Perspectives on Disability audiobooks

Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives listeners an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who’s ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn’t fit in.
 
“Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is... Read more

Drowned

By: Nichola Reilly

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

No one can escape the rising of the tides.Coe is one of the few remaining teenagers on the island of Tides. Deformed and weak, she is constantly reminded that in a world where dry land dwindles at every high tide, she is not welcome. The only bright spot in her harsh and difficult life is the strong, capable Tiam—but love has long ago been... Read more

I Totally Funniest

By: James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein

Narrated by: Frankie Seratch

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In the third episode of James Patterson's bestselling series, Jamie Grimm is one step closer to becoming the best kid comic in the world, but now he's facing his biggest challenge yet. Jamie Grimm is back and better than ever. After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest, everyone back home is jumping on the Jamie Grimm bandwagon,... Read more

Rain Reign

By: Ann M. Martin

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). She gave her dog Rain a name with two homonyms (Reign, Rein), which, according to Rose's rules of homonyms, is very special. Rain was a lost dog Rose's father brought home. Rose and Rain are practically inseparable. And they are often home... Read more

La Giacca Di Camoscio Nera

By: Julio Bonilla

Narrated by: Federico Foglia

Length: 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Lunedì mattina. Mi sveglio mia somma e visualizza il tempo in auto: 2 h 30. Giacca in camoscio nero. Una volta emerso, mi rendo conto che sono 2 amici come se fossi il loro autista. È in quel momento che ho deciso di andare a casa. Lascio Angela e la mia giacca preferita mentre lei aveva dimenticato il suo pacchetto di sigarette nella mia auto.... Read more

Sway

By: Kat Spears

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

Length: 6 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

High school senior Jesse Alderman, or Sway as he's known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want–term papers, a date with the prom queen, fake IDs. It's all business with Jesse. He has few close friends and he never lets emotions get in the way.But when Ken, captain of the football team, leading candidate... Read more

When Mockingbirds Sing

By: Billy Coffey

Narrated by: Gabe Wicks

Length: 9 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Nine-year-old Leah's invisible friend seems harmless enough. . .until she begins to paint the future. Suddenly, the townspeople are divided between those who see her as a prophet and those who fear the danger she represents. Caught in the middle is Leah's agnostic father, who clashes with a powerful town pastor over Leah's prophecies and what to... Read more

The Price of Silence

By: Liza Long

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Liza Long is the mother of a child with an undiagnosed mental disorder. When she heard about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, her first thought was, "What if my son does that someday?" She wrote an emotional response to the tragedy, which the Boise State University online journal posted as "I Am Adam Lanza's... Read more

Thinking Differently

By: David Flink

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 6 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

An innovative, comprehensive guide—the first of its kind—to help parents understand and accept learning disabilities in their children, offering tips and strategies for successfully advocating on their behalf and helping them become their own best advocates.In Thinking Differently, David Flink, the leader of Eye to Eye—a national mentoring... Read more

Blind

By: Rachel DeWoskin

Narrated by: Annalie Gernert

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

When Emma Sasha Silver loses her eyesight in a nightmare accident, she must relearn everything from walking across the street to recognizing her own sisters to imagining colors. One of seven children, Emma used to be the invisible kid, but now it seems everyone is watching her. And just as she’s about to start high school and try to recover her... Read more

Haatchi & Little B

By: Wendy Holden

Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 International Bestseller

When Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever.

Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair. Before being united with Haatchi, Little B was anxious and found it... Read more

Absolutely Almost

By: Lisa Graff

Narrated by: Noah Galvin

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. And his parents keep reminding him of those things all the time. . . even when it's just by accident. But then Albie gets a new... Read more

Say What You Will

By: Cammie McGovern

Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

“A unique and unforgettable love.” —Teen VogueJohn Green's The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell's Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel.Cammie McGovern's insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who... Read more

Stronger

By: Jeff Bauman & Bret Witter

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling memoir of the 27-year-old Boston Marathon bombing survivor and the basis of the major motion picture starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

When Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in the Boston Medical Center, groggy from a series of lifesaving surgeries and missing his legs, the first thing he did was try to... Read more

Life, Animated

By: Ron Suskind

Narrated by: Owen Suskind & Ron Suskind

Length: 13 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. "A fantasy? A nightmare?" This is the real-life story of Owen Suskind, the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife, Cornelia. An autistic boy who couldn't speak for years, Owen... Read more

Secrets of the Book

By: Erin Fry

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

You don’t choose the book—the book chooses you.Sixth grader Spencer Lemon has a degenerative eye disease—and he’s rapidly losing his eyesight. So he has no idea why he was chosen to guard Pandora’s Book. When Ed, the old guy at the nursing home, hands over the book, he doesn’t get a chance to explain any of the rules to Spencer. Spencer only... Read more

For the Benefit of Those Who See

By: Rosemary Mahoney

Narrated by: Rosemary Mahoney

Length: 9 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without Borders, the first school for the blind in Tibet, and of Sabriye Tenberken, the remarkable blind woman who founded the school.

Fascinated and impressed by what she learned from the blind children of Tibet, Mahoney was moved to... Read more

For the Benefit of Those Who See

By: Rosemary Mahoney

Narrated by: Author

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

"In this intelligent and humane book, Rosemary Mahoney writes of people who are blind....She reports on their courage and gives voice, time and again, to their miraculous dignity."--Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree


In the tradition of Oliver Sacks's The Island of the Colorblind, Rosemary Mahoney tells the story of Braille Without... Read more

Man From the Sky

By: Avi

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Spending the summer with his grandparents in the Pennsylvania countryside is pure joy for young Jamie. There, he fills his days with looking up at the sky, watching the clouds make dragons and knights. There, it doesn't matter that he can't read. The special school he attends is far away. But one afternoon, when Jamie sees a man parachute down... Read more

I Even Funnier

By: James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein

Narrated by: Frankie Seratch

Length: 3 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In James Patterson's follow-up to I Funny, middle schooler Jamie Grimm is ready for the national comedy semi-finals. . . but when his family and friends need his help, will he have to put his dreams on hold?
In this follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller I Funny, middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic... Read more

The Way I See It

By: Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 9 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research. These are just some of the specific... Read more

The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan

By: Ben Foss

Narrated by: Ben Foss

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing—and what you can do so that he or she will thrive

More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic—a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a “learning disability” or “learning difference,” that makes interpreting text and reading... Read more

The Reason I Jump

By: Naoki Higashida

Narrated by: Tom Picasso

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

You' ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought... Read more

Gov. Markell: Hiring More People With Disabilities

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff interviews Delaware Gov. Jack Markell about his push to boost accessibility to the labor market. Read more