August 17, 2024

12 Reads to Enhance Disability Representation in Your Classroom Library

Discover books that highlight both visible and invisible disabilities, recommended by secondary ELA teachers, to include in your classroom.


Disability Pride Month, celebrated every July, commemorates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a pivotal law that removed barriers to societal inclusion. Despite the fact that most of us will face some form of disability in our lifetime, obstacles remain, and individuals with disabilities are often marginalized and misunderstood.

Celebrating Disability Pride Month offers an opportunity to acknowledge, honor, and respect disabilities and those who identify as having a disability. Below, you'll find a selection of books featuring characters with both visible and invisible disabilities, recommended by middle and high school ELA teachers, to enhance your classroom library.

Below each book you'll find the Instagram handle of the person recommending the book and a link to their account.

1. The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais


Discover books that highlight both visible and invisible disabilities, recommended by secondary ELA teachers, to include in your classroom.


Recommended by @secondaryurbanlegends

2. Forever This Summer by Leslie C. Youngblood


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Recommended by @theliterarymaven

3. El Deafo by Cece Bell


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Recommended by @mudandinkteaching

4. When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A. J. Steiger


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Recommended by @smithteaches9to12

5. Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly


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Recommended by @wendiewonders

6. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling


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Recommended by @hansonhallway

7. Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton and Aska


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Recommended by @thenextgenlibrarian

8. Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings


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Recommended by @samanthainsecondary

9. The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews


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10. Roll With It by Jamie Sumner


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Recommended by @Booksbabblesbows

11. Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde


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Recommended by @Kgj4k4

12. Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester




Recommended by @diversebooksgiveaway

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