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a book by or about a person who has a disability

I have to put by Jen Wilde just because it is a book that needs to be talked about. I haven't laughed out loud or been so enamored with a books characters in a while. I received the eARC early, but this book doesn't come out until March, so I can't say too much. We follow 3 teens from Melbourne who fly to LA to attend SupaCon (essentially ComicCon). There's Charlie, the YouTuber vlogger who just had her first role in a dystopian movie. Taylor, who is the world's largest Queen Firestone fan. She has anxiety and is an "aspie" on the spectrum. Then there's Jamie <3

Just got read it :)

Interesting. 2016 was sort of around the time LGBTQ+ lit was becoming more normalized, I think? I'm glad it was challenged. I'm all for the normalization of sex in YA lit- I'm sort of tired of it being taboo. If there is an age or grade recommendation listed, or a librarian or teacher provides one, that kind of tells the reader what they need or if it might be relatable for them. I dunno, I'm all for reading broadly and living in someone else's shoes. I also think teens are more accepting of all walks of life than some adults are- LGBTQ+ doesn't need a warning. *shrugs shoulders*

Kat wrote: "I totally agree that it doesn't need a warning! Part of the issue was that it got a warning but the actual (straight) sex did not. The other part of the issue is that, when someone wrote in to VOYA..."

Well shoot. I hope they learned from that!

Hello, Universe is a trip into the lives of four kids brought together by fate. One of the girls, Valencia, is deaf and uses hearing aides when in school or other public places. I learned so much through Valencia's experiences and explanations, such as her metaphor of her "hearing" being like a giant puzzle where she has to fit the pieces of lip reading with the sounds she can make out with the context of the conversation.

Valencia was one of a wonderfully diverse cast of characters.

Does anxiety disorder/agoraphobia, etc. count as a disability .. pondering in my eyes it is but it's not probably seen as one to others.. if it is I read and also

I'm more into mental than physical though as they speak to me

I think mental things like that could be seen as a disability, as a disability is defined as something that limits a person's movements, sense, or actions and agoraphobia definitely fits that definition.

I think it's great to focus on mental disabilities and not always physical disabilities as both impact everyone differently and are that much more important for us to try to understand. Working with the public, being aware of mental disabilities has become more and more important to me.

Anyways, yes lol. I think both of those definitely fit this topic.

OCDaniel is about a different kind of disability, and it really made me think.