Book Characters In A Wheelchair

Shocking news came out today showing that children feel  'too embarrassed to read in front of friends'. The research also found the number of children who read outside class in their own time is falling, while some say their parents are not bothered if they read, according to a new study by the National Literacy Trust.

Fictional books are normally used as a form of escapism and may have characters the reader can relate to but how many characters use a wheelchair? Would you prefer your favourite book to have disabled, main, character?

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