BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a children’s book that centers a disabled character but not their disability
All books added
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson

The Girl Who Speaks Bear

Sophie Anderson

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Roll with It by Jamie Sumner

Roll with It

Roll with It #1

Jamie Sumner

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau

Marshmallow & Jordan

Alina Chau

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel middle grade sports hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

Show Me a Sign

Show Me a Sign #1

Ann Clare LeZotte

6 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

Spellbook of the Lost and Found

Moïra Fowley-Doyle

416 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

When Stars Are Scattered

Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed

264 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir middle grade emotional sad slow-paced
Roller Skating Worries by C.L. Reid, Elena Aiello

Roller Skating Worries

C.L. Reid, Elena Aiello

32 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos

Planet Earth Is Blue

Nicole Panteleakos

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade emotional medium-paced
The Tea Dragon Festival by K. O'Neill

The Tea Dragon Festival

The Tea Dragon Society #2

K. O'Neill

136 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, Jon Klassen

The Nest

Kenneth Oppel, Jon Klassen

256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced