Owning It
Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words
by Jen Campbell, James and Lucy Catchpole, Editors
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Pub Date Aug 19 2025 | Archive Date Not set
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Description
'Honest, hopeful, hilarious and heartwarming.' – Cerrie Burnell
From birthday parties, to navigating the sports field, to being given random free stuff, to juggling hospital visits alongside social lives . . .
These twenty-two true stories capture the highs and lows, the tears and laughter, the friendships and fallouts of growing up with a disability.
Whether you're disabled yourself, or know someone who is, or want to better understand the experience, this book is a window into the young lives of these disabled writers: their stories, in their own words.
Edited by James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and Jen Campbell.
With contributions from Ali Abbas, Polly Atkin, Imani Barbarin, Jen Campbell, James Catchpole, Christa Couture, Carly Findlay, M. Leona Godin, Eugene Grant, Jan Grue, Matilda Feyisayo 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.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780571380022 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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As some with disabilities, I was really interested in reading this book and I’m glad I did! I wish this book had been around back when I was younger. I resonated with so much of it and it would’ve been helpful to read about other people who struggled too. There was even a chapter written by someone who has EDS, or Ehlers- Danlos Syndrome, just like me. This is definitely a must read book that will appeal to both adults and middle grade to young adults.
Jamie H, Reviewer
I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher (Faber US), via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions in this review are completely my own.
I wish there were more collections like this when I was younger. Reading this collection of short stories and essays, even now as an adult, gives me a sense of hope that acceptance and understanding will become even more wide spread. I related in some way to every single piece.
I do not think readers have to have a disability to enjoy this collection. It is not preachy in any way, shape or form.
Jan T, Reviewer
Maybe you and/or your child(ren) are what passes for 'normal'. But what if that was not the case? Or what if life changed and now there is a prosthesis, or chemo, or a hidden diagnosis that brings vast changes? What if there were no superheroes that you could relate to? What if there was no one in your social sphere at school who understood? You are not alone, and the stories from kids who grew up 'different' reflect that because each of these 22 authors from around the world have 'been there, done that' and wish that someone had given them the kind of encouragement this book brings.
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