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  Things Not Seen: Book 1

  Things Not Seen

  by Andrew Clements

  Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements is an imaginative fiction book, filled with thought provoking ideas and unique characters. It tells the story of a boy named Bobby Philips and how his life changes when he is faced with a problem that seems near impossible to overcome.The story takes place in Chicago in the twenty-first century, where the main character, Bobby is just starting high school. He lives with his... (more)
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  The Cay: Book 1

  The Cay

  by Theodore Taylor

  Phillip is excited when the Germans invade the small island of Curaçao. War has always been a game to him, and he’s eager to glimpse it firsthand–until the freighter he and his mother are traveling to the United States on is torpedoed.When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s... (more)
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  Miss Spitfire

  Reaching Helen Keller

  by Sarah Miller

  Annie Sullivan was little more than a half-blind orphan with a fiery tongue when she arrived at Ivy Green in 1887. Desperate for work, she'd taken on a seemingly impossible job -- teaching a child who was deaf, blind, and as ferocious as any wild animal. But Helen Keller needed more than a teacher. She needed someone daring enough to work a miracle. And if anyone was a match for Helen, it was the girl they used to... (more)
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  Things Not Seen: Book 3

  Things That Are

  by Andrew Clements

  Alicia may be blind, but that doesn't mean she can't see what's happening right in front of her eyes. Like how her parents try to give her freedom. Or how Bobby—now Robert—has returned to figure out their relationship. Or even the invisible man, William, and just how dangerous he is to Alicia, to Robert, to their whole family—or so the police say. Or is Alicia wrong this time? If her normally sharp instincts are... (more)
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  Million-Dollar Throw

  by Mike Lupica

  What would you do with a million dollars, if you were 13? Nate Brodie is nicknamed “Brady” not only for his arm, but also because he’s the biggest Tom Brady fan. He’s even saved up to buy an autographed football. And when he does, he wins the chance for something he’s never dreamed of—to throw a pass through a target at a Patriots game for one million dollars. Nate should be excited. But things have been tough... (more)
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  The Cardturner

  A Novel About a King, a Queen and a Joker

  by Louis Sachar

  From Louis Sachar, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Newbery Medal for HOLES, comes the young adult novel THE CARDTURNER, an exploration of the human condition.   How are we supposed to be partners? He can’t see the cards and I don’t know the rules!   The summer after junior year of high school looks bleak for Alton Richards. His girlfriend has dumped him to hook up with his best friend. He has... (more)
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  The Story of My Life

  by Hellen Keller, Annie Sullivan, John Albert Macy, Dorothy Herrmann, Roger Shattuck

  Great story of human courage and dedication recounted in autobiography of a remarkable woman: the magical moment when Miss Keller first recognizes the connection between words and objects, her joy at learning how to speak, friendships with notable figures, her education at Radcliffe and an extraordinary relationship with her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan. An unforgettable portrait of one of the 20th century’s... (more)
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  Dear America

  Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 (Dear America Series)

  by Barry Denenberg

  After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disabilities with help from her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA, where she also learns how to read Braille. Her twin sister, Elin, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of... (more)
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  Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes

  by Jonathan Auxier

  Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher—a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the... (more)
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  Helen Keller Courage in the Dark

  by Johanna Hurwitz

  When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.
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  The Miracle Worker

  by William Gibson

  NO ONE COULD REACH HER. Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an... (more)
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  Sees Behind Trees

  by Michael Dorris

  The best adolescent fiction offers more than an escape from teenage turmoil; it instructs as it entertains, giving young readers a view into lives--fictional though they may be--outside their own. Without sentimentality or preachiness but with clear awareness of this power, Michael Dorris tells the story of Walnut, a young Native American boy. Because Walnut can't see well, he has difficulty meeting the... (more)
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  Louis Braille the Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind

  by Margaret Davidson

  The poignant story of the man who developed the Braille system of printing for the blind.
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  Homer's Odyssey

  Tales of an Eyeless Wondercat

  by Gwen Cooper

  Homer’s Odyssey is the once-in-a-lifetime story of an extraordinary cat and his human companion. It celebrates the refusal to accept limits—on love, ability, or hope against overwhelming odds. By turns jubilant and moving, it’s a memoir for anybody who’s ever fallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet.
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  Dark Reflections Trilogy: Book 1

  The Water Mirror (Dark Reflections)

  by Kai Meyer

  Kai Meyer's engaging fantasy portrays Venice as a city alive with wonder--stone lions pad with heavy paws on the canal banks and sometimes fly (as steeds for the Venetian Guard); the canals are full of mermaids with wide shark jaws, and the island city has been under siege by Egypt for 36 years. Only the power of The Flowing Queen, the mysterious spirit of the waters, has kept the city safe. But now the essence of... (more)
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  Helen Keller

  by Margaret Davidson

  The bestselling biography of Helen Keller and how, with the commitment and lifelong friendship of Anne Sullivan, she learned to talk, read, and eventually graduate from college with honors.
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  Child of the Silent Night

  by Edith Fisher Hunter

  The story of Laura Bridgman, the first deaf and blind child to be taught to communicate with the outside world, some fifty years before Helen Keller.
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  De Piaget: Book 6

  This is All I Ask

  by Lynn Kurland

  A courageous border lord who has lost everything he has ever cared about finds new meaning in his life when he encounters a young woman willing to sacrifice it all to find love. Original."
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  Keep Your Ear on the Ball

  by Genevieve Petrillo

  Everybody wants to help Davey. "Let me open that." "Do you want to hold my hand?" Davey has one answer for all, "Thanks, but no thanks." Davey is blind--and he is perfectly capable of doing everything on his own. His well- meaning classmates stop offering help when they see how able Davey is. They respect his self-reliance--until he tries to play kickball. After several missed kicks and a trampled... (more)
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  Planet of the Blind

  by Stephen Kuusisto

  Stephen Kuusisto, an American, has been almost completely blind since a post-natal operation severely damaged his retinas. In this autobiography he tells of the years of lonely childhood spent behind bottle-lens glasses, the struggle through high school and college, and first love and sex. Derided by classmates, his parents pretending that nothing was wrong, he stumbled through life enraged and mortified. Only... (more)