Content note: Mentions of ableism, including internalized ableism, impacting people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and other chronic illnesses By Penny Joelson You can’t go out. You’re stuck indoors for an indefinite time. There’s an illness, with no known cure, preventing you from living … [Read more...] about People With Chronic Illness Are Missing From YA Fiction
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Why Kati Gardner Chose to Have Her Character Not Wear a Prosthesis
By Karis Rogerson Kati Gardner, the author of Brave Enough and this year’s Finding Balance, got her writerly start by penning fan fiction. “I wrote General Hospital fanfiction because I was a huge General Hospital fan in the late 90s,” she said. “That was probably the first place that I ever … [Read more...] about Why Kati Gardner Chose to Have Her Character Not Wear a Prosthesis
Q&A With Cerrie Burnell, I Am Not a Label
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Cerrie Burnell to the WNDB blog to discuss her children's biography anthology I Am Not a Label, illustrated by Lauren Mark Baldo, out now! In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, meet 30 artists, thinkers, athletes, and activists … [Read more...] about Q&A With Cerrie Burnell, I Am Not a Label
