October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, which makes it a particularly great time to check out these books for young readers about young people with dyslexia or other reading disorders.
You might also be interested to know that you can change the display font in Libby, one of our ebook apps, to use OpenDyslexic, a font that many people with dyslexia find easier to use.
Picture Books Featuring Struggling Readers
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A walk in the words
by Hudson Talbott The author/illustrator shares his challenges growing up being a slow reader and how he learned to accept the fact that everyone does things in their own unique way, which helped him become the awesome storyteller he is today! |
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Brilliant Bea
by Shaina Rudolph Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller. With the help of a kind-hearted teacher, Beatrice uses a tape recorder so she can speak her words and them play them back, as a technique for learning in whole new way. Beatrice is able to show her classmates who she really has been all along. This book is set in EasyReading, a dyslexia-friendly font. |
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Just ask! : be different, be brave, be you
by Sonia Sotomayor The boundary-breaking Supreme Court Justice and the award-winning author of Book Fiesta present a celebration of the world’s diversity that explains why different people make the world more vibrant and wonderful, just the way a variety of plants and flowers enhance a garden. |
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The Alphabet War : a story about dyslexia
by Diane Burton Robb Learning to read is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard work, and a belief in himself, he wins "The Alphabet War," in a story that includes information about dyslexia. |
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Thank you, Mr. Falker
by Patricia Polacco A mini gift-sized edition of one of Polacco's most popular books is a tribute to a beloved teacher and follows the story of young Trisha, who struggles with dyslexia and peer teasing until her fifth-grade teacher helps her master reading skills and inspires her to discover her creative gifts. |
Middle Grade and YA Books Featuring Struggling Readers
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Fish in a tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn. |
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Monday's not coming
by Tiffany D. Jackson Knowing when her best friend stops showing up at school that something is terribly wrong, Claudia, who depends heavily on her friend to defend her from bullies and help her navigate the toughest time in her life, is baffled when nobody around her seems to remember the last time they saw her friend. |
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Pinch me
by Gabrielle Prendergast After a night of partying, teen pop sensation Darius Zaire wakes up to find himself back in his mother's house where his success of the past three years no longer exists. |
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The lightning thief
by Rick Riordan After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. |
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Nowhere to hide
by Kim Sigafus On the White Earth Reservation in northwest Minnesota, Aunt Jessie encourages eighth-grader Autumn to try out for the school play, discover her Ojibwa heritage, and address issues of dyslexia, bullying, and her father's return after leaving the family. |
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Brown girl dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South. |