A book by or about a person who has a disability

[Brandyn]

I've had Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo penciled in for this topic since the beginning of the year. It's the sequel to Six of Crows which I read last year and one of the main characters has an unnamed disability that forces him to use a cane.

It occurred to me today that any of Bardugo's books fit this category because she has osteonecrosis - it's a degenerative bone disease.

[Kirsten]

I read Triptych by Karin Slaughter for this one.

One of the main characters has dyslexia. It's so bad that he can't really read anything. He keeps a recorder with him at all times. (How he managed to become a senior investigator in a career with that much paperwork is beyond me!)

Excellent mystery though!

[Lynn Renee]

The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter

The main character Will Trent is a detective with severe dyslexia. He is unable to read cursive writing at all which his dangerous estranged wife uses at every opportunity she can to demoralize and embarrass him.

[Lindsey]

Inside the O'brian's is what I think I'm going to read for this prompt

[Kaitlin]

The main character of this book has Asperger's syndrome
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

[Rachel]

I'm about a third of the way through Say What You Will. Great book so far.

[Yorky]

Nadine wrote: "Two series have books that fill this one:

In mystery, the Cormoran Strike series (has anyone noticed how much I LOVE this series? LOL!): Cormoran had a leg amputated after a war in..."

Excellent Idea - I have been wanting to start this series for a while and now I know it ticks one of my categories even better!

[Debbie]

I recommend The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I read this in 2016 so I can't use it for the list. It is YA but it very good. It is about teenagers having to come to grips with mortality. Sad and enlightening.

[JoAnna]

I read the book Wonder for this category.

[Deb]

I stumbled upon The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband. I actually listened to the audiobook, which is read by the author, and enjoyed it. Interesting insights.

[Jenna]

Really excited to read Zach Anner's book for this challenge: If at Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny

[Chinook]

I loved Anner's book. It's really reflective.

[Bethany]

Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin: The protagonist has High Functioning Autism.

[nx74defiant]

I heard an interview on the radio with this afternoon with Heather Gudenkauf. They talked about her book Not a Sound. It is a mystery. The main character losing her hearing in an accident. It sounded like a great option for this challenge.

[Mickey]

I had never thought about Asperger's/Autism counting as a disability and I have it! I'm glad I read through this thread- it's given me several more books to read!

[Sam]

I think Flame of Sevenwaters would work for this. Maeve was horribly burned in a previous book in the series and no longer has the use of her hands.

[Cindy]

I read Young Miles which is 3 books in one by Lois McMaster Bujold. Miles is born with brittle bones and his body does not grow to "normal" size. He lives in a society which destroys "mutants" at birth but his parents don't let this happen. This story is about Miles learning to excel in spite of his physical problems.

[Nadine in NY]

I'm really a fluffy and slightly smutty romance by Kimberley Kincaid called "Crossing Hearts" right now - one of the characters has multiple sclerosis.

[Jess]

I loved "My Favorite Thing Is Monsters"! The author lost mobility after contracting West Nile Virus.

[Angela]

hi guys. you think You're welcome, universe will do?

[Agnieszka]

Books I read, that would fit this prompt:
All the Light We Cannot See 6* female MC lost her vision
Turn On the Light So I Can Hear 6* male MC was born deaf
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 2* Captain Ahab is missing a leg
Lincoln Rhyme Series male MC is quadrileptic - of the first 8 books in series I rated two 4* the other six 5*
A Gift for Chloe short story 3* secondary characters with Down syndrome
A Thousand Tomorrows / Just Beyond the Clouds both 5* - book 1: (view spoiler)[female MC has Cystic Fibrosis; vital secondary character with Down syndrome (hide spoiler)] / book 2: Down syndrome

Not yet read - but got recommended:
Unlocked male MC is autist (I hope it's the correct way to express it in English)
The Chairman, Henry & Harvard Hottie male MC are in a wheelchair
Me Before You male MC is quadrileptic
Stim both MCs have Asperger's Syndrome
Christmas Eva female MC is in a wheelchair
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust
Fighting Silence male MC is loosing hearing

[Susan]

I highly recommend the Nebula Award Winning novel The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon -- the main character is autistic... and it's a great book, even if I don't agree with the choice he makes at the end of the novel.

[Elyse]

Agnieszka wrote: "Books I read, that would fit this prompt:
All the Light We Cannot See 6* female MC lost her vision
Turn On the Light So I Can Hear 6* male MC was born deaf
[book:Mob..."

For Unlocked, it would be autistic or has autism. :)

[Nancy]

I'm reading The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling). I hadn't planned to use it for this topic, but rather for a book by someone using a pseudonym, but decided to double dip since it's getting late in the year and I have a lot of unmet goals. The main character lost a leg in combat and uses a prosthesis, so I think it works here.