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In the first book of the series, Adam becomes deaf in his left ear due to abuse. [12] 2012 Hazel Grace Lancaster, Augustus Waters, and several other characters The Fault in our Stars: John Green: The book is about characters with several types of cancer and resulting disabilities including a blind character and one with a prosthetic leg. [13 ...
Here are some of our favorite books that celebrate disability pride to add to your TBR pile. The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me by Keah Brown
A 2011 World Report on Disability conducted by the World Health Organization found that around 15% of the global population, 1 billion people, have a disability, [2] yet in 2019 only 3.4% of children's books had disabled main characters. [3] The quality of disability representation can vary depending on the specific disability portrayed. [4]
Fictional characters with mental disorders (20 C, 151 P) Fictional characters missing an eye (1 C, 56 P) Fictional characters with musculoskeletal system disorders (1 C, 5 P)
Ari L. Goldman of The New York Times called the book "so finely done that the drawings and the story line compete for attention." [26] In 2013, Rosen was commissioned by the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus to create a full-length play based on this work. Its world premier will be staged at the Center's theater in December 2013. [28]
In 2017 they co-founded the annual Columbus, Ohio, arts festival The Flyover Fest. Also in 2017 (September) the press opened a brick-and-mortar named Two Dollar Radio Headquarters on the south side of Columbus, Ohio, which is a bookstore, full bar, performance space, and vegan coffeehouse and cafe, carrying Two Dollar Radio titles as well as a ...
He authors a monthly Internet column and has published several books. He is employed at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, where he has worked for over twenty years. [1] Since 2006 Woods has conducted an annual, 24-hour, solo poetry reading. [2] In 2013 he published the book We Over Here Now on Brick Cave Books. [3]
The Schneider Family Book Award is an award given by the American Library Association (ALA) recognizing authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth. [1] There is a category for children's books, books appealing to middle grade readers and for young adult literature.