Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd - The main character, Olive, lives with Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. Twelve-year-old Olive finally convinces her parents to let her attend school rather than be homeschooled. Olive dreams about having friends, acting on stage, and becoming a writer. Can a magic hummingbird grant her secret wish and help her dreams come true?

The story is told in first-person narrative and reflects Natalie Lloyd’s own experience of growing up with brittle bone disease. Olive is lovable, strong, creative, and vulnerable. She is multifaceted and not simply a girl with a disability or disease. The characters in Wildwood, Tennessee, are quirky and lovable, making this book magical!

Invisible: The (Sort of) True Story of Me and My Hidden Disease by David Soren - The talented, award-winning director, writer, illustrator, and story artist has managed to make J.J. Sugar’s life with Crohn’s disease a hilarious romp without glossing over the difficulties and angst of being a kid with a chronic disease. Soren draws on his own struggle with Crohn’s disease and his dream of becoming an animator to create J.J. Sugar, a believable, endearing middle school boy, and Norm, an invisible monster who is J.J.'s disease.