Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens, edited by Marieke Nijkamp - OPTIONAL

Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp, 304 pages. Farrar Strauss Giroux Books (Macmillan), 2018, $18.

Language: R (31 swears, 26 “f”); Mature Content PG13 (same sex fantasizing); Violence: PG; 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This is a diverse compilation of stories featuring disabled teens in many time periods and genres. The stories run the gamut from crippled to sight impaired to mental and even demon possession (okay, I don’t think demon possession was the disability in that story, though it may definitely impair a person).  

Many of the authors used beautifully worded stories rich in figurative language.  The cover alone sells this book. Some of the stories were a little uneven.  Story selection is largely female centric, so not as many disabled stories for males.  

Michelle in the Middle, Teacher