Disability and Autism - Social Justice Books

Elementary | Middle School | High School

Also see: Books on Autism. Of the books that we recommend on autism, all are about high functioning autism. Books about severe autism will continue to be kept on the disability list; however, there are none that we recommend at this time. We are interested in expanding these book lists. Email us with recommended titles, especially if they are #ownvoices.

Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

Elementary

All the Way to the Top*

By Annette Bay Pimentel

By Mike Huber, Joseph Cowman (Illustrator)

By Kirsten de Bear, Laura Dwight (Photographer)

By Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)

By Laura Dwight

By Christie Seeger

By Julia Finley Mosca

By Laurie Thompson

By Juan Herrera

By Jenn Bailey, Mika Song (Illustrator)

By Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael Lopez

By Genevieve Petrillo, Lea Lyon (Illustrator)

By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Kr Mer

By Jane Cowen-Fletcher

By Isaac Millman

By Laura Dwight

By Sharon Bell Mathis

By Bill Wise, Adam Gustavson

By Linda Jacobs Altman, Larry Johnson

By Patricia Polacco

By Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)

By Laura Dwight

Middle Grades

By Jason Reynolds

By Cece Bell

By MR Ronnie Sidney II, Traci Van Wagoner (Illustrator), Kurt Keller (Designed by)

By Edward Bloor

High School / Young Adult

By Sheila Black (Editor), Jennifer Bartlett (Editor), Michael Northen (Editor)

By Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner

Crazy*

By Amy Reed

Dead Girls Society*

By Michelle Krys

Love from A to Z*

By S. K. Ali

Queens of Geek*

By Jen Wilde

A Time to Dance *

By Padma Venkatraman

Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling*

By Lucy Frank

By Marieke Nijkamp

When We Collided*

By Emery Lord

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