{"id":1620,"date":"2025-06-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:12:38","slug":"childrens-books-disability-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/childrens-books-disability-pride-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Books for Disability Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have learned so much reading these children&#8217;s books for Disability Pride Month! I grew up learning about a few famous people with disabilities (like Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, for my music lovers). But as the mission of showing all children that they belong in the pages of history is one of the pillars of The Radical Agenda, I have had the opportunity to learn about so many more Americans with a wide spectrum of abilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I am quite certain that some of these names might be familiar to some of you, I hope to introduce you to some new names of American heroes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to save this for future reference, as there will be more additions over time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Updated June 29, 2025 with more titles to enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-683x1024.png\" alt=\"The words &quot;children's books for disability pride month&quot; appear above a pile of pictures of book covers featuring Americans with different abilities\" class=\"wp-image-1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-600x900.png 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2-150x225.png 150w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Copy-of-Copy-of-PIN-SET-14B-2021-1000x1500-2.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- BLOGHER ADS Begin 300x250 ad -->\n<div id=\"skm-ad-medrec-1\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  blogherads.adq.push(['medrec', 'skm-ad-medrec-1']);\n<\/script>\n<!-- BLOGHER ADS End 300x250 ad -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781536222050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1643 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service.jpeg 906w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service-768x848.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service-600x662.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/a-life-of-service-150x166.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1620_abbd4c-35\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/p><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Life of Service: The Story of Tammy Duckworth &#8211; Christina Soontornvat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tammy Duckworth was born in Thailand. Her father was an American working for the United Nations, and she learned from a young age that she felt joy in helping others. The book follows her life as she followed her passion for service into the military. The author described the accident that resulted in Tammy Duckworth losing both of her legs, and how she worked so hard to continue finding ways to help others after she healed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love for how this book describes Tammy\u2019s fierce determination, strength of will, and her unwavering dedication to her fellow Americans. For any child interested in the military or politics, <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781536222050\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this book about Tammy Duckworth would be a perfect place to start learning about how to be a leader.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Little People, Big Dreams: Maya Angelou &#8211; Lisbeth Kaiser<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might know about Maya Angelou: the renowned poet, but do you know about Maya Angelou: the survivor? In very basic, age-appropriate language, this book mentions that as a young girl, Miss Angelou was attacked by her mother\u2019s boyfriend, and she was so traumatized that she did not speak for five years. During that time, she read voraciously. When she began to speak again, she began writing poetry, eventually becoming one of the most influential poets of our time. This is such a touching story about a young woman living, through racist discrimination and trauma, finding her voice through writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781847808899\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out this book about Maya Angelou here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781847808899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maya-angelou.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1642 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maya-angelou.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maya-angelou-250x300.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/maya-angelou-150x180.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9780786851751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1641 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses.jpeg 904w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses-271x300.jpeg 271w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses-768x850.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses-600x664.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/moses-150x166.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moses \u2013 Carole Boston Weatherford<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harriet Tubman was a deeply religious woman, and this book is a deeply religious telling of her story as the Moses of the Underground Railroad, leading fellow enslaved people out of slavery and into freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although not listed in the book (it is in the author\u2019s note in the back), Harriet suffered from seizures throughout her adult life as a result of a traumatic brain injury. When she refused to turn in an enslaved person who had escaped, her enslaver beat her in the head. Despite her struggles from her brain injury, she never lost any of the people she helped rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book is another from one of my favorite prolific diverse history authors, Carole Boston Weatherford, and <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9780786851751\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I encourage you to add this one to your list. &nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- BLOGHER ADS Begin 300x250 ad -->\n<div id=\"skm-ad-medrec-1\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n  blogherads.adq.push(['medrec', 'skm-ad-medrec-1']);\n<\/script>\n<!-- BLOGHER ADS End 300x250 ad -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dark was the Night &#8211; Gary Golio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBlind Willie Johnson\u201d was a singer with a soothing voice and unique sound. The story actually begins long after Mr. Johnson\u2019s death, when his hit song \u201cDark was the Night\u201d was included on a musical disc sent into space on the Voyager 1, alongside other classic pieces \u2013 including Beethoven!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willie Johnson went blind as a young child, some time after his mother died. The author\u2019s guiding thread throughout the book is the concept of light. After his mother died and then he lost his sight, the light faded, but his new light was his passion for music. As he learned how to play guitar and sing, his light \u2013 that is, his joy in life \u2013 returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V8AuYmID4wc?si=HJGQwgBDvNOi8uHB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">listen to his song \u201cDark Was The Night\u201d<\/a> after you <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781524738884\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">read this book!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781524738884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dark-was-the-night.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1639 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dark-was-the-night.jpeg 309w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dark-was-the-night-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dark-was-the-night-150x194.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781419755606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes.jpeg\" alt=\"illustrated picture of a woman in a wheelchair, surrounded by people with a variety of other disabilities\" class=\"wp-image-1638 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes.jpeg 814w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes-244x300.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes-768x943.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes-600x737.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fighting-for-yes-150x184.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fighting for Yes! \u2013 Maryann Cocca-Leffler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judy Heumann was a fierce advocate for persons with disabilities. After having contracted polio as a young girl, she lived out her life in a wheelchair. She faced discrimination and ableism, and she fought back. She fought so hard to hear \u201cyes\u201d in response to her just wanting to live with the basic rights and access as her peers \u2013 she even sued the New York Board of Education when they denied her teaching license because she used a wheelchair. She won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her fight did not end there. In San Francisco, she led the longest sit-in protest of a federal building, which eventually resulted in the addition of Section 504 being added to the law. Section 504 is a protection of federal civil rights for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ms Heumann\u2019s dedication to protect the rights of others was inspiring. <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781419755606\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This book is a wonderful introduction to her life\u2019s work.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Build a Hug \u2013 Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Temple Grandin is an autistic woman. She is a prolific author on animal behavior, and also and educator and advocate about living with autism. She not only learned how to experience the world built for neurotypical people in a neurodivergent way, but she identified different ways that people with autism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In How To Build A Hug, the author writes about how Ms Grandin wanted to be able to enjoy a hug as she saw neurotpical people do. She experienced far more sensory impact with a hug, so they were not enjoyable for her. She decided to create a machine that provided her with just enough of an experience to be comfortable, while also feeling safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781534410978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Be sure to share this book with any child who might experience the world differently.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781534410978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/how-to-build-a-hug.jpeg\" alt=\"an illustrated picture of Temple Grandin inside her hug machine\" class=\"wp-image-1636 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/how-to-build-a-hug.jpeg 334w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/how-to-build-a-hug-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/how-to-build-a-hug-150x180.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9780807591949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy.webp\" alt=\"A baseball player slides into a base and the umpire makes the &quot;safe&quot; sign. \" class=\"wp-image-2134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy.webp 800w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy-600x750.webp 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/william-hoy-150x188.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The William Hoy Story by Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Jez Tuya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever been to a baseball game? Maybe you have seen the umpire use hand signals for &#8220;ball,&#8221; &#8220;strike,&#8221; and &#8220;safe.&#8221; These hand signals are because of a man named William Hoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William Hoy loved to play baseball, He was also deaf. Check out his story of resilience and problem solving, and how he changed the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9780807591949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share this book with a child who is deaf or hard of hearing. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All the Way to the Top: How One Girl&#8217;s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, forward by Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was only two years old. By age seven, she and her mother were joining protests for disability rights and advocacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1990, at age eight, she was one of the youngest participants in the Capitol Crawl, a disability rights protest for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781492688976\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Share this book with a child with mobility challenges. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781492688976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top.webp\" alt=\"a young girl wearing a blue tshirt and matching blue headband holding back her blonde hair is smiling as she climbs up stairs with her arms. \" class=\"wp-image-2136 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top.webp 400w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/all-the-way-to-the-top-96x96.webp 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781492688976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler.webp\" alt=\"Minda wears a blue leotard and a white helmet. She is sitting in her red racing wheelchair, and she has her left hand raised in a fist of celebration above her head as people cheer her on. \" class=\"wp-image-2137 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler.webp 1000w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/minda-dentler-96x96.webp 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Girl who Figured it Out by Minda Dentler, illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minda Dentler was born in India, and contracted polio as an infant, which left her paralyzed. She was adopted and grew up in Washington, where her adoptive parents provided her with access to assistive healthcare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minda&#8217;s determination to not let her disability slow her down led to her becoming the first wheelchair-bound female athlete to complete the Ironman Triathlon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/95864\/9781728276533\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Show this book to a child with big dreams and even more determination. <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are there books that you would love to see added to this list? Please leave me a comment and let me know what to request from the library next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have learned so much reading these children&#8217;s books for Disability Pride Month! I grew up learning about a few famous people with disabilities (like Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, for my music lovers). 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