08 - A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid

[Nadine in NY]

I'm pretty sure the protagonist of Six of Crows uses a cane. Is it time for me to read that book?

Listopia is here.

[Roberta]

what about M Poirot and his cane

[Jan]

I noticed Cinder is mentioned as one of the books that can be used. I’ve already read the first two books in the Lunar Chronicles and wonder if Cress will work since Cinder will be in the book, too.

[Pooja]

Jan wrote: "I noticed Cinder is mentioned as one of the books that can be used. I’ve already read the first two books in the Lunar Chronicles and wonder if Cress will work since Cinder will be in the book, too."

Cinder does show up in that book more than she did in the second, if that affects your decision-making.

[Nadine in NY]

Jan wrote: "I noticed Cinder is mentioned as one of the books that can be used. I’ve already read the first two books in the Lunar Chronicles and wonder if Cress will work since Cinder will be in the book, too."


Yes, Cinder is a protagonist (one of the protagonists) in the entire series.

[Christine]

Nadine wrote: "I'm pretty sure the protagonist of Six of Crows uses a cane. Is it time for me to read that book?"

Yes! :D

[poshpenny]

OK let's see what I've got so far!

Pentecost and Parker:
Pentecost has MS and sometimes uses a cane (so far), Parker is the narrator. These are also sapphic. Detectives
Fortune Favors the Dead - I had a good time reading this
Murder Under Her Skin - Out next week!
Edit: I also had a good time reading this.

Hench - Protagonist is injured in a superhero incident

A Woman Like Her - Romance, she is in a wheelchair


Middle Grade:
The Chance to Fly - a girl in a wheelchair wants to do theatre. Own Voices from Ali Stroker, a wheelchair user who won a Tony for her performance in Oklahoma! on Broadway.

Roll with It


Honorable Mention:
Not the protagonist, but they meet a boy in a wheelchair in this book and he's vital
The Dead Man in the Garden - Aggie Morton mystery

[Nancy]

I really enjoyed One Two Three, one of the characters uses a wheelchair.

[Rachel]

What do you think about non-fiction, specifically memoirs? I have Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body in my Audible library, waiting to be listened to.

[Coleen]

Second Position -- one of the characters is a single-leg, above-the-knee amputee

[Brandon]

An FDR biography could be a good choice for this prompt.

[poshpenny]

Rachel wrote: "What do you think about non-fiction, specifically memoirs? I have Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body in my Audible library, waiting to be listened to."

Non-fiction, picture books, graphic novels... I'm happy with all the kinds of books

[Alyssa]

I am going with One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

[Meredith]

I liked all the Cormoran Strike books. Of course if you're avoiding JK Rowling you'll want to skip these since she writes them under a psuedonym.
The Cuckoo's Calling
The Silkworm
Career of Evil
Troubled Blood
Lethal White

[Fannie]

Not sure if it count, but if science fiction is your thing you may like Lock In.

Some people who suffer from locked-in syndrome can use body (like robot) to move.

[cvtherin]

The Girl in Red - the MC has a prosthetic leg. It's a red riding hood retelling (post-apocalyptic, zombies) that I really enjoyed.

[Heather L]

Just remembered I have Me Before You by Jojo Moyes in Mount TBR.

[Sonia]

I love Nalini Singh and the male love interest in Last Guard is in a wheel chair.

[Marie]

Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger Main character is losing her vision and has to learn how to use a cane. Middle grade book, but a really fun read.

[Theresa]

Nordic Noir lovers, I highly recommend 1222 by Anne Holt - detective in wheelchair. This is later in the series, and character's mobility loss is a recent development. It is really good - group of train passengers trapped in a resort at 1,222 feet by an avalanche and blizzard. Murder occurs. Of course.

[Jim]

The Gray House is one of my favourite books of all time and would fit this category. It's a bit of a beast though at 700+ pages! It's technically split into 3 books though, but only separate entries on GR for the original Russian language versions.

[Louise]

I've gone with finishing the Aurora series with Aurora's End since Finian uses an exosuit due to mobility problems.

[Melissa]

Rachel wrote: "What do you think about non-fiction, specifically memoirs? I have Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body in my Audible library, waiting to be listened to."

Excellent, excellent book. It was one of my favorites of last year. Definitely one that everyone should read. I recommend it to a lot of people. It absolutely would count (as would any nonfiction or memoir fitting this prompt).

[Phyllis]

How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

[Kat]

I'm going to tackle A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara for this one!

[Patricia]

I have Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

[Jacqie]

poshpenny wrote: "OK let's see what I've got so far!

Pentecost and Parker:
Pentecost has MS and sometimes uses a cane (so far), Parker is the narrator. These are also sapphic. Detectives
[book:Fortune Favors the D..."

Hench it is! Thanks!

[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph]

I'm trying to decide between Eight Kinky Nights or Can't Escape Love. Chloe Liese has some great disability rep in some of her books, too.

[txncupcake]

I think I might read this one...Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance by Mallory Weggemann

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Katie]

I’m going to try White Houses one of the characters is FDR so I think that counts

[Jacqueline]

One of the main characters in The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell uses a mobility scooter. I love Joanna's books.

[Jacqueline]

Louise wrote: "I've gone with finishing the Aurora series with Aurora's End since Finian uses an exosuit due to mobility problems."

I don't think I can wait a month to read Aurora's End. I've got it sitting beside me ready to go. I finished Aurora Burning two nights ago and I'm so glad I didn't read it when I bought it last year. That ending.......

[Nadine in NY]

Crystal wrote: "I'm trying to decide between Eight Kinky Nights or Can't Escape Love. Chloe Liese has some great disability rep in some of her books, too."


I am tentatively planning to read Can't Escape Love. I've read three other books in that series, so I've "met" the main character already, and my library has a copy available.

[poshpenny]

Now's my excuse to read Romance in Marseille by Claude McKay, published posthumously in 2020, 87 years after it was written. Apparently it was too queer, disabled and black for 1933.

[Karen]

King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan and My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun are two children's picture books that fit this prompt.

[Miranda]

I have Judy Heumann's autobiography Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist that I'll be using for this prompt. And the audiobook is read by Ali Stroker if you're a Broadway fan!

I'd also like to gently discourage people from using Me Before You for this prompt. The character who uses a wheelchair isn't the protagonist, and the message at the end of the book is essentially (view spoiler)[ a life with a disability isn't worth living. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah]

Miranda wrote: "I have Judy Heumann's autobiography Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist that I'll be using for this prompt. And the audiobook is read by Ali Stroker..."


I had never heard of Judy Heumann until this morning, to my shame, and will definitely be adding her book to my list. Thank you for this awesome suggestion!

[Nancy]

Jacqueline wrote: "One of the main characters in The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell uses a mobility scooter. I love Joanna's books."

This sounds charming! Too bad my library doesn't have it.

[Debbie]

If you're looking for something in the YA realm, The Running Dream is a book about a girl who has to wear a prosthetic leg after a car accident. I've never read it, but I frequently had students in my high school classroom borrow and enjoy it.

[L Y N N]

Miranda wrote: "I have Judy Heumann's autobiography Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist that I'll be using for this prompt. And the audiobook is read by Ali Stroker..."
Protagonist also includes any major characters, not just the leading character. I really enjoyed Me Before You and plan to continue the series next year. I thought it was a nice departure to depict a character who dealt with his disability in a different way.

[Conny]

If you like forensic thrillers, I highly recommend Jeffery Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme series (starting with The Bone Collector; the latest installment just came out two weeks ago). The MC is a paraplegic forensic scientist, so he uses a wheelchair to get around. The series has actually been recognized for its realistic depiction of life as a paraplegic, not to mention that Deaver is a master of suspense and unexpected plot twists ;)

[Kara]

I'll suggest How Lucky

[Denise]

Nadine in NY wrote: "I'm pretty sure the protagonist of Six of Crows uses a cane. Is it time for me to read that book?"

Yes, it is an excellent book!

[Jacqueline]

Nancy wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "One of the main characters in The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell uses a mobility scooter. I love Joanna's books."

This..."

All of her books are so well written. She really knows her subject matter. She's a Doctor who has worked with elderly people in aged care facilities and she was a Doctor on a ship for a while. She wrote The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker about the wife of a ships doctor on her last voyage. Wonderful book. That would fit the cruise ship prompt. Her latest is about the ladies who run the cafeteria in a Hospital. The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital. Her first one was The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village. So well written. Anyhoo.....

Pity you can't get a copy.

[Ashley Marie]

If anyone is catching up on the Green Bone Saga’s final book in the new year, Wen uses a cane in Jade Legacy!

[Marie-Eve]

The Opposite of Falling Apart and The Beginning of Everything are YA books where the male character in bth books has lost his leg in a terrible accident.

I believe one of them uses crutches while the other has a prostectics but i might be mistaken as its been a while.

I remember however absolutely loving The Beginning of EVerything.
The Opposite of Falling Apart is good too, dont give me wrong, but lots more angsty. The female character suffers from real bad anxiety.

I can also vouch for Six of Crows. Absolutely loved it.

[Denise]

This is non-fiction, and mostly autobiographical, so I highly recommend Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body.

[michele]

Definitely recommend as well. I read that book this year for the body positivity prompt.

[K.L.]

Patricia wrote: "I have Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper"

Of the two, I highly recommend Out of My Mind. It's a fantastic book!

[Aleksandra]

Can someone who has read The Girl in Red tell me if it works for this prompt? I've seen it on the Listopia but I'd just like to double check it actually fits.