It's Monday! What are you reading?

The girls' read-together group of our library's fifth grade Book Lunch Bunch thoroughly enjoyed Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark, but said they were ready for another realistic fiction book next.  I found a new-to-me choice in our literacy library:  The Thing About Georgie, by Lisa Graff.

Only four chapters in, and I already know a few things about Georgie.  He's in the fourth grade; his best friend is Andy; his parents are professional, classical musicians; he's been teased his entire school career by Meanie Jeanie; and he has dwarfism.  What I don't know is who is writing the intro to several of the chapters, intros with exercises like touching your left ear with your right hand over your head in order to understand the things Georgie is unable to do because of his condition.  It's an effective way to take a step into Georgie's world, even as we read how typical his life is in so many other ways.

I'm anticipating an interesting discussion about abilities and disabilities and what it means to "fit in" when I meet with this Book Lunch Bunch next month.

It's Monday!  What books have you read with characters of different abilities and challenges?  Did they change or broaden your perspective on disability?