Book description
Being blind doesn't stop seventeen-year-old Jenny Ryan from going after what she wants. Journalism byline? Horse sports? Rock climbing? No problem. Meet Liam O'Shannon, frontman for hard-rocking Irish band (also named) O'Shannon? Jenny's got a plan for that, too.
She's already landed a backstage pass for the Portland tour stop…
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This is the first book I’ve read where the main character is blind. See Me as I Am blew me away. The author did a superb job describing Jenny’s world through all the ways a blind person interacts with her surroundings and with people.
Jenny’s romance with the manager of an Irish rock band unfolds, and we cringe as she gets fooled by the guy because she is blind. Falling in love is complicated for anyone, but it’s hard when the person you’re with isn’t who he says he is.
This disability representation and perspective in this book are beautifully…
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