Keah Brown
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Planning the best summer ever, Andrea Williams realizes that there's just one thing that could ruin it: her best friend Hailee finding out her true feelings, so Andrea will fall out of love with her--or so she thinks.
Last summer, Andrea Williams spent all her time in bed, recuperating from the latest surgery for her cerebral palsy. This summer she plans to live it up-- and part of that means falling out of love with her best friend, Hailee. Even...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn't always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after...
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance. You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls. Or who marches to protest injustice. Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud. Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger. Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to loved ones. Maybe you speak your truth and drop the mic, or...
