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Blindsided

by Priscilla Cummings (Goodreads Author)

3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 · rating details · 538 ratings · 146 reviews

In many ways, Natalie O’Reilly is a typical fourteen-year-old girl. But a routine visit to the eye doctor produces devastating news: Natalie will lose her sight within a few short months.

Suddenly her world is turned upside down. Natalie is sent to a school for the blind to learn skills such as Braille and how to use a cane. Outwardly, she does as she’s told; inwardly, she...more

Hardcover, 240 pages

Published July 8th 2010 by Dutton Juvenile

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Nov 08, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Natalie is slowly losing her eyesight. When she was about eight, she started to stumble and walk into things. Born without irises, the part that controls the amount of light allowed into the eye, the pressure is continuing to grow. Having endured multiple surgeries and continuous eye drops, Natalie prays that she won't go totally blind.

But a few weeks before school is to start, she receives the worst possible news. There is nothing more they can do for Nata...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teenfic, sequoyah-list-2013

I'm giving this three stars because it has a good message for teens, but I didn't like it that much.

The first thing that really put me off was the description on the back of the book. It makes you think Natalie didn't have a clue she was about to go blind. Well, she'd been told for years she would lose her sight, she was just in denial. But she had a genetic condition that caused glaucoma, and even after seven surgeries she was hoping she wouldn't go blind.

So, false advertising. Not cool.

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May 03, 2013 Alicia Anderson rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Blindsided is about Natalie, who, at first, appears to be a perfectly normal 14yr old. But one of her regular visits to the doctor brings grave news: Natalie will lose her sight. She is sent to the school of the blind, where she has to choose between living scared or living life.

I decided to read this book because it was different from what I usually read. It completes the category of term 1's theme: social injustice. The book talks about Natalie's physical and mental struggles as she loses her...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fiction, disabilities, friendship, school, farm-life, realistic

Natalie, a high-school sophomore, has known since 3rd grade that her eyesight is diminishing and although she holds out some hope for recovery, has been told that eventually she will lose her eyesight completely. Her parents reluctantly send her to a school for the blind so that she can learn to cope in the world. In her first weeks at the school she still has limited eyesight and is able to get around by herself. Suddenly, however, one morning she wakes up and everything is completely dark.

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Feb 21, 2013 Susie rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is about a fourteen year old named Natalie. She has had bad vision all her life but her luck has finally run out. After a checkup to the doctors, she is told that in a few months she will go completely blind. Natalie, along with her parents, freak out. She is immediatly sent to a blind private school, which teaches blind and nearly blind children how to live their life easier. Natalie hates it. But then, she makes new friends and starts to like it. But when something happens to one of...more

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Dec 22, 2011 Lori S. rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I definately think that a book about a blind girl was different. The book was about the girl, whos name I forget(really proves how much I liked the book, huh??) and her troubles and fears about becoming blind. She was rebelling against the fact that she was becoming blind and she refused to learn to walk with a cane. That might be a spoiler, but that was really the main thing that was happening in the book... so I am just going to tell you right now, don't read it. It took me like, 3 days to rea...more I definately think that a book about a blind girl was different. The book was about the girl, whos name I forget(really proves how much I liked the book, huh??) and her troubles and fears about becoming blind. She was rebelling against the fact that she was becoming blind and she refused to learn to walk with a cane. That might be a spoiler, but that was really the main thing that was happening in the book... so I am just going to tell you right now, don't read it. It took me like, 3 days to read this moderately short book, and that was during Thanksgiving break.. so yea. My average time for reading a book in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and I have a pretty busy one, isn't that long, becuase I still manage a good 400 page book in 2-3 days tops.
This book really dragged, and I mean really, I hardly do anything during school breaks, except go out and run, practice the sports I play, and read, read , read!!!
I was really mad about the story and how the characters behaved. Especially the main character. She was mad that her friend had moved on, and that she didn't want to spend every waking second with her. And I get why her friend wouldn't want to. She would get mad over the smallest things. She acted like no one understood, but she didn't want people to feel sorry for her either. And next, her dad. He was a complete jerk. He acted like she could still see and he got mad because she couldn't. He simply refused to let her go to the blind school, even though she was falling over everything and getting made fun of at school for it. I mean my gosh.
Last but not least, the thing she had going with those two guys. The Indian one and the fat guy. Now, why didn't the author at least finish that romance off if she was going to start something? She could have just kept that part out if it was bound to go nowhere. That left the readers guessing a little to much, I have to say. And even though that was suppose to be the last thing that got on my nerves about the book, there's one more I just thought of...
The mc was a total coward. Except for the fight she had, I had not seen a single brave thing she had done the entire book. She was always cowarding out on things. I know I would be scared if I was blind, but anyone would be. You don't see old blind men scared to walk down the street, or refusing to use a cane. No, they put on there big girl panties and freakin deal with it. So I gave this story a 1. If I could I would have given it 0 stars. It was just not good to me. (less)

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Sep 20, 2011 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

A very early childhood favorite of mine was a simple book called Follow My Leader about a boy who goes blind from an accident and has to learn to do everything over again. Blindsided was a more nuanced, teenage version of this book, which is why I think I enjoyed it so much.

I think if I hadn't had that early association I might have only given this book three stars. The dramatic plot twists are a bit overdone, in that I think the author could have chosen something less violent and... well... dra...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Alisha rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-fiction, young-adult

I really liked the premise of Blindsided. I honestly can't even imagine how it is to be blind. It must be especially difficult for someone who is used to having vision and then slowly lose it. And then to completely lose it while you're a teenager must make it that much harder to adapt with everything else that goes on in your life. That being said, I think that Blindsided is one of those books where the overall plot doesn't reach the potential that it can.

Blindsided is a very educational book....more I really liked the premise of Blindsided. I honestly can't even imagine how it is to be blind. It must be especially difficult for someone who is used to having vision and then slowly lose it. And then to completely lose it while you're a teenager must make it that much harder to adapt with everything else that goes on in your life. That being said, I think that Blindsided is one of those books where the overall plot doesn't reach the potential that it can.

Blindsided is a very educational book. It tells you sort of what it's like to lose your vision. It tells you...but it doesn't show you. There's very little that happens besides informing you of what blindness is like. In fact, the book just dragged on because very little actually happened after you remove the informative part. There was also very little development to the other characters besides Natalie. I understand that she was the main character, but the author should have given the supporting characters more to do.

Blindsided also seemed a bit too preachy for me as in telling "Look! This is what happens when you do these bad things!" and it came off condescending. It seemed like the author had a bit of an agenda. First, there was a minor detail about the students wanting guns to be illegal and adding "Oh, so and so, is blind because someone shot him in the head. With a GUN!". And then there was the issue of the choking game. "Oh!, so and so is blind because he wanted to get high off choking themselves!". But one quote that really got my blood boiling was the one that one student said about her cutting. "Anyway, I'm over it now. The cutting stuff. That was juvenile crap anyway. You know? My little cry for attention". I have friends who have been cutters and I can say that cutting is not "a little juvenile" phase. It's a serious problem. And if cutters are so desperate for attention than why do they HIDE their cuts with long sleeves and bracelets? Sorry. But I call B.S.

So, I found Blindsided to be extremely disappointing. I respect the author for wanting to raise awareness about blindness, but this was 95 percent informative and 5 percent actual novel. Those aren't good odds. And I really don't like being beaten over the head with these "moral" lessons and things that teens ALREADY know is bad for them.(less)

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Apr 06, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Natalie was born with a congenital eye disease, and she knows she will eventually go blind. By the time she is in high school, the disease advances, and her sight quickly fades. It is very hard for her to accept, she is just about to get her driver's license, go to her first prom, and enjoy all of the things teens with normal sight enjoy. Her parents have no choice but to enroll her in a school for the blind. She fights it at first, insisting she'll be fine, but quickly sees, she needs to learn...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Ayla rated it 3 of 5 stars

I picked this book up on a whim. It's definitely not how the description says it is: what it's really about is a blind girl who is learning how to use a cane and how to read Braille.

Her acceptance of being blind is sudden and unrealistic: one fall down some stairs and suddenly she's perfectly fine with being blind. Her blindness was even unrealistic: the doctors in the book said her vision would deteriorate over time, yet her blindness seemed to come overnight. Is this a plot hole? Or did the a...more

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Oct 05, 2010 Angela rated it 2 of 5 stars

Cummings does an excellent job of presenting the practical side of becoming blind as a teenager - the logistics of moving to a school across the state, the new curriculum, the frustration at having to essentially learn a whole new language (Braille) and how to function in the world. I found these insights interesting, but considering they make up the bulk of the novel, not enough to create a compelling story.

Far too much emphasis is placed on amazement at what blind people can do - walk a whole...more

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Aug 30, 2010 Brandi Kosiner rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this one, as I do most stories of this type. Cummings has a good voice, and she wrote pretty well developed characters. Natalie is a realistic character, and I could understand what she must have felt and gone through. I got to watch her grow, accept, and her desire to overcome shine through in the end.
Some of the events in the book could have been foreshadowed a little less and they would have had a greater effect on me, but that doesn't detract too much. I also wish that I could h...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Reving rated it 4 of 5 stars

Natalie lives in a small town in Garrett County, Maryland. She has Juvenile Glaucoma and has been gradually losing her sight since the age of eight. I couldn't help but think of the nut job I know, the one about whom I posted in this post. She was from Garrett County, too. And she always thought she was going to lose her eyesight. Oh she went to the eye doctor all the time, I guess hoping that someone would tell her that she was going to lose her eyesight. When one doctor wouldn't tell her that...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Amy Dreger rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic

I really liked the idea behind this book but felt like it could have been executed better.

Natalie is a 14-year-old girl who is going blind from glaucoma. Her family decides to send her to a special school for the blind to prepare her for the inevitable day when her severely impaired vision worsens and she becomes completely blind. Natalie is rather resistant to learning the skills she must learn to survive as a blind person. She is surrounded by others who are completely blind and feels like sh...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Noellie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, perspective-changing

This book was very different than other books that I've read. For one, it's about a girl who loses her sight and now that I think about it I think it's really weird I haven't read a book about someone with a disability. Ever since I was little I've always thought about the perspectives of other people and wondered what it felt like to not have one of your senses.

Blindsided opened my eyes to so many things about the perspective of being blind that I had never even considered before. Aside from th...more

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Mar 19, 2012 Danica Page (One Page at a Time) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own-copy, realistic-fiction, contemporary, young-adult, disability, high-school

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My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I went into this novel without having heard anything about it. I'd been eyeing this book in my bookstore for months and so on my birthday when it was 25% off I just decided to get it.

I was excited to read this one after reading the synopsis, but didn't really have high expectations for it. I started reading this book and was drawn into the story. However, it didn't elicit...more

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Sep 17, 2011 Dotty rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-2012-school-year, realistic-fiction

I really liked this book and I wonder what someone who has really had this experience would say about the book. I have a couple people in mind to share the book with to get that perspective. Natalie, the main character, seemed very realistic with hopes and fears as she faced blindness. The struggle between these drew me in. There was foreshadowing for two major tense events in the story. The foreshadowing was part of what kept me engaged, but I think the character struggle was even more compelli...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Kay Mcgriff rated it 4 of 5 stars

I first got my glasses when I was in the third grade. I was thrilled to be able to see again in clear, crisp colors rather than blurry edges. Every year when I visited the optometrist and he told me I needed new glasses because my eyes were worse, I secretly worried that one day glasses would not be enough to correct my vision. What would I do then if I couldn't see? It had happened to a friend of my mother's. She had some sight, but she was legally blind because glasses or contacts could no lon...more I first got my glasses when I was in the third grade. I was thrilled to be able to see again in clear, crisp colors rather than blurry edges. Every year when I visited the optometrist and he told me I needed new glasses because my eyes were worse, I secretly worried that one day glasses would not be enough to correct my vision. What would I do then if I couldn't see? It had happened to a friend of my mother's. She had some sight, but she was legally blind because glasses or contacts could no longer correct her vision well.

Priscilla Cummings explores this horrible possibility in Blindsided. Natalie has struggled with her vision since about age eight, but once she turns fourteen, her doctor has bad news. She will lose all of her vision, sooner rather than later. Rather than returning to high school with her friends (and a cute boy who just might be interested in her), she is forced to move away to the school for the blind where she can learn the skills she needs to survive a world without sight.

Outwardly, she is a good daughter and student, saying what the adults want to hear. Inwardly, she hangs on desperately to the hope that she will continue to see--something at least. She resists learning to read Braille or to walk with her cane. She's reluctant to open up to her new classmates because she's not like them. She's impressed by her teachers--blind themselves--who take buses and walk to school or travel the world, but terrified she would never be able to learn how to survive independently herself. Ultimately, though, she must choose how she will live her life as darkness threatens to overcome her.

I liked Natalie. She is a good girl with a sometimes bad attitude. Who wouldn't have a bad attitude when faced with losing all your vision? She also learns that she has more strength than she ever dreamed as she faces challenges that would leave most sighted people cowering in the dark. She is at times stubborn, resentful, angry, discouraged, and persistent as she navigates relationships that strain old friendships and new relationships that present different challenges and opportunities. In addition to taking on the challenges of blindness, this book presents plenty of drama and a couple of action-packed scenes that kept me on the edge of my seat. (less)

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Mar 05, 2013 Lill'n rated it 5 of 5 stars

WARNING! THIS REVIEW HAS SPOILERS!

I loved this book! (But seriously, what book don't I love?) It was such an inspiring story.

As I was reading this book I developed a fondness for Natalie and especially Bree. When Bree died, I had tears in my eyes.

I find it cute how Jake had an obvious crush on Natalie and liked how Natalie learned so much about the blind. She realized that they were normal people to.

I don't like how Natalie gave up so easily. I think that after Bree died, she should have trie...more

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Apr 09, 2010 Bee rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Mar 20, 2013 Cindy Zheng rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Aug 20, 2010 Jael rated it 4 of 5 stars

The summer before my junior year of high school, I had the opportunity to go to Alaska. I got to see killer whales, glaciers and all kinds of fish up close. The following spring, I went to Paris with my French class. I got to see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Le Chateau de Chambord, World War II monuments and so many other things. I thought of these experiences while reading Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings.

What if I had not been able to see all of that? It would have been a totally different ex...more The summer before my junior year of high school, I had the opportunity to go to Alaska. I got to see killer whales, glaciers and all kinds of fish up close. The following spring, I went to Paris with my French class. I got to see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Le Chateau de Chambord, World War II monuments and so many other things. I thought of these experiences while reading Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings.

What if I had not been able to see all of that? It would have been a totally different experience. More sensory than visual.

In Blindsided, Natalie O'Reilly is a 14-year-old girl, who has been losing her eyesight since she was 8. Her early memories memories are filled with colors, family and the animals on her family farm in Maryland.

From the outside, Natalie is the typical teen. She has friends, gets good grades and is on the student council. But inside, Natalie is crumbling. Born without an iris, Natalie's doctors have been preparing her for the inevitable. As long as she remains positive, Natalie thinks it's ok to ignore her mounting accidents, bumps and falls. She has so much going for her--why does she have to accept losing her eyesight.

"She was fourteen now, on the brink of so much, and maybe, from now on, she would have to get through it by doing what she had always done: tune out the naysayers, like turning off a radio station with too much static. And hope for the miracle."

Natalie wants to wallow in denial, but her parents want her to accept reality, and send her to a school for the blind. Natalie sees the school as a way to enhance her skills, rather than preparing her for life as a blind person. Her roommate Gabriella a.k.a Bree is a lot like Natalie--deep in denial. They eventually form a deep friendship. Another accident forces Natalie to face reality.

Walking with a cane, learning Braille, learning how to count steps and learning how to accept her fate is daunting but necessary.

"It is easier to be blind than to pretend you're not blind."

I found this little gem on my recent spy mission to the YA section of Borders. I wanted to see what was the appeal. I always thought you needed to be a teenager to relate to teenage problems. It's nice to know that isn't the case. I'm not a total YA convert, but Priscilla Cummings' writing swayed me in a big way. Her writing totally captures Natalie's teenage angst. I found myself wanting to cry for Natalie. Not many books make me want to cry, but Cummings came very close. How can you prepare to lose something as precious as your eyesight? In your teen years you feel invincible. Nothing is going to bring you down. Natalie holds on to that belief. The book is also very well-researched. Cummings spent a full academic year attending school with blind students. With such a perspective, Cummings fully captures the emotional roller coaster.

Rating: Superb (less)

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Jul 28, 2010 Tasha rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

Natalie has been losing her sight since she was eight. She is still able to see in a tunneled form, but then receives the news that she will lose her sight completely in a short period of time. Natalie is sent to a school for the blind to learn the skills she will need to have when she is blind. She is taught Braille and how to walk with a cane. But she doesn’t consider herself in the same situation as the other teens at the school. They are blind and she is not. She does learn the skills, but i...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Renae rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, ya

Really enjoyed this book. I almost gave it five stars...but found a couple of things rankled me.

At a couple of points, the plot was a little predictable, with some events that were a bit formulaic.

In Chapter 26, "The Blind Leading the Blind," it was painfully obvious beforehand that (view spoiler)

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Mar 23, 2013 Portia rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is an Amazing book introducing you to the world of the blind. It really opens your eyes and shows you what its like to be blind and can't see your future [literary]! Natalie overcomes the fact that she is blind and won't be able to do the things that normal people do. She doesn't want to take the fact that she's gonna be blind. Since she is loosing her vision little by little she needs to learn the techniques of a blind person to go on with the rest of her life. This book is an amazing...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Shelby Silva added it

10/31/12
I started my new book book Blind sided an so far I think its a good book its about a girl named Natalie who helped her father take care of animals until one day when she was in the barn feeding the goat she turned around a hit her head on a beam in the barn. Every since that Natalie's been having many problems seeing things. In schools she always makes her shelf look stupid because its hard for her to see so she either knocks things over or else runs into people. She was so scared she di...more 10/31/12
I started my new book book Blind sided an so far I think its a good book its about a girl named Natalie who helped her father take care of animals until one day when she was in the barn feeding the goat she turned around a hit her head on a beam in the barn. Every since that Natalie's been having many problems seeing things. In schools she always makes her shelf look stupid because its hard for her to see so she either knocks things over or else runs into people. She was so scared she didn't know what to do. Her eyes were getting so bad that her mother started noticing an wanted to seen her to a special teacher to help teach her Bridal. But her father refused. He knew Natalie had eye problems but he thinks she will grow out of that problem. Later on in the evening Natalie's parents finally made a decision, they decided to send her to a private school. In this Private school there were people just like Natalie, an the point of going there was to teach her how to read an how to be her self around people an not act different.

11/7/12
Natalie finally got to meet most of the people in her new school, an she hated it. She felt like she was a freak ; because her consular gave her a cane to use an made her take lessons on how to use the cane. They also made Natalie learn an read Bridal everyday instead of three times a week. Natalie didn't feel right there, she didn't feel like she fits in with the rest of the people. The rest of the people made her look like a freak. Until one day when they were all having their regular group meeting. Their consular invited three college students to learn how to help disable kids. All the students didn't want to take the time to listen to any of them, so Natalie stuck up for the college students an answered every question they had. After that all the students got involved they explained how people treated them in their other schools an Natalie finally realized that all that has happened to her too an that she's not even close to being a freak. She felt bad for all of them, she finally realized she the same person as they are. She is no different then anyone at that school.

11/14/12
So far in my book Natalie is still getting use to all of the different things she needs to learn at her new school. She finally understands Bridal an can offically read most of the book that they assign her, she just needs to take her time when she's reading. One of her teachers Miss Audra helps Natalie use her cane. Natalie never wanted to use her cane until Miss Audra told her stories when she was a kid on how much she hated using a cane because people always judged her. Natalie enjoyed the stories an finally relized that if Miss Audra could take all the judging an name calling then Natalie could too. It all just takes time. A week later after working with Miss Audra, Natalie approved alot on using her cane an she wasn't scared of using it when she went home to visit her parents or even outside of school. Natalie was proud to use her cane everyday, it helped her so much on noticing where everything is an it also improved on hearing cause now she can relize where everything is. Good thing Natalie studied an learned all of this because 2 weeks later she awoke from a dead sleep an offically lost her sight. From now on Natalie will have to use her skills that she learned too make her way around school, home, and around town.

11/28/12
I finally finished my book and I realy lik this book because of all the things that it teaches you and you actually get to see what all blind an disable people go threw. What happened at the end of my book was Natalie helped her roommate Bree leave school for a few hours so she could go see her byfriend. Two hours later Natalie gets a phone call from Bree saying here boyfriend left her at the restraunt an she need Natalies help to get back to school before anyone finds out. But Bree didn't have her can so she couldn't gudie her self back to the school. Natalie knew it was a bad idea but didn't want to just leave Bree. So Natalie walked all the way downtown too the restraunt. As Natalie passed the bar close to the restraunt two old men smelt like smoke an beer an followed Natalie to the restraunt asking her name and where she lived. Even though Natalie couldn't see or anything she could still tell where they were from there voice an from the stench. After Natalie got Bree they contiuned to walk back to the school. Half way there Natalie felt like there was something wrong. like someone following her. Turns out the two guys at the bar were following them. Natalie picked up the paste an told Bree to hurry an move faster. Then all of a sudden, a mans voice asked them where they were going? Than Bree was pulled away an Natalie was knocked down on the ground. Both girls screamed an tried to get away. After scream for a little bit. car stopped to help. But the two men ran off in the woods. Natalie layed there scared to death wondering where Bree was. But Bree didn't answer. Bree had died from getting hit in her throat to hard. Natalie blamed her self for all of it. she knew she shouldn't have left Bree leave school that day or she should have told someone.(less)

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May 16, 2013 Jentri Sinor rated it 3 of 5 stars

Blindsided was a decent book. The main plot of the story is about a girl, named Natalie, who becomes blind and is trying to deal with life. Personally, I'm not one for sentimental books, but there is a few intense scenes, which I enjoyed. There are several elements in this book, including friendships, hardships, death, fear, and love. I found the writing a bit elementary on some levels, but some points held my interest. Blindsided showed some instances of conflict, irony, and had multiple flashb...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Alison rated it 3 of 5 stars

On the 2013 Sequoyah nominee list is where you'll find Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings. Natalie O'Reilly is 14 years old and suffers from glaucoma. In the first half of the book, Natalie has her sight. Per doctor's recommendation, she leaves her high school and attends a school for the blind. She mets other teens just like her, but they all came about their blindness in different ways. Natalie goes through many emotions once she loses her vision. Many times she wants to simply give up. Fate, o...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Gina Cordray rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Jul 04, 2012 Lindsay rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this story, but there was something missing. Ideas were never fully developed, possibly too much jammed packed in one book.

I thought we had reached the book's climax when Natalie and Bree got into their scary situation and it's aftermath. But this event was not fully dealt with in my opinion. The addition of the next climax really wasn't necessary. I thought there was enough to pull from the dynamics and drama of the first climax to really tie things up and have Natalie come full circle....more

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BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7130816-blindsided?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337282894l/7130816.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7130816-blindsided?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings[/url]

Blindsided

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