CRRL My Librarian: Books Featuring the Blind

A Novel

by Doerr, Anthony

Book - 2017

When Nazis occupy Paris, blind 12-year-old Marie-Laure and her father flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where her reclusive great-uncle lives in a...Show more When Nazis occupy Paris, blind 12-year-old Marie-Laure and her father flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where her reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. Meanwhile, in a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner is growing more and more aware of the human cost that his skill at building and fixing radios brings with it. Traveling through the heart of the war, Werner finally comes to Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure's converge. [adult] Show less

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As Brave as You

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2016

Genie's summer is full of surprises. The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend time with thei...Show more Genie's summer is full of surprises. The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend time with their grandparents all the way in Virginia. The second surprise comes when Genie figures out that their grandfather is blind. Genie thinks Grandpop must be the bravest guy he's ever known, but, when his big brother Ernie refuses to learn from Grandpop how to shoot a gun, Genie is left to wonder: are bravery and becoming a man only about proving something, or is it just as important to own up to what you won't do? [teen] Show less

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Because You'll Never Meet Me

by Thomas, Leah

eBook - 2015

Verbose and energetic, Ollie lives as a hermit in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, as encountering electricity triggers his...Show more Verbose and energetic, Ollie lives as a hermit in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, as encountering electricity triggers his epileptic fits. Moritz is a humorless German boy born with no eyes, a weak heart that requires a pacemaker, a superhuman ability to use echolocation to see, and is constantly bullied at school. The two may be eccentric outcasts but, when a physician who knows them both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a bond that helps them through the best and worst of times. [teen] Show less

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Close your Eyes

by Johansen, Iris

Book - 2012

Kendra Michaels was blind the first 20 years of her life. A miraculous new procedure changed that, but her other senses remain keener than any normal pers...Show more Kendra Michaels was blind the first 20 years of her life. A miraculous new procedure changed that, but her other senses remain keener than any normal person's. When Adam Lynch - not an FBI agent per se, but a consultant who specializes in getting jobs done at any cost - seeks her help on a serial killer case involving her ex-boyfriend and FBI agent Jeff, Kendra gets sucked in. [adult] Show less

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Girl, Stolen

by Henry, April

eBook - 2012

While waiting in the car for her stepmother to get antibiotics for her pneumonia, blind 16-year-old Cheyenne is accidentally kidnapped by Griffin, a hard-...Show more While waiting in the car for her stepmother to get antibiotics for her pneumonia, blind 16-year-old Cheyenne is accidentally kidnapped by Griffin, a hard-edged teenager who steals the family's Escalade. While her blindness makes her less of a concern for Griffin, his father, and their carjacking crew, an escape is all but impossible. When the men discover that Cheyenne's father is the president of Nike, they begin negotiating a ransom, but the question remains: can she trust Griffin to let her go? [teen] Show less

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Love and F1rst Sight

by Sundquist, Josh

Book - 2017

On his first day at a new school, blind 16-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and som...Show more On his first day at a new school, blind 16-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right? When an unprecedented opportunity arises - an experimental surgery that could give Will eyesight for the first time in his life - Will soon discovers that the sighted world has been keeping secrets. Told with humor and breathtaking poignancy, Love and F1rst Sight is a story about how we relate to each other and the world around us. [teen] Show less

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Second Sight

by Hine, Robert V.

eBook - 1993

Told at age 20 that he would eventually become blind, Robert Hine, aided by his wife, coped with diminishing sight, finishing graduate school, progressing...Show more Told at age 20 that he would eventually become blind, Robert Hine, aided by his wife, coped with diminishing sight, finishing graduate school, progressing in his academic career and even finding ironic humor in the notion of research by a person of low vision. When total blindness came at the age of 50, it lasted 15 years, a not unhappy period. Then a high-risk operation restored partial vision to one eye, and he was catapulted into a new world. In this book, Hine reflects on the attitudes of blind writers in their published works, as he effectively conveys the texture of his well-lived and well-appreciated life. [adult] Show less

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Sight Unseen

by Kleege, Georgina

eBook - 1999

In this blend of memoir and pointed cultural criticism, novelist, essayist, and translator Kleege describes how she has come to terms with being blind in ...Show more In this blend of memoir and pointed cultural criticism, novelist, essayist, and translator Kleege describes how she has come to terms with being blind in a world that fears and stigmatizes blindness since her diagnosis in 1967 at age 11 with macular degeneration. [adult] Show less

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Teacher's Pet

by Anderson, Laurie Halse

eBook - 2009

Maggie’s still getting used to middle school. One of her teachers is, too. Mr. Carlson, her new science teacher, is blind, and is working with a guide dog...Show more Maggie’s still getting used to middle school. One of her teachers is, too. Mr. Carlson, her new science teacher, is blind, and is working with a guide dog for the first time. Scout is a love of a German shepherd and really wants to do his job, but Maggie can tell that Mr. Carlson’s still having a hard time. Maybe she can help? [teen] Show less

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Things Not Seen

by Clements, Andrew

Paperback - 2004

When Bobby Philips discovers that he has turned invisible overnight, he doesn't know what to do. The 15-year-old and his parents live with the worry of wh...Show more When Bobby Philips discovers that he has turned invisible overnight, he doesn't know what to do. The 15-year-old and his parents live with the worry of what happens if they can't figure out how to reverse his condition. When Bobby ventures out of the house and visits the library, he meets Alicia Van Dorn, a blind girl to whom he confides his secret. Now, as Bobby's physicist father struggles to find a scientific explanation for and a solution to his son's condition, and school officials and the local police begin to suspect that Bobby is the victim of foul play, Bobby and Alicia begin to fight back as best as they can. [teen] Show less

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Thunder Dog

The True Story of A Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero

by Hingson, Michael

eBook - 2011

"It was 12:30 a.m. on 9/11 and Roselle whimpered at Michael's bedside. As a trained guide dog, when she was 'on the clock' nothing could faze her. Bu...Show more "It was 12:30 a.m. on 9/11 and Roselle whimpered at Michael's bedside. As a trained guide dog, when she was 'on the clock' nothing could faze her. But that morning, without her harness, she was free to be scared." In Thunder Dog, follow Michael and his guide dog, Roselle, as their lives are changed forever by two explosions and 1,463 stairs. [adult] Show less

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What Would Joey Do?

by Gantos, Jack

Paperback - 2011

In this conclusion to the award-winning Joey Pigza trilogy, Joey has become the voice of reason in his highly dysfunctional family now that he's finally a...Show more In this conclusion to the award-winning Joey Pigza trilogy, Joey has become the voice of reason in his highly dysfunctional family now that he's finally able to control his hyperactivity. But when his hyper, self-destructive father makes outrageous and dangerous plays for attention from Joey's normally reliable mother, causing them to start spiraling out of control, it's up to Joey's fading grandmother and his new friend Olivia - an extremely prickly blind girl being homeschooled by her religious mom - to get him through this difficult time. [teen] Show less

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