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That second chance volume 4
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English
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Matt Brandon has it all--wealth, power, looks, and talent. Women want him; men want to be like him. When a freak ski accident strips him of one of life's most basic needs--his sight--he struggles to accept the possibility that his blindness may be permanent. Enter psychologist Sara Hamilton, a woman who has known her own share of grief and loss and may just be the one person who can help Matt redefine his new world. Sara is every woman's woman--she's...
2) Soundless
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER
From Richelle Mead, the #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, comes a breathtaking new fantasy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Sabaa Tahir.
"Fans of characters like Rose Hathaway and Sydney Sage will flock to this impressive stand-alone novel."
—Booklist
For as long as Fei can remember, there has...
From Richelle Mead, the #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy and Bloodlines, comes a breathtaking new fantasy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Sabaa Tahir.
"Fans of characters like Rose Hathaway and Sydney Sage will flock to this impressive stand-alone novel."
—Booklist
For as long as Fei can remember, there has...
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English
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"Years ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness. She's also busy guarding her heart against love. Until Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will the quilt - a patchwork promise of rediscovered love - bring Gideon and Rebecca back together...
Author
Series
Chromatacia novels volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Chromatacia, where for as long as anyone can remember society has been ruled by a Colortocracy. Social hierachy is based upon one's limited color perception. society is dominated by color. In this world, you are what you can see, and Eddie Russett, a better-than-average red perception, wants to move up.
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English
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"Press, a stockbroker going blind, has lost his job and his wife and is holed up in his Vermont cabin surrounded by a hippy commune, drug runners, farmers-gone-bust, blood-thirsty auctioneers, and general ne'er-do-wells. Solace and purpose come from the unlikeliest sources as he learns to navigate his new landscape without sight"--
6) Being blind
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes what it is like to be blind, some of the challenges faced by blind people, and the ways they cope with everyday life.
9) Blind spots
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Blind Spots is a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about what we really see with our own eyes. Seven years ago, a mysterious virus blinded everyone in the world in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people's brains. But what happens when someone finds a way to manipulate it and change what people see? Homicide detective Mark...
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English
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Memoir and meditation on blindness.
Mara Faulkner grew up in a family shaped by Irish ancestry, a close-to-the-bone existence in rural North Dakota, and the secret of her father's blindness-along with the silence and shame surrounding it. Dennis Faulkner had retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic disease that gradually blinded him and one that may blind many members of his family, including the author. Moving and insightful, Going Blind explores blindness...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller is a normal child who laughs and plays and explores her surroundings. But a high fever robs Helen of her sight and hearing, leaving her alone in a dark, silent world. Until the day Anne Sullivan comes into her life, Helen's only means of communication are crude signs and gestures.
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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She's the only one who can help... But will he let her? After an explosion leaves Juan Kuepfer injured and blind, Amish widow Annalise Overgard is asked to help him adjust to living without his sight. She's raising a daughter who is blind, so she can understand some of the challenges he might face. But Annalise doesn't trust her neighbor--until she learns who he really is. Now, falling for Juan is the one thing Annalise won't see coming...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Tom Sullivan was given too much oxygen in an incubator, which saved his life but took his eyesight. The "inconvenience" of blindness never kept Tom from competing in a world where he realized that to be equal, for him, meant that he must be better. An actor, singer, entertainer, author, and producer, Tom describes, through stories, how he has made blindness a positive and lived a life with very few true limits.
Author
Series
Lords of the Highlands volume 8
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Emma Grant has been sheltered and underestimated her entire life. Her blindness may set her apart, but she's just as fierce and loyal as any of her clansmen. So when she catches word that her brother's best friend is in jail, she doesn't hesitate to race to the brawny Highlander's rescue. Laird Ciar MacDougall is on a vital mission for Scotland when he witnesses a murder -- and then is blamed for the death and thrown into a Redcoat prison to rot....
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Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Kadence! She loves to bake cookies and hang out with friends. She's also partly blind. Kadence is real and so are her experiences. Learn about her life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--
18) Blink of an eye
Author
Series
Kendra Michaels volume 8
Language
English
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Description
"Kendra Michaels was blind for the first twenty years of her life. Then she gained her sight through a revolutionary surgical procedure. Her former disability has left her incredibly observant and insightful -- able to detect what other investigators may not. So when a world-famous pop star is kidnapped mid-show, investigator Kendra leads a pulse-pounding race to rescue the young woman from a deadly foe. This time Kendra gets assistance from recurring...
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Series
Horses of the Maury River volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
After being abandoned, Chancey, an albino Appaloosa horse, finds a new home with Claire who needs him as much as he needs her, but as his eyesight deteriorates, he and Claire start anew as a therapeutic team.
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Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 23
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In 2012, Vanessa Potter, a married advertising film producer with two young children, was stricken by Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD), a rare illness that resulted in sudden blindness and paralysis. She was hospitalized for two weeks. Over the next five months at home, she regained mobility but recovering her sight was more problematic. At first what she saw was monochromatic. As color reappeared, she encountered synesthesia (experiencing...
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