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In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsLife in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his Papaw is dying slowly from emphysema. Dodging drug dealers and watching out for his best friend, Delaney, is second nature. He’s been spending his summer mowing lawns while she works at Dairy Queen... -
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Damaged Shadows by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the sheriff of the small town of Shadows Landing, South Carolina, Granger usually dealt with ornery alligators, fights over the best BBQ style, and the occasional shoot-out when his friends brought trouble home. Granger watched those friends get married one at a time, but he knew that wasn’t his fate. An auto accident had left Granger with scaring that he hid under his uniform...Categorized as:
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![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 3 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 3 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsStunningly handsome Kohei Sugihara was outgoing and popular with the girls at school. But when a sudden illness left him with partial hearing loss, he grew quiet and reluctant to engage with others. At college, a chance encounter with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi Sagawa helped Kohei open up once more. And over time, the two began to develop feelings for each other...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult m-m secret-relationship queer length-medium -
![A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima]()
A Silent Voice Vol. 3 by Yoshitoki Oima
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 35 ratings"ARE YOU AFRAID OF HER?Shoya's decided to do everything he can to make up for how terribly he treated Shoko, his former classmate who can't hear. But more than the challenge of learning to communicate, it means facing a past he thought he'd left behind forever. Now a reunion with old friends will transform Shoya, and his relationship with Shoko... -
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![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 2 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 2 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKohei is a college student who, because of his hearing loss, tends to distance himself from others. His attitude starts to change after he crosses paths with an ever-optimistic classmate named Taichi. And over time, the two begin to develop feelings for each other... -
![I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 1 by Yuki Fumino]()
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 1 by Yuki Fumino
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBecause of a hearing disability, university student Kohei had made a habit of distancing himself from those around him. But after meeting the exceedingly cheerful Taichi, he gradually begins to embrace a more positive outlook on life. Kohei eventually begins to see Taichi as more than a friend, and after he finally confesses his love to Taichi, the feelings become mutual...Categorized as:
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![The Sign for Home by Blair Fell]()
The Sign for Home by Blair Fell
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLonglisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize When a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a life-changing journey to find her—and his freedom.Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult humor fatphobia found-family length-long -
![After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick]()
After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsJeffrey isn't a little boy with cancer anymore. He's a teen who's in remission, but life still feels fragile. The aftereffects of treatment have left Jeffrey with an inability to be a great student, or to walk without limping. His parents still worry about him. His older brother, Steven, lost it and took off to Africa to be in a drumming circle and 'find himself'...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks young adult contemporary humor death high-school length-medium -
![Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters]()
Warmth in Ice by A. Meredith Walters
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsClay and Maggie have gone through the dark and come out on the other side. For the first time, they are on this journey together. Fighting for something they both need and can’t live without…each other. But a long distance relationship is hard. Particularly for two people who are still trying to build something solid on a shaky and troubled foundation... -
![Perfect World Volume 2 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Volume 2 by Rie Aruga
Perfect World 2How can I accept the sadness that is transmitted through body temperature? Kawana Tsukumi who became acquainted with his first love in wheelchair, Ayukawa Izutsu... -
![Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki]()
Cheese in the Trap, Season 2 by Soon Ki
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing... -
![Chaos Theory by Nic Stone]()
Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with bipolar disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental illness, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.Scars exist to remind us of what we've survived... -
![Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner]()
Holding Her Hand by Tammy Falkner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBoy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl falls in love with boy… SCREECH! No. It can’t be that easy. (You knew that, right?) Boy meets girl. Boy can’t fall in love with girl, because girl comes from a different culture. She also has secrets. Lots of secrets he’s determined to uncover. He’ll try to uncover all her secrets... -
![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIN SEARCH OF PERFECTION...?A company get-together reunites 26-year-old Tsugumi with her high school crush, Itsuki. In the years they've been apart, Itsuki has realized his dream of becoming an architect--but along the way, he's also suffered a spinal cord injury that's left him in a wheelchair. Seeing Itsuki again rekindles Tsugumi's feelings for him...Categorized as:
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![パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ]()
パーフェクトワールド 1 by Rie Aruga, 有賀リエ
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsインテリア会社に就職した川奈つぐみ(26歳)は建築会社との飲み会で、高校の時の同級生であり初恋の人・鮎川...Categorized as:
disabilities and marks contemporary young adult new adult friends to lovers length-short -
![Cheese in the Trap, Season 3 by Soon Ki]()
Cheese in the Trap, Season 3 by Soon Ki
Having returned to college after a year long break, Hong Sul, a hard-working over-achiever, inadvertently got on the wrong side of a suspiciously perfect senior named Yoo Jung. From then on her life took a turn for the worse and Sul was almost certain it was all Yoo Jung's doing... -
![Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest]()
Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhere You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams... -
![A Silent Voice Complete Collector's Edition 1 by Yoshitoki Oima]()
A Silent Voice Complete Collector's Edition 1 by Yoshitoki Oima
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe award-winning modern classic about a girl who can't hear and her bully, which inspired the acclaimed anime film from Kyoto Animation, returns in a beautiful, two-volume collector's edition. Each extra-large, deluxe hardcover contains about 700 pages of manga on crisp, premium paper, and more than fifty pages of new content... -
![Perfect World Vol. 3 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Vol. 3 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTsugumi Kawana has started dating her first crush, Itsuki Ayukawa, who's in a wheelchair. However, amidst the harsh opinions of those around her, she becomes sick and falls from a station platform becoming badly injured. Tsugumi returns to her hometown of Matsumoto to recuperate. While Itsuki makes a decision as he struggles through various trials... -
![Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino]()
Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when you don’t feel “deaf enough” to identify as Deaf or hearing enough to meet the world’s expectations. But this summer, Lilah is ready for a change.When Lilah becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind, her plan is to brush up on her ASL. Once there, she also finds a community... -
![The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks]()
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket...Categorized as:
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![Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil]()
Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life... -
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Winger by Andrew Smith
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsRyan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids in the Pacific Northwest. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy... -
![Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World, Vol. 1 by Rie Aruga
Tsugumi Kawana (26 years old) reunites with her first crush from high school, Itsuki Ayukawa, at a get-together with an architecture firm and the interior design company she works at. He sends her heart aflutter, until she realizes he's now disabled, and in a wheelchair. At first she feels she couldn't date a guy in a wheelchair, but then her feelings begin to change.. -
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![Catch My Fall by Ella Fox]()
Catch My Fall by Ella Fox
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMia Reeves faith, trust and sense of security were all taken away in the blink of an eye. In need of a fresh start, she settles into a new town and begins to make a new life. Tristan Chamberlain has always kept girls at arm's length and he has no intention of changing. He’s caring, smart, handsome, but he’s also dealing with a lifetime of guilt that’s slowly but surely destroying him... -
![Unafraid by Melody Grace]()
Unafraid by Melody Grace
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"The first time I saw her, I knew this girl was wilder than any stallion I’d ever trained. She was headstrong, wounded, passionate and free. And I had to have her…" Brittany Ray doesn’t care about her bad reputation. Growing up in a sleepy beach town with a junkie mom and a runaway dad, Brit’s learned the hard way that the people you love will only let you down... -
![Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka]()
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, Aśka
Maisie has always dreamed of meeting her hero, Kara Bufano, an amputee actor who plays a kick-arse amputee character in her favourite show. Fancon is big and exciting and exhausting. Then she meets Ollie, a cute volunteer who she has a lot in common with... -
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Finding Nirvana by Kylie Hillman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIt's said that only in our darkest hour do we find light. That may be true for the lucky ones. When your light has been extinguished and pitch-black bleakness has taken hold, you could be excused for doubting that it will ever be reignited. In the past when people mentioned Joel O'Brien, they talked about "the quiet one"... -
![Let's Play, Vol. 4 (Let's Play (Book) #4) by Leeanne M. Krecic, Nicholas Hogge]()
Let's Play, Vol. 4 (Let's Play (Book) #4) by Leeanne M. Krecic, Nicholas Hogge
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe’s young, single and about to achieve her dream of creating incredible video games. But then life throws her a one-two a popular streamer gives her first game a scathing review. Even worse, she finds out that same troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! A funny, sexy, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety. Come for the plot, stay for the doggo... -
![On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino]()
On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a Sign.Ellie’s Deaf boarding school just shut down, forcing her to leave the place she considered home and return to her hearing family. Back in a mainstream school, Ellie quickly becomes the subject of hateful rumors... -
![Perfect World Vol. 4 by Rie Aruga]()
Perfect World Vol. 4 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHeartbroken, Tsugumi rides home from the Ferris wheel with Itsuki in silence. She tries to come to terms with Ituski ending their relationship, but she just can't seem to swallow her lingering feelings. When she's at her lowest, it's Koreda who comes to support her... -
![The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston]()
The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOwen Foster has never wanted for anything. Then his mother shows up at his elite New Orleans boarding school cradling a bombshell: his privileged life has been funded by stolen money...Categorized as:
male-pov mystery young adult contemporary suspense high-school betrayal length-medium -
![If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram]()
If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMusic meets Movies in this sweet college romance from the bestselling author of Cinder & Ella. NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get... -
![Perfect World, Vol. 5 by Rie Aruga, 花沢健吾]()
Perfect World, Vol. 5 by Rie Aruga, 花沢健吾
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter her breakup with Itsuki, Tsumugi leaves Tokyo for her old home in Matsumoto...and after one stormy night, she finds herself in a relationship with Koreda! Tsugumi thought she was over Itsuki, but she meets Kaede, who uses a wheelchair, and Keigo, her boyfriend who wants to build her a house that meets her need.. -
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Perfect World, Vol 6 by Rie Aruga
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsKeigo asked Itsuki to design a barrier-free house so he can be together with Kaede, who uses a wheelchair … but Itsuki said no. Now, Tsugumi’s headed for Tokyo to try to convince Itsuki to change his mind. Tsugumi doesn’t know how to feel about seeing him again, but she does her best to let Itsuki know how Kaede feels. Moved by Tsugumi’s sincerity, Itsuki agrees to take the job... -
![Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 4 by Uoyama]()
Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 4 by Uoyama
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter an embarrassing conversation about kisses, Yukiko realizes the next major challenge that she and Morio face—when they’ll share their first kiss! With Christmas around the corner and loads of disruptions in the way, will they ever experience that magical... -
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Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsLate on a hot summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, a precocious and bookish boy of thirteen, is startled by an urgent knock on the window of his sleep-out. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie... -
![Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle]()
Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor fans of Talia Hibbert and Lynn Painter comes a funny and unflinchingly honest story about a teen who must come to terms with her disability and what it means for her identity, her love life, and her future.Brynn Kwan is desperate for her high school persona to be real... -
![Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 5 by Uoyama]()
Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 5 by Uoyama
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYukiko is continuing to adapt well to her part-time job when she bumps into Kurisu, her shy and noncommunicative coworker, who’s on the verge of quitting... -
![Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 2 by Uoyama]()
Love’s in Sight!, Vol. 2 by Uoyama
Yukiko and Morio don’t have the most graceful of introductions, but their meeting is one that will change their lives and the lives of their loved ones... -
![The Blue-Haired Boy by Courtney C. Stevens]()
The Blue-Haired Boy by Courtney C. Stevens
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSet before the events of Courtney C. Stevens's debut novel, Faking Normal, this digital short story focuses on Bodee Lennox, otherwise known as the Kool-Aid Kid.Bodee Lennox has secrets. About where he got the four-inch scar on his leg. About the bruises on his back. About what it's really like to live in the Lennox household. These are things he doesn't share with anyone . . -
![These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar]()
These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSometimes I wish I’d lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that. They never get it when what’s been broken is inside your head.Five years after an unspeakable tragedy that changed him forever, Gordie Allen has made a new home with his half-brother Kevin... -
![Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by William Hussey]()
Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by William Hussey
A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with HeartJesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll require major surgery to repair it - which means he only has a month to accomplish two almost-impossible tasks.1) Shoot his epic zombie movie on a shoestring budget if he has any hope of getting into film school...Categorized as:
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![Shadow of a Girl by Shannon Greenland]()
Shadow of a Girl by Shannon Greenland
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsUse cash and keep moving.After I ran away from home, these were the two rules that dictated my life. Scoring a job as a roadie fit perfectly for what I needed. Traveling, cash, and life out of the spotlight. But when my path collides with West, the lead singer of Bus Stop, I can’t seem to stay out of his spotlight—especially since we’ll be touring together for an entire year... -
![The Chronicles Of A Bad Boy by Blair Holden, jessgirl93]()
The Chronicles Of A Bad Boy by Blair Holden, jessgirl93
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGet inside the head of the bad boy with a heart of gold. Brace yourselves ladies, Cole Stone is about to rock your world... -
![Something Like Summer - The Comic - Volume One: Summer by Jay Bell]()
Something Like Summer - The Comic - Volume One: Summer by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe hot Texas nights were lonely for Ben before his heart began beating to the rhythm of two words; Tim Wyman. By all appearances, Tim had the perfect body and ideal life, but when a not-so-accidental collision brings them together, Ben discovers that the truth is rarely so simple... -
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Shawn's Voice by Project Amy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSince kindergarten, Ryan has wanted only one thing for Christmas, his best friend, Shawn... -
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The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo disabled, queer teens find belonging in this poignant platonic love story about singing, signing, and solidarity.CASEY KOWALSKI once dreamed of becoming a professional singer. Then the universe threw her a life-altering curveball— sudden, permanent, and profound hearing loss—just before her family's move from Portland to Miami...Categorized as:
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![The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta]()
The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
The award-winning author of Finnikin of the Rock and Jellicoe Road pens a raw, compelling novel about a family's hard-won healing on the other side of trauma. Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca - but five years have passed, and now it's Thomas Mackee who needs saving...
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