Thread by @StruckByStories

✨it's 2023, and you know what that means? a whole YEAR filled with brand-new books!!✨

in honor of the new year, i've compiled a list of 40+ middle grade & YA books with disability rep — enjoy! 🤎

[#booktwt #booklist #2023ya #2023mg]

— part one: 2023 YA books with disability rep 🤎

— part two: 2023 middle grade books with disability rep & other 2023 MG & YA books with disability rep🤎

— authors feat. (YA books part one): @norawritesbooks, @rocky_writes, @JustinePWinans, @jenstjude, @ambsmcbride, @IdreamofNarnia, @annjacobusSF, @victoriaying, @TaliaHibbert, @foxygrandpa27, @Keah_Maria, @sincerelyamelia, & @elisembryant 🤎

— authors feat. (YA books part two): @claire4est, @EHillAuthor, @AbigailsWriting, @melissasee, @SonoraReyes, @annaksortino, @BriannaShrum, @sarataylorwoods, @IveHousman, @JackieKhalilieh, @MariaMelee, @jenmariewilde, @AnnaKoppAuthor, & @gabriellemkari 🤎

— authors feat. (MG books): @KrisRey19, @ConfusedNarwhal, @beingcindy, @puckett_lindsay, @tanita_s_davis, @jasminnemendez, @mxronnieriley, @andrewasalways, @kfosterauthor, @sallyjpla, & @MagsVisaggs 🤎

— authors feat. (MG & YA books w/o covers): @AlisonStine, @maysoonzayid, @shadiaminart, @Ashley_Wilda1, @lifebreakingin, @gaildvillanueva, @gabenetz, & @littlehux 🤎

also popping in to add Jayben and the Golden Torch by @thomasleeds (epilepsy & traumatic brain injury) to this list!

shoutout to @littlehux for the recommendation! if anyone else has any more recs feel free to leave a comment below & i'll add them to this list! 🤎

also adding In the Ring by @sierraisleyy (generalized anxiety disorder) to this list!

thanks to the super-kind person who filled out my contact form on YADDB!

also adding that if you'd like to add more books to YADDB, i have a quick & easy form here ☺️🤎yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/contact

and...also adding Game Face by @sharigreen (anxiety) to this list!

thanks so much to @sharigreen for letting me know about this! it truly sounds like an amazing book 🤎

and...i'm back with more!

🕰️The Spirit Bares its Teeth by @AJWhiteAuthor (autistic rep)
☕️Just a Pinch of Magic by @alechiadow (anxiety & bipolar II rep)
👻What Walks These Halls by @AmyClarkin (hard-of-hearing rep)

tysm to everyone filling out my form! yadisabilitydatabase.wixsite.com/home/contact

@AJWhiteAuthor @alechiadow @AmyClarkin and...here are two more!!
🐶Something Like Home by @andreabarango (sickle cell anemia rep)
🎼Shannon in the Spotlight by @itskalenamiller (ocd rep)

here's another one!
☁️The Gray by @baronchrisbaron (anxiety rep)