Appointment with a Stranger ~Jean Thesman
Deeply self-conscious about her severe asthma attacks, high school student Keller Parrish finds solace in the company of an attractive but mysterious boy at a remote pond, unaware that he is an insubstantial echo of a forty-year-old tragedy.

Are You Alone on Purpose? ~Nancy Werlin
When two lonely teenagers, one the son of a widower rabbi and the other the sister of an autistic twin, are drawn together by a tragic accident they discover they have more in common than they guessed.

Barry's Sister: A Novel ~Lois Metzger
Twelve-year-old Ellen's loathing for her new baby brother Barry, who has cerebral palsy, gradually changes to a fierce, obsessive love and she must find a proper balance for her life.

Checkers ~John Marsden
Speaking from a mental hospital, a teenage girl recounts the tremendous media pressure that preceded the breaking scandal of her father's unethical business dealings.

Ellen's Case ~Lois Metzger
When sixteen-year-old Ellen Gray finds herself attracted to the lawyer in charge of the malpractice case related to her four-year-old brother's cerebral palsy she becomes involved in the trial and gains a new perspective on her own life and options for her future. Sequel to Barry’s Sister.

Eyes of a Stranger ~Sharon E. Heisel
Marissa, a shy self-conscious teen with a twisted leg, is attracted to a strikingly handsome visitor to her uncle's carousel but begins to suspect that he is a psychotic serial killer.

Freak the Mighty ~Rodman Philbrick
At the beginning of eighth grade learning disabled Max and his new friend Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces they make a powerful team.

Izzy, Willy-Nilly ~Cynthia Voigt
A car accident causes fifteen-year-old Izzy to lose one leg and face the need to start building a new life as an amputee.

Kissing Doorknobs ~Terry Spencer Hesser
Fourteen-year-old Tara describes how her increasingly strange compulsions begin to take over her life and affect her relationships with her family and friends.

Lisa, Bright and Dark: A Novel ~John Neufeld
Sixteen-year-old Lisa Shilling is losing her mind and her only hope of help must come from her friends.

Lizard ~Dennis Covington
Sent by his guardian to live at a Louisiana school for retarded boys Lizard, a bright deformed youngster, escapes with the help of a visiting actor who gives him a role in his repertory company's production of The Tempest.

Mind's Eye ~Paul Fleischmann
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind from an elderly blind woman who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook.

The Monument ~Gary Paulsen
Thirteen-year-old Rocky, self-conscious about the braces on her leg, has her life changed by the remarkable artist who comes to her small Kansas town to design a war memorial.

Multiple Choice ~Janet Tashjian
Monica, a fourteen-year-old perfectionist and word game expert, tries to break free from all of the suffocating rules in her life by creating a game for living called Multiple Choice.

Peeling the Onion ~Wendy Orr
Following an automobile accident in which her neck is broken Anna, a teenage karate champion, begins a long and painful recovery with the help of her family.

Petey ~Ben Mikaelsen
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized-sixty years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life.

Picking Up the Pieces ~Patricia Calvert
Megan suffers a paralyzing spinal cord injury and begins the process of emotional healing.

Postcards to Father Abraham: A Novel ~Catherine Lewis
When sixteen-year-old Meghan loses her leg to cancer and her brother to Vietnam she expresses intense anger in postcards that she writes to her idol, Abraham Lincoln.

The Raging Quiet ~Sheryl Jordan
Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie, a newcomer to their village, the residents accuse her of witchcraft when she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures.

Safe at Second ~Scott Johnson
Paulie's best friend Todd Bannister is destined for the major leagues until a line drive to the head causes him to lose an eye and they both must find a new future for themselves.

See Ya, Simon ~David Hill
Over the years fourteen-year-old Nathan has learned a lot about muscular dystrophy from his best friend but is unprepared for Simon's rapid decline and approaching death.

Shadow Spinner ~Susan Fletcher
When Marjan, a thirteen-year-old crippled girl, joins the Sultan's harem in ancient Persia she gathers for Shahrazad the stories that will save the queen's life.

Stone Cold ~Pete Hautman
Sixteen-year-old Denn finds himself alienating both friends and family when he becomes obsessed with playing high-stakes poker with adult gamblers.

Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy ~Sonya Sones
A younger sister has a difficult time adjusting to life after her older sister has a mental breakdown.

Stuck in Neutral ~Terry Trueman
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.

Tangerine ~Edward Bloor
Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

Triangle ~Jon Ripslinger
Eighteen-year-old Jeremy begins a secret affair with Joy, the girlfriend of his paralyzed best friend, which threatens to endanger her chances of leading her softball team to victory in the state tournament.