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Why I Write About Characters with Disabilities --- Guest Post by Cammie McGovern

Like most characters in young adult novels, Amy and Matthew from SAY WHAT YOU WILL by Cammie McGovern spend their days thinking about growing friendships, young love, child-parent relationships and learning to become comfortable in their own skin. Unlike most YA characters, though, the two protagonists have disabilities --- Amy was born with cerebral palsy, and Matthew has OCD.  In the below blog post, Cammie explains why she decided to write about teens with disabilities --- and what she hopes readers will take away from it.

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