The Window - Hardcover

Ingold, Jeanette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152012656 ISBN 13: 9780152012656

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, 1996

Synopsis

A girl, blinded by the auto accident that killed her mother, comes to terms with her disability--and her new life. “This is a sensitive and well-told story, inhabited by appealing and believable characters, and given a twist by the unexpected element of the supernatural.”--Kirkus Reviews

About this title

Book Description:

Previous paperback published in 1996
ISBN 0-15-201264-8

From the Author:

Mandy, the blind teenager who is the main character in THE WINDOW, is someone very close to my heart. I first met her the day she appeared on my computer screen. She had a proud and independent voice, the sound of a girl ready to face whatever might come her way. She had a lot to learn, though, both about blindness and about letting other people into her life, and I learned right along with her.

To help understand Mandy and the challenges she faced, I tried to experience some of what she would need to know. I learned the basics of reading braille and about orientation and mobility skills. I honed the manuscript with help from people who would know what I'd gotten right or wrong--teachers and counselors and young people who, like Mandy, are making their own way in a world that comes to them through senses other than sight.

An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults

An International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice

(Copyright c 1999 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.)

About this edition

• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0152012656
• ISBN 13: 9780152012656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192