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22) As brave as you
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"When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires--literally"--Provided by the publisher.
23) Helen Keller
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A brief, illustrated biography of Helen Keller. Celebrate's Keller's childhood teacher Anne Sullivan, who helped Helen learn to communicate in new ways, ultimately leading her to become the first deaf-blind person to earn a college degree.
24) Marianela
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Marianela loves the blind Pablo Penaguilas, a depressive and potentially suicidal character who regains his vision and realizes the ugliness and self-defeating nature of his personality.
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When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
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"A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn all he can about blindness as a distinct and rich culture all its own We meet Andrew Leland as he's suspended in the strange liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: He's midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from complete sightedness to complete blindness over...
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A real girl named Kadence, who loves to swim, describes her life being blind. She discusses common characteristics of kids who are blind, and explains how she navigates her school and community. Includes tips for respecting people who are blind, a list of terms, and further resources.
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"Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan in store for her. Ever since she was young, whenever she met a new guy, Daphne would find a slip of paper with exactly how long they'd spend together--4 months, two weeks, one night. That's how she met her ex-boyfriend and current best friend, Hugo, the only person in Daphne's life who knows of her secret. Followed by a string of men and countless dates, Daphne resigned herself to the fact that she was...
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"A "rom-com" standalone romance by writing duo Christina Lauren - Foul-mouthed, quirky, sharp-as-a-whip Hazel never thought she would win the heart of her gorgeous college TA, Josh. And, in fact, she didn't. But what a difference ten years can make. Well...ten years, and a lot of legwork"--
38) Marianela
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Marianela, serving as a companion to Pablo in ninteenth-century Spain, falls in love with the blind man who returns her feelings, believing her to be a beautiful woman, but when he undergoes experimental surgery to restore his sight, she runs away rather than have him learn the truth.