Natalie O'Reilly is 14 years old and is told that time...and hope, have run out. She is going blind. Born with sporadic aniridia - the gene responsible for eye development did not do what it was supposed to do. She has no iris, juvenile glaucoma, and irrevocable bad luck. She is living between 2 worlds. It is easier to be blind, than to pretend you're not blind," but Natalie still clings to ideals of being normal and maintaining her old friendships. "underneath it all, of course, the truth of what was happening stalks Natalie, "like a beast in the bushes." Tragedy strikes. A friendship is renewed. Nuisance has triplets. A rabid bear attacks. This is a great heartwarming story with themes and situations sure to appeal to all ages.
"Sometimes you had to walk around the holes in your life, instead of falling into them."
"No matter how bad off you are, there's always somebody worse off than you, so be grateful..."
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
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