Love and First Sight
What a fun book! My daughter read this book in two days and loved it. This is squarely in the YA category, cute love story, a few misfits, and a little drama. Main character Will Porter decides to transfer from his school for the blind to a regular high school. He wants to be as independent as possible and the only way to do it is to make his own way in the world. When an experimental surgery to give him sight becomes a possibility, he has to decide if being able to see is worth the risk of changing who he is.
I really loved the different perspective that came with this book! it was interesting to hear the characters trying to describe things to Will using visual metaphors and how hard it was to convey certain things. The author lost his leg to cancer at age nine, so he has faced a different set of challenges. I appreciated his interpretation on what it may be like to be blind.
Content notes: there is a few instances of mild swear words (maybe 5), and a small amount of kissing. 670 Lexile, Ages 12+
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