Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Meet the Sky

By: McCall Hoyle

Narrated by: Morgan Fairbanks

Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

From award-winning author McCall Hoyle comes a new young adult novel, Meet the Sky, a story of love, letting go, and the unstoppable power of nature.It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. The one that left Sophie’s older sister, Meredith, barely able to walk at all.With nothing but pain in her... Read more

Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish

By: Pablo Cartaya

Narrated by: Pablo Cartaya

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving middle-grade novel, for fans of Ghost and See You in the Cosmos.

Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target.

After a fight at school leaves... Read more

Parenting a Child Who Has Intense Emotions

By: Pat Harvey, LCSW-C & Jeanine A. Penzo, LICSW

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Temper tantrums in the supermarket. Tears that seem to come out of nowhere. Battles over homework that are more like wars. When your child has problems regulating his or her emotions, there's no hiding it. Children with intense emotions go from 0 to 100 in seconds and are prone to frequent emotional and behavioral outbursts that leave parents... Read more

Just Add Water

By: Clay Marzo & Robert Yehling

Narrated by: Shaun Grindell

Length: 10 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Clay Marzo has an almost preternatural gift with a surfboard. From his first moments underwater (he learned to swim at two months old) to his first ventures atop his father's surfboard as a toddler, it was obvious that Marzo's single-minded focus on all things surfing was unique. But not until late in his teens, when this surfing phenom was... Read more

8 Keys to Parenting Children With ADHD

By: Cindy Goldrich

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Parenting children with ADHD, whether diagnosed or undiagnosed, can be challenging and complex. But just as a child who struggles with reading can learn to decode words, children with ADHD can learn patience, communication, and solution-seeking skills to become more confident, independent, and capable. This book, rich with optimism, tips, tools,... Read more

Fum

By: Adam Rapp

Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

What is it like to be a giant? Meet Corinthia Bledsoe, a seven-foot tall high-school junior who can predict the future.

Over seven feet tall and with a newfound ability to sense future events, Corinthia Bledsoe is far more than just another Midwestern high-school junior; she's a force of nature. When she predicts with terrifying accuracy the... Read more

Schuyler's Monster

By: Robert Rummel-Hudson

Narrated by: Johnathan McClain

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

When Schuyler Rummel-Hudson was eighteen months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today. When she was diagnosed with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (an extremely rare neurological disorder), her parents were given a name for the monster that had been stalking them from... Read more

Healing without Hurting

By: Jennifer Giustra-Kozek, LPC, NCC

Narrated by: Virginia Wolf

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Jennifer Giustra-Kozek is a therapist who practices in Connecticut, and is also the mother of a son with Autism Spectrum disorders. After treating Evan bio-medically, along with other healing practices, Jennifer witnessed the kind of improvements that every parent of a similarly diagnosed child dreams of: Evan no longer grunts and screams,... Read more

Healing the New Childhood Epidemics

By: Kenneth Bock & Cameron Stauth

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 17 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Leading medical innovator Kenneth Bock, MD, has helped change the lives of more than a thousand children, and in this important book he offers help to children everywhere. This is the book that finally puts hope within reach.



Doctors have generally overlooked the connections among the 4-A disorders, despite their concurrent rise and the presence... Read more

Getting Ahead of ADHD

By: Joel T. Nigg, PhD

Narrated by: Paul Costanzo

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Does toxic pollution cause attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? What about screen use? Are alternative treatments worth exploring? Can dietary changes help? From leading ADHD researcher Joel T. Nigg, this book presents exciting treatment advances grounded in the new science of epigenetics—how genes and the environment interact.... Read more

A Disability History of the United States

By: Kim E. Nielsen

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present

Disability is not only the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first... Read more

So Lucky

By: Nicola Griffith

Narrated by: Nicola Griffith

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of Hild, a fierce and urgent autobiographical audiobook about a woman facing down a formidable foe.

So Lucky is the sharp, surprising new audiobook by Nicola Griffith—the profoundly personal and emphatically political story of a confident woman forced to confront an unnerving new reality when in the space of a single week her wife... Read more

Just Jen

By: Jen Powley

Narrated by: Christine Brubaker

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jen Powley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at fifteen. By thirty-five, she had lost the use of her arms and legs.Just Jen is a powerful memoir that tells the story of Powley’s life at the time of her diagnosis, and the infinite, irrevocable ways it has changed since. Powley’s writing pulls no punches. She is lively, bold and unapologetic,... Read more

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

By: Leslie Connor

Narrated by: Andrew Eiden

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning... Read more

Brave Love

By: Lisa Leonard

Narrated by: Lisa Leonard

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Women today feel pressure to be the best wife, mom, and professional possible, often at the expense of our own identities. But what if you accepted that you're loved right now, just as you are? Join jewelry designer Lisa Leonard as she inspires you to find yourself again--even amid the mess of real life.When Lisa said her wedding vows, she was... Read more

Raising Boys with ADHD

By: James Forgan, PhD & Mary Anne Richey

Narrated by: Margaret Jewell West

Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by two professionals who have "been there and done that" with their own sons with ADHD, Raising Boys With ADHD empowers parents to help their sons with ADHD find success in school and beyond. The book covers topics not often found in other parenting guides such as the preschool years and early diagnosis and strategies for teens... Read more

The Warner Boys

By: Curt Warner & Ana Warner

Narrated by: JD Jackson, Robin Eller & Marcus Stewart

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

An emotional, revealing memoir of one family’s life in seclusion—and the love, strength, and faith it took to save it.Seahawks star running back Curt Warner and his wife, Ana, were prominent figures in Seattle in the early 1990s. When they dropped from the public eye after Curt’s retirement, everyone assumed it was for a simpler life. But the... Read more

Perseverance

By: Tim Hague

Narrated by: Tim Hague

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring story of beating the odds and learning to overcome--no matter what life hands you.

After starting a family and flourishing in his career, Tim Hague was struck by misfortune. The irritating tremor in his foot turned out to be early onset Parkinson's disease. He was only 46 years old. But what seemed to be an end became a new... Read more

Precious Cargo

By: Craig Davidson

Narrated by: John Cleland

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

For readers of Kristine Barnett's The Spark, Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.With his last novel, Cataract City, Craig Davidson established himself as one of our most... Read more

Maxi's Secrets

By: Lynn Plourde

Narrated by: Maxwell Glick

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. With its diverse cast, authentic narrator, and perfect blend of spot-on middle-grade humor, drama, and wisdom, this powerful debut is relatable, funny, bittersweet, and... Read more

Mascot

By: Antony John

Narrated by: Maxwell Glick

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This witty, heartfelt story about perseverance in the face of adversity is perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio, Cammie McGovern, and John David Anderson.Noah Savino has been stuck in a wheelchair for months. He hates the way people treat him like he’s helpless now. He’s sick of going to physical therapy, where he isn’t making any progress. He’s... Read more

Learning Outside The Lines

By: Jonathan Mooney & Dave Cole

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by two Ivy League graduates who struggled with learning disabilities and ADHD, Learning Outside the Lines teaches students how to take control of their education and find true success with brilliant and easy study suggestions and tips.

Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your peers draw lines to measure and standardize... Read more

Speaking for Ourselves

By: Michael B. Bakan

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Since the advent of autism as a diagnosed condition in the 1940s, the importance of music in the lives of autistic people has been widely observed and studied. Articles on musical savants, extraordinary feats of musical memory, unusually high rates of absolute or "perfect" pitch, and the effectiveness of music-based therapies abound in the... Read more

One-Third Nerd

By: Gennifer Choldenko

Narrated by: Maxwell Glick

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

A funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt story from the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Al Capone series.

Fifth grade is not for amateurs, according to Liam. Luckily, he knows that being more than one-third nerd is not cool. Liam lives in the Bay area near San Francisco with his mom and two younger sisters. Dakota is fascinated by science and has a... Read more