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By Janet M Whyte. 2015
Eighth-grader Micah is psyched to have made the BC junior goalball team -- even though he gets the news while…
dealing with a flare-up of his degenerative eye condition. What he's not happy about is his parents' decision to get him a guide dog, and the possibility of losing his independence. When Liam, a new, first-rate player, joins the goalball team, Micah's frustration with his vision spills onto the court. He is rude to Liam and starts a fight with another teammate, Sebastian, after practice. It's only with the help of Cam, his Orientation and Mobility Specialist, that Micah starts to get a handle on his aggression and trust people enough to communicate how he feels. But with the team's big junior tournament quickly approaching, Micah has to reconcile his differences with Liam and Sebastian so as to become a real team player and help his team win the championship. Grades 5-8. 2015.By Laura Best. 2017
Eleven-year-old Cammie Turple grew up with more obstacles than most. Visually impaired and abandoned by her parents, she was raised…
by her tenacious, bootlegging aunt in rural Tanner, Nova Scotia. After Cammie and her best friend, Evelyn Merry, destroy the local moonshine still, forcing Evelyn's abusive, alcoholic father to sober up but nearly killing Evelyn in the process, Cammie convinces her aunt to send her to the Halifax School for the Blind. Cammie navigates life at her new school, armed with an envelope with her estranged mother's address on it. Unsure if she can trust her new friend, Nessa, Cammie enlists her help in tracking her mother down. Will Cammie finally learn why she was abandoned and be able to start her new life? Or will she find too many secrets to count, and realize that she might never put the past behind her? Sequel to "Flying with a Broken Wing". Grades 4-7. 2017.By Laura Best. 2013
Cammie Deveau began life with a few strikes against her. She’s visually impaired, abandoned by her mother at birth, her…
father was a casualty of the Second World War—and if all that isn’t enough, she’s being raised by her bootlegging aunt. No wonder she dreams of starting a brand new life. When Cammie learns about a school for blind and visually impaired children she becomes convinced a new life is waiting for her in Halifax, but how will she ever convince her aunt to let her go? Grades 3-6. 2013.By Victoria Pérez Escrivá, Claudia Ranucci, Anne Calmels. 2009
Mon petit frère n'est jamais d'accord avec moi. J'essaie de lui expliquer, mais il ne m'écoute pas. Peut-être que vous…
avez raison tous les deux, dit maman. Pour le savoir, ferme les yeux -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Cierra los ojos.By Didier Dufresne, Chantal Cazin. 1998
By Martine Bisson Rodriguez. 2018
Léo est un champion de l'équipe élite de volley-ball de l'école St-Nicolas. Mais une grande épreuve l'attend : depuis quelque…
temps, sa vision lui joue des tours. Il a de plus en plus de difficultés à voir au tableau ou à lire un livre. Ses notes baissent. Il s'éloigne de ses amis qui ne s'expliquent pas son attitude. Même les membres de sa famille ne le comprennent plus. Quand un spécialiste lui confirme qu'il est en train de perdre la vue, il refuse de l'accepter. Tout son univers s'écroule... Que deviendra-t-il ? Léo cheminera pour apprivoiser, lentement mais sûrement, sa nouvelle condition, et devenir ainsi un bon exemple de résilience, de courage et de détermination pour les autres enfants. Un livre touchant dans lequel la persévérance d'un jeune sportif, blessé par la vie, fera vivre aux lecteurs plein de rebondissements et toute une gamme d'émotions. Années 3-6. 2018.By Didier Dufresne, Agathe Hennig. 2001
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.