Last November, I started a list of books that I have read that feature characters that are explicitly neurodivergent. This includes memoirs, novels, middle grade, and picture books. You can read that list here. I update this as I read more books.
When I compiled that list, I promised to create a list of books that feature characters I believe are neurodivergent, even though the author doesn’t state that they are. I’ll include a short note of why I think they belong on this list and, eventually, update the book reviews with more details.
These stories feature quirky, interesting characters living their lives in the various worlds created by the authors.
Do you have some books you would add to this list?
Novels
- The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick – MC possibly autistic
- The Last Chance Library by Freya Simpson – MC possibly autistic
- The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray – quite a few neurodivergent characters, especially Jonathan Darcy
- Five Bush Weddings by Clare Fletcher – MC possibly ADHD
- Don’t Mean a Thing by Renee Conoulty – MC possibly neurodivergent
- Wishing on a Star by Mandy Baggot – MC possibly autistic, has an autistic daughter
Middle Grade Novels
- Travelling Bookshop series by Katrina Nannestad – Possibly neurodivergent characters
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