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In celebration of Disability Pride Month let's share our favorite middle grade books that feature main characters with a disability.

I love the tagged book because it highlights how the MC navigates her world. She fights for her rights, but also struggles with how to not become someone else's “project“.

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#coverlove #wheel

An inspiring middle grade story about a girl into wheelchair motocross and not letting her disability define her!

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A few parts in this book felt slow, but overall I thought it was a great middle grade story. Emmie is a realistic twelve year old who is sometimes self-centered but also learns and grows from her experiences. She‘s always used a wheelchair and is fiercely independent, but new school administration brings some challenges and choices as she also dreams and works for a new chair appropriate for tricks on a half pipe.

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An athlete and entrepreneur becomes an activist. Emmie begins to understand the fallibility of her family, friends, and school administration. She is a complex character who comes to realize she has caused harm in some of her relationships. There is real growth in her character and a steady but sometimes rather slow plot.