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Sahib ed. of Rudyard Kipling volume 3
Language
English
Description
Through his experiences as an illustrator in the Sudan, Dick Heldar wins both professional success and a firm friend in the war correspondent Torpenhow. He is in love with his foster sister Maisie, an artists, who is shallow and selfish. Dick goes blind from a sword cut. Maisie heartless leaves Dick to his fate and he carries out his plan of dying.
2) Blindness
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
Chaos ensues when a city is struck with an epidemic of blindness in which its victims see only white, and a doctor who is locked in an asylum for the affliction is taken care of by his wife, who has retained her sight.
3) The visitor
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English
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"After being thrown from his horse, Alexander Tate is left with bandaged eyes and prayers for healing. Under doctor's orders, he leaves London for rest in Collingbourne. When his Aunt Harriet asks one of the Steele sisters to read to him daily, the intriguing voice of this visitor sparks new light in his heart. As Tate's affection grows, he wonders if this vibrant woman could love a man who might never see. Will these two young hearts trust God's...
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English
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"Beau Adams can't stop thinking about Sierra Byrne. Her feisty spirit and ample curves dominate his thoughts, while he should be focused on getting himself and Midnight, the Harts' prized stallion, to the National Finals Rodeo. When Beau and Sierra's electric connection finally leads to a steamy night together, Beau hopes it's the beginning of something more. As much as Sierra wants to be with Beau, anything long-term is out of the question. A recently...
6) Blind spots
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Blind Spots is a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about what we really see with our own eyes. Seven years ago, a mysterious virus blinded everyone in the world in a matter of months. Technology helped people adjust to the new normal, creating a device that approximates vision, downloading visual data directly to people's brains. But what happens when someone finds a way to manipulate it and change what people see? Homicide detective Mark...
7) Bird box
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In a world where no one can go outside for fear of something terrifying that when seen drives people to deadly violence, single mother Malorie and her two children must attempt a terrifying twenty-mile trip downriver while blindfolded.
In Bird Box, author Josh Malerman captures an apocalyptic near-future world, where a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choice and they will die. And something...
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English
Description
"What is color blindness, and how does it affect a person's everyday life? Readers discover the answers to these questions and more as they follow a narrative about what it's like to live with color blindness and what it's like to have a friend who has this condition. Clear and concise text provides relatable examples, and fact boxes add helpful information. In addition, full-color photographs enhance this reading experience, which provides a valuable...
10) Deception Cove
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Series
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English
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A New York Times Bestseller As a light-talent, Alice North has the rare ability to make things disappear, including herself -- a gift that comes in handy during her magic act. Since a lab accident, business mogul Drake Sebastian is day-blind. But he's the one man who can see Alice when she disappears -- and he needs her. On Rainshadow Island, two dangerous Old World crystals are missing, igniting a paranormal storm. Drake thinks Alice is the key to...
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Language
English
Description
"When [the author] was 19 years old, she walked into an eye doctor's office for what she thought was a routine appointment and was given a life-changing diagnosis. She was going blind, courtesy of a disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and she had a decade or so before lights-out. To cope, she decides to hide her disease and live like there's no tomorrow ... She tears through boyfriends, joins a circus school, and travels all over. But when she falls...
12) Soundless
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"--
13) Fox River
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English
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When her lover is convicted of murder, Julia is afflicted by sudden blindness and marries a friend who offers her a safe haven, and as she acclimates herself to a world of darkness, she soon discovers dark secrets.
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English
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"Years ago, Rebecca Beachy kept her reasons for rejecting Gideon Troyer's marriage proposal a secret. Then Gideon left their Amish community. Now, Rebecca crafts quilts to raise money to cure her blindness. She's also busy guarding her heart against love. Until Gideon returns, at risk of being shunned, to make the winning bid on one of her exquisite quilts. Will the quilt?a patchwork promise of rediscovered love?bring Gideon and Rebecca back together...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
330L
Language
English
Description
"Some people are blind. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn what blindness is, how it can be caused, and what daily life is like for someone who can't see.This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app"--
16) Before the dawn
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English
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"In the depths of a collapsing mine shaft, David Mackenzie lost everything. Even his sight. But not his life. no, God didn't take that. Determined not to rely on anyone else to get along, David wraps himself tightly in folds of bitterness as dark as his new world.But Karen Worth will not give up, and through a series of maneuvers she manages to convince David to marry her anyway. She quickly discovers, however, that though she loves him unconditionally,...
17) The mind's eye
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English
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Includes stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and faculties: the power of speech, the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, and the sense of sight. This book is a testament to the complexity of vision and the brain and to the power of creativity and adaptation, and it provides a whole new perspective...
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Language
English
Description
"Sixty years after the publication of his first novel, Cat Man, Edward Hogland is publishing his twenty-fifth book at the age of eighty-three. This capstone novel, set in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, introduces Press, a stockbroker going blind. Press has lost his job and his wife and is trying to figure out his next move, holed up in his Vermont cabin surrounded by a hippy commune, drug runners, farmers-gone-bust, blood-thirsty auctioneers, and general...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
"Explore the power of medicine through the true stories of people who underwent amazing treatments to regain their sight. Find out how doctors use the latest medical breakthroughs to improve the lives of patients who have lost the power to see. You'll also find tips on eye safety as well as vivid descriptions of the eye's many parts and how they work together."--from jacket.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Gives readers a look into the lives and abilities of people who are blind, as well as the challenges they face. Learn how people who are blind read and write, navigate public transportation, and play sports. Additional features include a table of contents, an informative infographic, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, sources for further research, and information about the author....
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