Owning It

Name: Owning It
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571380022
Price: 29.99 NZD
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Our disabled childhoods in our own words

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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... Read More

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Owning It

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Owning It

Come on a journey through childhood with the very best writers in the disabled community.

COME ON A JOURNEY THROUGH CHILDHOOD with this anthology of twenty-two autobiographical stories from the very best writers in the disabled community.

Description

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.

Owning It is a powerful collection of stories that unveil the authentic experiences of young people growing up with disabilities.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571380022

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Edited by James Catchpole
Edited by Lucy Catchpole
Edited by Jen Campbell
Contributions by Elle McNicholl
Contributions by Rebekah Taussig
Contributions by Nina Tame
Contributions by M. Leona Godin
Contributions by Christa Couture
Contributions by Carly Findlay
Contributions by Elle McNicoll
Contributions by Daniel Sluman
Contributions by Alex Wegman
Contributions by Ashley Harris Whaley

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 368

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Edited by James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole and Jen Campbell. With contributions from Ali Abbas (London, UK), Polly Atkin (Lake District, UK), Imani Barbarin (Pennsylvania, USA), Jen Campbell (London, UK), James Catchpole (Oxford, UK), Christa Couture (Toronto, Canada), Carly Findlay (Australia), M. Leona Godin (USA), Eugene Grant (UK), Jan Grue (Oslo, Norway), Matilda Feyisayo Ibini (London, UK), Ilya Kaminsky (New Jersey, USA), Sora J. Kasuga (New York, USA), Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (UK), Elle McNicoll (London, UK), Daniel Sluman (London, UK), Nina Tame (UK), Rebekah Taussig (Kansas City, USA), Steven Verdile (New York, USA), Alex Wegman (California, USA), Ashley Harris Whaley (North Carolina, USA) and Kendra Winchester (USA). Illustrated by Sophie Kamlish (Bath, UK).