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Jan 22, 2015 09:05AM
I'm looking for a book I read around 1996-2003. It was a physical book, possibly a hardcover, I discovered in the children's area of the library. The book was aimed at kids aged 10-18. The story was about a recently blind girl who was upset with her parents for sending her to a blind camp. I think I recall she went blind after an accident where she hit the back of her head on a balance beam while doing gymnastics. She meets a boy at the camp who teaches her how to live as a blind person. There are horses at the camp and she befriends one particular horse named "AT&T" or some other variation of these letters. I can't remember any more. I appreciate any information. This has bugged me for years!
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Thanks, but it's not any of those. I've done some research and discovered a movie called "breaking free" (1995) which has a similar plot to the book I read, but I can't find any mention that it was based on a book.
Hmm now I'm curious. Neither of these looks quite right, but just in case:Wild Horse Summer
A Horse Called Blackberry
It's not those either, but now my TBR pile is growing!
Diablo: Days of Darkness is a YA book involving a girl who goes blind and a horse but it's probably not right. It's also a late book in a series.
Do you remember the cover?Part of a series?
time period/location story takes place?
Were there other activities at the camp (swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, etc)?
I can't remember the cover. As far as I know it was not part of a series. I don't recall activities of the camp, but I seem to remember a scene where the main boy is showing the girl how to eat by herself and when he was showing her how to pour juice, he told her to place her finger on the rim of the cup and then pour. Thanks for all the suggestions so far!
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https://www.goodreads.com/series/1009...
Do you remember anything else about her family?
What the location of the camp?
No, nothing there looks familiar. I can't recall anything else about her family or the camp. The books was a hardcover approx. 8" high by 5.5" wide and 1/2"-1" thick. I don't know the page count, but I it should be around 200-400 pages.
Mystery at Camp Triumph is similar but don't think it has the details you mentioned apart from horses and recent accident causing blindness.
Katie was it new or an older book at the time you read it?
I'm not certain. My library removes books that have not circulated in 12 months so it must have been receiving some attention. I'm thinking it was published after 1994, but again, I'm not positive.
I'll search later. Thought I knew the blind camp stories. Have you checked the books on LibraryThing with the tag blind--fiction
Do you recall what country it's set in? Terminology used? Eg blind, legally blind, was a long cane used? Was she completely blind?
Listing books with a blind character at camp:I'm Lucky I Can Read In The Dark : A Teen Camp Story Of Guts And Goals
by Alex J. Goldman (PublishAmerica Inc., 2000. Marc and his seeing-eye dog King.)
Bright Morning by Jan Hathaway
(Sharon Publications, Incorporated, 1964. Laura Gray, camp counselor, must take care of a girl who's blind.)
Stevie's Other Eyes by Lois Eddy McDonnell (Friendship Press, 1962. Six year old Stevie moved to a new place, attended school, camp, etc.)
A Horse Called Blackberry by JoAnne Chitwood Nowack (Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1996. Seven campers who were blind, horses, religion.)
Summer Of Discovery by Eric Wilson (Collins, 1984. Camp for children with various disabilities, minor characters with blindness.)
Mystery At Camp Triumph by Mary Blount Christian (Albert Whitman & Company, 1986. Angie was recently blinded by car accident, attended a summer camp for disabled children.)
Still haven't come up with the answer...
Breaking Free was also released as A Leap of Faith. Both are on DVD, that will be interesting to watch...
It was in the USA. She was completely blind.
Haven't forgotten about this, just need more time to search. You'd think it would be easy to find if blindness and camp were the main part of the story.
Noting for my info.A summer to grow on
By Paula Montgomery
Pacific Press Pub. Association, 1991 - Juvenile
http://www.horsecrazygirls.com/breaki...A review for Breaking Free mentions the balance beam. You're sure it is a book?
Paul has a summer jobMichel Rabagliati - From School Library Journal. Adult/High School-In 1979, Paul, 18, lands an unexpected job at a camp for underprivileged ... fears and the reality of shepherding a blind child through camp experiences.
Another camp, blind book.
I'm sure it was a book, I've never seen the movie. Perhaps it's just one of those books that's just meant to remain a memory and never be reread. Thanks for looking.
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Sorry didn't get notified of your reply. I'm still searching most days so please keep in UNSOLVED. Don't give up so easily! I'm partway through Breaking Free. Great movie! The girl definitely hit her head in the balance beam when she dismounted. Maybe watching the movie would trigger your memory for other clues you could write here. For instance, was the boy she met at camp a counsellor or a boy who's blind? Does she use a cane?
This is not ticking all the boxes, but "blind" and "horses" reminded me of Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, the 1991 film, which was based on the memoir: A Girl and Five Brave Horses. Almost certainly not it, but the movie was a good one (I haven't read the memoir). Good luck! : )
Same Lia, have seen the movie but not read the memoir. It's great, as is the film Can You Feel Me Dancing? Though don't think that's on DVD sadly. I'm still searching for the book in question.
Willow King: Race the Wind! by Chris Platt. Not this one. Lost sight due to riding accident.
New book at the time or older?Cherished Wish by Melody Carlson mentions blind, camp, but doesn't appear to be a match.
Another horse, blindness and camp story, but may not be it as it's only 24 pages.A Pony Named Midnight by Susan Taylor Brown.
Maybe, Taking the Lead
? Shelley Sayers is devasted when the doctors tell her she will never see again. But then two different boys come into her life. One encourages her to get back into the swing of activities at school, while the other urges Shelley to try her hobby of mountain climbing again. Shelley must learn for herself which boy really has her best interests at heart.
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Still looking, it's none of the above. Great suggestions though!
Yeah, not Taking the Lead, it is an excellent story though. Katie are you sure you aren't mixing details from a film and the book Mystery at Camp Triumph? It's maddening I can't find it, I spent ages looking again this evening. Keywords aren't bringing up any similar stories.
I remember watching a movie about a girl hitting her head on the the end of a balance beam because of the camera flashes or something like that. I didn't read it in a book.
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A few reviews:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
I think with Mystery at Camp Triumph the cause was a car accident. It's frustrating as I haven't found any other books close, even when searching. Which country was it set in?
What's the Name of That Book???
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A Horse Called Blackberry (other topics)Light a Single Candle (other topics)
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