Disabilities & Illnesses

  • All Together Now, Sue Ellen Bridgers. Knopf, 1979 (7-10)
  • The Alfred Summer, Jan Slepian. Simon & Schuster, 1980 (7-10) (Cerebral Palsy)
  • Barry’s Sister, Lois Metzger. Atheneum, 1992 (6-9) (Cerebral Palsy)
  • Be Good to Eddie Lee, Virginia Fleming, illus. by Floyd Cooper. Philomel, 1993 (1-4) (Down Syndrome)
  • Birth Defects, Edward Edelson. Chelsea House, 1992 (6-10)
  • Bringing Nettie Back, Nancy Hope Wilson. Atheneum, 1992 (5-8) (stroke)
  • Crazy Lady!, Jane Leslie Conly. HarperCollins, HarperTrophy, 1993 (5-8) (mental disability, alcoholism)
  • The Falcon’s Wing, Dawna Lisa Buchanan. Orchard, 1992 (5-8) (Down Syndrome)
  • Gideon Ahoy!, William Mayne. Delacorte, 1989 (6-8)
  • Hey Dummy, Kin Platt. Dell, 1971 (6-8)
  • How Willy Got His Wheels, (1-5) (physical disability)
  • How Willy Got His Wings, (1-5) (physical disability)
  • I Will Call It Georgie’s Blues, Suzanne Newton. Viking, 1983 (7-10) (emotional abuse, emotional breakdown)
  • The King of Hearts’ Heart, Sam Teague. Little, Brown, 1987 (4-6) (mental disability)
  • Lester’s Turn, Jan Slepian. Macmillan, 1981 (7-10) (mental disability, physical disability)
  • Loving Ben, Elizabeth Laird. Delacorte, 1989 (5-8) (Down Syndrome)
  • The Man Who Loved Clowns, June Rae Wood. Putnam, 1992 (7-10) (Down Syndrome)
  • Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird, Jean Little. Penguin, 1984 (4-7) (Cancer)
  • My Brother Steven Is Retarded, Harriet Longsam Sobol, photos by Patricia Agre. Simon & Schuster, 1977 (4-6)
  • Night Kites, M.E. Kerr. Harper & Row, 1986 (6-8) (AIDS)
  • Nothing to Be Ashamed Of: Growing Up with Mental Illness in Your Family, Sherry H. Dinner. Lothrap,1989 (6-8) (various mental illnesses)
  • Odd Man Out, Gail Radley. Atheneum, 1995 (5-8) (mental disability)
  • A Real Christmas This Year, Karen Lynn Williams. Houghton, 1995 (5-7) (multiple physical and emotional disabilities)
  • The Reason for Janey, Nancy Hope Wilson. Atheneum, 1994 (7-10) (mental disability)
  • Risk n’ Roses, Jan Slepian. Philomel, 1990 (5-8) (mental disability)
  • Stay Away from Simon!, Carol Carrick, illus. by Donald Carrick. Clarion, 1985 (2+) (mental disability)
  • The Summer of the Swans, Betsy Byars. Avon Camelot 1974 (5-7) (mental disability)
  • Welcome Home Jellybean, Marlene Fanta Shyer. Scribner, 1978 (4-6) (mental disability)
  • What’s Wrong With Me?: What Happens When You’re Sick, and Ways to Stay Healthy, Jenny Bryan, illus. by Martin Shovel. Wayland, 1994 (3-7) (kids medical guide)
  • When Pigs Fly, June Rae Wood. Putnam, 1995 (7-10) (down syndrome)
  • With Love from Karen, Maria Killilea. Laurel Leaf, 1983 (6-8)