The Window

A girl, blinded by the auto accident that killed her mother, comes to terms with her disability—and her new life.

Fifteen-year-old Mandy arrives on her great-aunt and great-uncles' Texas cattle farm determined to rely only on herself. Settling into the third-floor attic bedroom, she insists on mastering the steep stairs, navigating the local high school with a white cane, and finding her own way among new classmates.

Yet whenever a cool draft lifts the attic lace curtains, faint voices pull her toward the open sill. There, amid the Texas wind, glimpses of another teenager's life half a century earlier begin to pierce her darkness, offering unexpected ties to a family she never knew.

"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

• Grief and Loss: Coping with the sudden death of her mother, Mandy channels her quiet ache into nursing an orphaned baby opossum on the front porch with warm milk and an eyedropper.


• Found Family: Learning to trust again, Mandy crafts a miniature circus ring of toothpicks and flags to help her quiet great-uncle Abe reconnect with his boyhood memories.


• Friendship: At the local high school, Mandy forms a fierce bond with outspoken classmate Hannah Welsh and navigates the school holiday dance with Ted, an art student who reads lips.


• Resilience: Under the guidance of an energetic mobility instructor, Mandy masters trailing walls, listening for echo cues, and stepping forward safely without sight.


• Also by This Author: Hitch, Paper Daughter and Mountain Solo.

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