Blind Protagonist
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A Girl's Best Friend - Harriet
May Savitz
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Emma and I – Sheila Hocken’s autobiography
- might be of interest to older children.
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Follow My Leader-by James B. Garfield.
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From Anna; Listen for the Singing
- Jean Little: (Anna is partially sighted rather than blind, but the books
may be of interest)
-
Light a Single Candle by Beverly
Butler
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Little by Little, - Jean Little
- is an excellent book, a marvelous blend of humor, poignant incidents,
and courage. Little, though partially-sighted, is considered legally
blind, and her story tells of the challenges she faced throughout her childhood
and college years.
-
Mandy Sue Day by Roberta Karim,
(Clarion, 1994) is a lovely picture book about a blind girl.
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Maria - Catherine Brighton
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My Hands, My World.
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Nightwatch by Errol
Broome (Freemantle Arts Press) features Chippy, who describes
using sounds, smells and an awareness of space, as well as an action plot.
-
Sees Behind Trees_, by Michael
Dorrit?
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Someone Like Me - Elaine Forrestal
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Spellhorn - Berlie Doherty
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Story of My Life. -
Helen Keller
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Take a Good Look – Jacqueline
Wilson. features a partially sighted heroine.
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The Seeing Summer - Dawn Werner
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The Seeing Summer by Jeannette
Eyerly
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The View Beyond My Father - Mabel
Esther Allan
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The Witch's Daughter – Nina Bawden
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