Teen Reads: Celebrate Disability Pride Month!

July is Disability Pride Month - Check out these fiction and nonfiction titles for teen readers that center the stories of people with disabilities.

Updated July 1, 2026
Rochester Public Library RPL Youth Librarians
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Teen Reads: Celebrate Disability Pride Month!

July is Disability Pride Month - Check out these fiction and nonfiction titles for teen readers that center the stories of people with disabilities.

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I am the cage
Grant, Allison Sweet
Paper Book
"I Am the Cage gives resounding voice to the voiceless." -The Associated Press "Powerful.″ -Booklist, starred review "Visceral, wrenching, and beautiful." -John Green, #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The...
On the bright side
Sortino, Anna
Paper Book
A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a Sign. "Poignant, romantic, and deeply heartfelt." -Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be Ellie's Deaf boarding...
Chronically Dolores
Van Wagenen, Maya
Paper Book
Winner of The Schneider Family Book Award, for excellence in portraying the disability experience! Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores's story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. "A striking...
Brooms
Walls, Jasmine
Ebook
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Public Library · New York Public Library 3 STARS: ★ PW ★ Booklist ★ BCCB ...
One killer problem
Winans, Justine Pucella
Paper Book
A darkly funny and thoroughly queer mystery thriller with a touch of camp, for fans of Kara Thomas and Kit Frick by way of Only Murders in the Building. When Gianna "Gigi" Ricci lands in detention again, she doesn't expect the glorified study hall to be her alibi.<...
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