By James Catchpole (author) , Sophie Kamlish (illustrator)
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COME ON A JOURNEY THROUGH CHILDHOOD with this anthology of twenty-two autobiographical stories from the very best writers in the disabled community.
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.
'Honest, hopeful, hilarious and heartwarming.' - Cerrie Burnell
James Catchpole was destined to be either an itinerant singer or an amputee footballer. He managed to get off the substitutes' bench a couple of times for the England Amputee Football Team, and also busked around Provence with a guitar (another profession where it actively helps to have one leg), but reached the limits of his talent in both fields by his mid-twenties, and so joined the family business of children's books. He now runs The Catchpole Agency with his wife Lucy, and represents authors and illustrators of children's picture books, non-fiction and novels, including Polly Dunbar, SF Said, Michelle Robinson and David Lucas. Lucy and James live in Oxford with their two young daughters, the eldest of whom is firmly convinced she will be joining the business too - but at five, she has plenty of time to recant.
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COME ON A JOURNEY THROUGH CHILDHOOD with this anthology of twenty-two autobiographical stories from the very best writers in the disabled community. 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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Recommendations, People / Places, PSHE: Bullying and Discrimination, PSHE: Special educational needs and disability (SEND), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Illness and specific physical health conditions, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award
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Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words was written by James Catchpole and published by Faber & Faber
Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words has 360 pages
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