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A girl's best friend
By Harriet May 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. Grades 3-6. 1995.Follow my leader
By James B Garfield. 1957
After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to…
know. With the help of a determined therapist, he learns to read Braille and to use a cane. Then he's given the chance to have a guide dog. Learning to work with Leader is not easy, but Jimmy tries harder than he ever has before. Grades 4-7. 1957.Time of the lilac
By Renée Shann. 1963
Spellhorn
By Berlie Doherty. 1989
Laura is blind but is able to see with her "mind's eye" and senses a world that is separate from…
her friends and family. Only she hears the Wild Ones as they enter her village, searching for their lost Unicorn. Laura's life then becomes an exciting adventure within this haunting fantasy. For grades 5-8. 1989.Spring comes to World's End
By Monica Dickens. 1973
The four young Fieldings set out to save the old inn that is home for them and all their animals.…
But it is the blind man and his dog who finally save the day. Grades 2-4. 1973.A house divided
By Catherine Cookson. 1999
Set at the end of the Second World War, a young man, blinded in action and a decorated war hero,…
returns home and strives to put his life back in order the best way he can. 1999.Rainbows in the dark
By Alice Priestley, Jan Coates. 2005
Abby is bored while waiting for her mother to finish her shopping, until she meets Joanna and her guide dog,…
Charlie. Though he is great at helping Joanna to "see", he can't help with choosing a special outfit for an important and mysterious event. When Abby saves the day, she also discovers that wishing for rainbows can be magical. Grades K-3 and old readers. 2005.The sound of colors: a journey of the imagination
By Jimi, Sarah L Thomson. 2006
Cocoa and Katie off to sports camp
By Nancy Newman, Katja Newman. 2008
Katie and her guide dog Cocoa go to a sports camp run by the Ontario Blind Sports Association. They spend…
a week with other blind and low-vision kids (and some of the instructors), learning judo, lawn bowling, goalball, wrestling, and track and field. Based on the author's own experiences at sports camp. The story is written in both Braille and print and is illustrated in raised line drawings. Grades K-3. 2008.Cocoa and Katie off to school
By Nancy Newman. 2005
Katie and her guide dog Cocoa experience a typical day at school. The story is written in both Braille and…
print and is illustrated in raised line drawings. Grades K-3. 2005.Cocoa and Katie off to the zoo
By Nancy Newman. 2005
Katie, Daniel and their guide dogs Cocoa and Dory spend a day at the zoo. They are taken on a…
tour where they stroke birds and meet monkeys. Includes tactile illustrations, presented in print and Braille. Grades K-3. 2005.Keep your ear on the ball
By Genevieve Petrillo, Lea Lyon. 2007
Davey, a blind student, refuses all help from his new classmates, even while playing kickball at recess, until they find…
a way to help without doing everything for him. Grades K-3. 2007.Alex's favourite thing
By Natalie Kinal. 2011
Alex is an eight-year-old boy who likes milk shakes, swimming, and funny jokes, but his favourite thing is sailing. Includes…
sailing terms. This book Includes Braille, print and raised line drawings which are enhanced by tactile objects. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2011.Skip's dream
By Natalie Kinal. 2007
This story of Skip the dog describes his life until he becomes a guide dog for Natalie. This book Includes…
Braille, print and raised line drawings which are enhanced by tactile objects. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2007.Tommy Wants a Guide Dog
By Christopher Warner. 2020
Tommy is a young boy with sight loss and a big imagination. When he's told he's too young to get…
a guide dog, he imagines what it would be like to have other animals as a guide, but soon learns the pitfalls that come with each one.Private and confidential
By Marion Ripley, Colin Backhouse. 2003
When Laura gets a letter from Malcolm, her new Australian penfriend, she is excited and shows his letter to all…
her friends at school. But when the letters suddenly stop, Laura discovers that Malcolm is blind. Can they still be penfriends, and how can their letters be private and confidential? Grades K-3 and older readers. 2003.The million dollar putt
By Dan Gutman. 2006
Edward "Bogie" Bogard may be blind, but he can learn just about anything he sets his mind to, and when…
he goes to a driving range, he discovers that he has a natural golf swing. Because blind golfing is a team sport, he gets Birdie, the kooky asthmatic girl next door, to be his coach. Then someone mysteriously enters Bogie in a golfing tournament with a million-dollar prize. Grades 5-8. 2006.Blind justice (A sir John Fielding Mystery Ser.)
By Bruce Alexander. 1994
Based on the life of the blind eighteenth-century justice Sir John Fielding, who, with novelist Henry Fielding, founded the Bow…
Street Runners. Known for his fairness, Sir John enlists the aid of Jeremy Proctor, a young boy unjustly accused whom Sir John has taken into his home. The case involves the double murder (by poison and gunshot) of Lord Goodhope. Followed by "Murder in Grub Street" (DC18288) 1994.The stars grow pale
By Karl Bjarnhof. 1958
Alnilam
By James Dickey. 1987
Frank Cahill, diabetic and recently blind, searches for the truth about his son Joel's death in an Air Force training…
accident. Through his experiences at the base, Frank comes to perceive a profound relationship between the experience of blindness and the experience of flight. Some strong language. 1987.