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Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words

Various

The definitive anthology on what it’s like to grow up disabled. With twenty-two autobiographical stories from the most celebrated writers in the disabled community.

209 in stock

£9.99
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571380022
Date Published
24.04.2025
Delivery
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Summary

Growing up disabled can be an isolating experience. As much as you might be surrounded by loving and well-meaning friends and family, chances are no one close to you is going through this alongside you… until now!

From navigating sports at school, to facing the confusion of getting given free stuff all the time, to juggling hospital trips alongside your social life, this anthology of firsthand experiences of childhood disability will be a welcome companion for disabled children. For non-disabled children it provides a welcome own-voice perspective and will help build empathy and understanding. A very powerful, much-needed book.

Edited by James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and Jen Campbell. With contributions from Ali Abbas, Polly Atkin, Imani Barbarin, Jen Campbell, James Catchpole, Christina Couture, Carly Findlay, M. Leona Godin, Eugene Grant, Jan Grue, Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini, Ilya Kaminsky, Sora J. Kasuga, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, Elle McNicoll, Daniel Sluman, Nina Tame, Rebekah Taussig, Steven Verdile, Alex Wegman, Ashley Harris Whaley and Kendra Winchester. Illustrated by Sophie Kamlish.

Critic Reviews

'The stories are dynamic, honest and entertaining... a gift of wide and varying insight, with a compassionate and affirming core... It is sure to be not only the book many young disabled (and abled) people are glad to have, but also the guide, friend, dictionary and key.'

Inis Magazine on Owning It
Critic Reviews

Honest, hopeful, hilarious and heartwarming.

Cerrie Burnell
Critic Reviews

This is a great resource for young readers. Not only is this a really fun and well-written story. It’s an important one.

motherbookerblog.com on A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Critic Reviews

This warm, funny, uncompromising picture book challenges the idea of disability as automatically “inspirational”.

Guardian on You're So Amazing! by James and Lucy Catchpole
Critic Reviews

A crucial contribution to literature . . . the Catchpoles convey a complex topic with a dexterous lightness of tone and clarity . . . Another must-have book for the shelves of school libraries and bedroom bookcases everywhere.

Disability Arts Online on You're So Amazing! by James and Lucy Catchpole
Critic Reviews

A revolutionary book on disability.

Inclusive Storytime on What Happened to You? by James Catchpole
What Happened To You? by James Catchpole and Karen George
Teaching Resources

Download free teaching resources for What Happened to You? For EYFS/KS1 resources click here, and for KS2 click here.

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