YA books with disabled characters (crossposted)

[haddayr]

I am looking for some that aren't hateful, disablist crap that, for instance, say that a girl in an iron lung should want to die and we're all so relieved when she DOES die.

Anyone with a few good recos?

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[kittenmommy]

I read a book when I was a kid about a teenage girl who was made a paraplegic in a car accident involving a drunk driver. It was about her adjusting to her new situation and grieving the loss of her boyfriend (who was killed in the accident - IIRC, he was driving). This was in the '70s, and unfortunately I can't remember the name of the book nor can I say whether they dealt with the issues in a realistic manner.

Sorry. :(