Congratulations Allayne Webster for being selected by iBby for an
Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities - 'Sensitive'
see here for details
A YA paperback for 11+ published in 2019 by UQP
International Board on Books for Young People - Category 2 - Portrayals of Disability. This section includes picture books, fiction, and nonfiction titles that depict people who are d/Deaf or have disabilities. Two Australian titles were selected.
'Sensitive' is about a teenage girl living with chronic atopic eczema. It was shortlisted for the 2020 Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards, and has since been published in Russia.
Fantastic recognition. Well done!
