The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teresa Toten<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

When Adam meets Robyn at a support group for kids coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder, he is drawn to her almost before he can take a breath. He’s determined to protect and defend her–to play Batman to her Robyn–whatever the cost. But when you’re fourteen and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it’s hard to imagine yourself falling in love. How can you have a “normal” relationship when your life is so fraught with problems? And that’s not even to mention the small matter of those threatening letters Adam’s mother has started to receive.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>obsessive compulsive disorder<\/p>\n

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Wonder<\/strong><\/p>\n

R.J. Palacio<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid\u2014but his new classmates can\u2019t get past Auggie\u2019s extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie\u2019s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of one community\u2019s struggle with empathy, compassion, and acceptance.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>craniofacial differences<\/p>\n

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Out of My Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharon M. Draper<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroom – the very same classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged because she cannot tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And she’s determined to let everyone know it – somehow.<\/p>\n

Disability Portrayed:\u00a0<\/strong>cerebral palsy<\/p>\n

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