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The impossible knife of memory
By Laurie Halse Anderson. 2014
After years living on the road, Hayley Kincain and her father move back to their hometown to try to lead…
a normal life. But the horrors her father saw in the war threaten to destroy them. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2014Marcelo in the real world
By Francisco X. Stork. 2009
Seventeen-year-old Marcelo Sandoval, who has autism, gets a summer job working in the mail room of his father's law firm.…
Exposed to real-world situations, Marcelo has encounters with his boss Jasmine that bring romance and a myriad of emotions to the surface. For junior and senior high readers. Schneider Family Book Award. 2009My sunshine (Coulter Family #5)
By Catherine Anderson. 2005
Isaiah Coulter's mother is matchmaking for him again, this time with a neighbor whose granddaughter works as a kennel keeper.…
They hope the couple's mutual love of animals will spark a romance. Sequel to Bright Eyes (DB 59542). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2005Talk talk: a novel
By T. Coraghessan Boyle. 2006
When thirty-three-year-old Dana Halter runs a stop sign, she's arrested for crimes committed by a man using her name. Dana's…
plight is complicated by her deafness. Then Dana and her boyfriend, Bridger, begin a cross-country manhunt for the identity thief. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2006Becoming Naomi León
By Pam Muñoz Ryan. 2004
For seven years Naomi and brother Owen lived happily with Gram in her trailer. Gram arranged Owen's surgeries for his…
physical disabilities and helped Naomi begin to speak again. When their mother reappears, Gram takes the children to Mexico to find their father and their heritage. For grades 4-7. Schneider Family Book Award. 2004Blind curve
By Annie Solomon. 2005
Detective Danny Sinofsky loses his sight in an undercover operation. Martha Crowe, who worshipped Danny in high school, becomes his…
mobility instructor. When Danny and Martha are sent to a safe house for protection, they fall in love. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2005Blue skies (Coulter Family #3)
By Catherine Anderson. 2004
Carly Adams, born with lattice dystrophy, waited twenty-eight years to see. Celebrating her new vision with a friend at a…
bar, she meets Hank Coulter. Their brief encounter leaves her pregnant. Sequel to: Sweet Nothings (DB 54513). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Phantom waltz
By Catherine Anderson. 2001
Rancher Ryan Kendrick of Oregon falls in love with paraplegic Bethany Coulter. Bethany was injured during a barrel-racing contest eight…
years ago and resists romance. But Ryan puts aside all of her obstacles and continues pursuing her. Sequel to Baby Love (DB 50821). Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2001The view from Saturday
By E. L. Konigsburg. 1996
Mrs. Olinski is hard-pressed to explain how she selected the four students who will represent the sixth grade in the…
Academic Bowl. But her choice of the four calling themselves "The Souls" was excellent. As the students prepare and compete, each reveals a reason for being part of the team. For grades 4-6. Newbery AwardThe window
By Jeanette Ingold. 1996
Fifteen-year-old Mandy is blinded in a car accident that took the life of her mother. Sent to live with unknown…
great-uncles and aunts, Mandy elects to attend the local high school. With help of voices from the past, Mandy learns to understand and accept her new family. For grades 6-9Seeing lessons: the story of Abigail Carter and America's first school for the blind
By Spring Hermann, Ib Ohlsson. 1998
1832. Ten-year-old Abigail and her six-year-old sister, Sophia, are among the first students chosen to attend a new school in…
Boston that is solely for children who are blind. The girls are homesick but thrilled at the chance to learn to read, do math and handicrafts, and play the pianoforte. For grades 4-7The storyteller's beads
By Jane Kurtz, Michael Bryant, Liz Doren. 1998
When Ethiopian villagers are forced to flee toward Sudan, two young girls from different backgrounds learn to rely on each…
other. Sahay is from a Christian family, while Rahel is Jewish and blind. Sahay's offer to lead Rahel through the desert is the beginning of their friendship. For grades 5-8Jeremy's dreidel
By Ellie Gellman, Judith Friedman. 1992
Jeremy's art class at the Jewish center is making dreidels for Hanukkah. Each child can design one. Jeremy plans to…
use a special design for his father, who is blind. For grades 3-6 and older readersA girl's best friend
By Harriet Savitz. 1995
Laurie Moss, twelve, is worried that her parents will put their old beagle, Jessie, to sleep because of her arthritis.…
The vet has some new medicine, but it is expensive so Laurie takes a part-time job. Her boss is blind, like Laurie, and very particular about how things are done at his bike shop. Meanwhile, a new teacher thinks Laurie can't do anything by herself, and a bully taunts her in the halls. For grades 3-6Version Control (The Reckoner Rises #2)
By David Robertson. 2022
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. "With Cole barely clinging to life, Eva fearlessly takes the lead to investigate Mihko's horrific experiments. But where's Brady? After learning that Mihko reinstated the Reckoner Initiative, Cole and Eva confront Mihko head-on. But a vicious battle with Mihko's newest test subject leaves Cole close to death, and Eva must continue their investigation without him. With Brady missing and Cole in recovery, Eva is on her own. When Eva stumbles across Mihko's secret laboratory, she finds her worst nightmares come to life. What new terrors has Mihko created? And can Eva find Brady before it's too late?"--Back coverBreakdown (The Reckoner Rises #1)
By David Robertson. 2020
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. Acclaimed writer, David A. Robertson, delivers suspense, adventure, and humour in this stunningly illustrated graphic novel continuation of The Reckoner trilogy. Cole and Eva arrive in Winnipeg intent on destroying Mihko Laboratories. Their plans change when a new threat surfaces, and Cole has terrifying visions. Are these just troubled dreams or are they leading him to a terrifying truth? Will Eva be able to harness her powers to continue the investigation without him?