Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words
By (Author) James Catchpole
Edited by Lucy Catchpole
Edited by Jen Campbell
Contributions by Elle McNicoll
Contributions by Rebekah Taussig
Contributions by Nina Tame
Contributions by M. Leona Godin
Contributions by Christa Couture
Contributions by Carly Findlay
Contributions by Alex Wegman
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
5th August 2025
24th April 2025
Main
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health condi
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Illness and specific physical he
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and grow
305.908083
Paperback
368
Width 135mm, Height 216mm
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.
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).