Akata Witch<\/strong><\/p>\n Nnedi Okorafor<\/strong><\/p>\n From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n Akata Witch<\/i>\u00a0transports the reader to a magical place where nothing is quite as it seems. Born in New York, but living in Aba, Nigeria, twelve-year old Sunny is understandably a little lost. She is albino and thus, incredibly sensitive to the sun. All Sunny wants to do is be able to play football and get through another day of school without being bullied. But once she befriends Orlu and Chichi, Sunny is plunged in to the world of the Leopard People, where your worst defect becomes your greatest asset. Together, Sunny, Orlu, Chichi and Sasha form the youngest ever Oha Coven. Their mission is to track down Black Hat Otokoto, the man responsible for kidnapping and maiming children. Will Sunny be able to overcome the killer with powers stronger than her own, or will the future she saw in the flames become reality?<\/p>\n Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>albinism, maiming<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bronze and Sunflower<\/strong><\/p>\n Cao Wenxuan<\/strong><\/p>\n From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands – the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny, round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is lonely. Then she meets Bronze, who, unable to speak, is ostracized by the other village boys. Soon the pair are inseparable, and when Bronze’s family agree to take Sunflower in, it seems that fate has brought him the sister he has always longed for. But life in Damaidi is hard, and Bronze’s family can barely afford to feed themselves. Can the little city girl stay here, in this place where she has finally found happiness?<\/p>\n Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>mutism<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Eagle Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n Ned Hayes<\/strong><\/p>\n From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n Fourteen-year-old March Wong knows everything there is to know about trees. They are his passion and his obsession, even after his recent falls\u2014and despite the state\u2019s threat to take him away from his mother if she can\u2019t keep him from getting hurt. But the young autistic boy cannot resist the captivating pull of the Pacific Northwest\u2019s lush forests just outside his back door. Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>autism spectrum disorder<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Out of My Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOne day, March is devastated to learn that the Eagle Tree\u2014a monolithic Ponderosa Pine near his home in Olympia\u2014is slated to be cut down by developers. Now, he will do anything in his power to save this beloved tree, including enlisting unlikely support from relatives, classmates, and even his bitter neighbor. In taking a stand, March will come face-to-face with some frightening possibilities: Even if he manages to save the Eagle Tree, is he risking himself and his mother to do it?<\/p>\n