disfigurement, and the world it occupies, has transformed. How will I now read and receive what was the most personally representativ...
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2018/01/19/review-wonder-by-r-j-palacio/
Despite some reservations, our reviewer would recommend this contemporary novel about young Bat - and the reviewer's ten-year-old goddaughter agrees.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/10/20/review-a-boy-called-bat-by-elana-k-arnold/
What is it like to grow up with dyscalculia? And how might a character experience it?
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/09/15/dyscalculia-and-adhd-a-view-from-the-inside/
There are many different ways an author can express a sign language on the page; let's take a closer look.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/05/19/asl-writing-a-visual-language/
The portrayal of epilepsy in this book was frustrating and disrespectful. People with epilepsy deserve better than this.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/05/05/review-unfolding-by-jonathan-friesen/
Stoner & Spaz is funny and often unafraid of ambivalence, and I feel similarly ambivalent: liking a lot of what I got, yet wanting more of the stuff between the lines of what Ben says and does.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/04/21/review-stoner-spaz-by-ron-koertge/
Queens of Geek is an authentic and refreshing portrayal of an autistic and anxious girl.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/03/31/review-queens-of-geek-by-jen-wilde/
Julia is a Deaf teen girl who is creative, artistic, and passionate. And she is an authentic portrayal of deafness.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/03/03/review-youre-welcome-universe-by-whitney-gardner/
You're Welcome, Universe author Whitney Gardner sits down with Andrea Shettle and site editor Natasha Razi to discuss her debut novel!
I was intrigued by the virtual-reality premise, but this book is a veritable hotbed of misogyny and a case study in how not to write a wheelchair-using character.
https://disabilityinkidlit.com/2017/02/24/review-omegaball-by-robert-j-peterson/