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A librarian recommends 5 fun fiction books for kids and teens featuring disabled characters

  • Written by Rebecca Weber, Associate Professor Library, Oklahoma State University
A librarian recommends 5 fun fiction books for kids and teens featuring disabled charactersThere's a small but growing number of books for younger readers that feature main characters with disabilities.Wavebreakmedia/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Disability representation is slowly increasing in books geared toward children and teens.

In 2019 the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

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