Historical fiction or fiction where the main character has a disability

[Erin]

Looking for some book suggestions where the main character has a disability. Read books like war that saved my life and blind guide to stinkerville. Thanks!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Corrigan

[Kris]

Erin, many people are not familiar with the two books you mentioned. What do you like about them? Do you want books for children, young adults (teens), or older adults?

What mood/tone are you interested in (e.g., serious struggle, angsty, coming of age, funny at times)?

[Rosa]

Fair Stood the Wind for France

[LauraW]

The Raging Quiet

[Rosa]

The Thing About Georgie

[Pamela]

Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield Follow My Leader

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

[``Laurie]

The King's General

The Moon and the Sun

Stephania

[Hannah]

Otto of the Silver Hand

[Joseph]

I recommend checking out The Survivors' Club series by Mary Balogh. The first book is The Proposal. These are the stories of six men and one woman, all severely wounded in one way or another during the Napoleonic Wars before ending up convalescing together at the home of the Duke of Stanbrook.

[Pamela]

Light a Single Candle by Beverly Butler Light a Single Candle

From Anna by Jean Little From Anna

Mine for Keeps by Jean Little Mine for Keeps

[Brenda]

If you're up for historical mystery, the Shardlake books feature a lawyer with a hunchback as the MC. This is my favorite historical series, set during the time of Henry VIII. The first one is Dissolution, but my favorite of the series is Dark Fire.

[Pamela]

The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold The Warrior's Apprentice

[El]

Are you talking about physical or mental disabilities? Here are some of each.

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham - MC has a clubfoot

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - MC is a young person with autism

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli - MC loses the use of his legs

A Game of Thrones and series by George R.R. Martin - one of the MCs has an accident which paralyzes him

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes - MC has an IQ of 68

My Left Foot by Christy Brown - this is an autobiography (so not historical fiction or fiction, but still worth mentioning); author had cerebral palsy

[Sakuralionheart]

If you're into romance, Never Seduce a Scot, by Maya Banks, has a mostly deaf main female character. She can only hear certain frequencies. I want to read it! :)

[Nente]

Hello Erin,
there were a couple of threads with a little more specific requests, but still I guess the suggestions there could do for you too.

Romance where MC has a disability: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Books with hearing impaired characters: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Yazhini]

......heroine's deaf but it has sweet romance

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

The Tin Drum

[Jesse]

Here are some books that are for the same age range as the ones you mentioned.

Down Syndrome
We Spy

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
As Simple as It Seems

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Anything But Typical
Mockingbird

Spina Bifida
Colt

Cerebral Palsy
Out of My Mind

Xeroderma Pigmentosum
A Cool Moonlight

[Rachel]

peeling the onion by wendy orr

[Sarah]

Syndrome by thomas hoover

[Deanne]

The protagonist inSharon J. Bolton’s Blood Harvest has severe pain and mobility issues.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Dark Circle of Branches

[Rainbowheart]

T4
All He Knew
Miss Spitfire
January 1905
The Madness
Edith Herself
The Half Child
Warrior Scarlet
Cuckoo's Flight
Circle of Giving
Of Better Blood
Show Me a Sign
Shadow Spinner
The Book of Boy
The Falconmaster
Gaps in Stone Walls
Mary Ingalls on Her Own
The Last Girls of Pompeii
Why Have the Birds Stopped Singing?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Sanjo features a 34 year old women with Down syndrome.