Brown, Keah

Planning the best summer ever, Andrea Williams realizes that there's just one thing that could ruin it: her best friend Hailee finding out her true feelings, so Andrea will fall out of love with her--or so she thinks.

Sam, who has cerebral palsy, goes back-to-school shopping with her best friends.

"From the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign, a . . . collection of essays exploring what it means to be black and disabled in a mostly able-bodied white America. Keah Brown loves herself, but that hadn't always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after years of introspection and reaching out to others in her community, she has reclaimed herself and changed her perspective. . . Brown gives a contemporary and relatable voice to the disabled--so often portrayed as mute, weak, or isolated [as] . . . these essays explore everything from her relationship with her able-bodied identical twin (called 'the pretty one' by friends) to navigating romance; her deep affinity for all things pop culture--and her disappointment with the media's distorted view of disability; and her declaration of self-love with the viral hashtag #DisabledAndCute"--Provided by publisher.