Disability visibility : 17 first-person stories for today : adapted for young adults
(Book)
Contributors
Wong, Alice, 1974- editor.
Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 139 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 4
Status
Buena Vista Branch - Young Adult Non-Fiction
YA 305.908 D
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Essays.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions.
Young adult nonfiction.
Essays.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Biography.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities -- United States -- Social conditions.
Young adult nonfiction.
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Other Subjects
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Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2021].
Edition
First Edition.
Street Date
2109
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.6, 4 Points
Level 7.6, 4 Points
Notes
General Note
"This work is based on Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, introduction and compilation copyright © 2020 by Alice Wong, published in paperback by Vintage Books, an division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"A young adult adaptation of Alice Wong's Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
According to the last census, one in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some are visible, some are hidden-- but all are underrepresented in media and popular culture. Wong brings together an urgent, galvanizing collection of personal essays by contemporary disabled writers. Inside you will find activists, authors, lawyers, politicians, artists, and everyday people whose daily lives include the vast richness and complexity of the disabled experience. They invite readers to question their own assumptions and understandings, while documenting disability culture in the now.-- adapted from original edition
Target Audience
Ages 12 up,Delacorte Press.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wong, A. (2021). Disability visibility: 17 first-person stories for today : adapted for young adults (First Edition.). Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wong, Alice, 1974-. 2021. Disability Visibility: 17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults. Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wong, Alice, 1974-. Disability Visibility: 17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults Delacorte Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wong, Alice. Disability Visibility: 17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults First Edition., Delacorte Press, 2021.
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