This is a great book! I just reread it as an adult, but have kept on my shelf since I was a junior higher. It's about a girl who anxiously awaits the new family to move in next door, only to find out that the daughter in the new family is blind from birth. As the summer progresses, she learns to overcome her prejudices and they become best friends. The climax of the story involves a truly dangerous kidnapping -- but I won't tell you the end! It's very exciting and delightful.
It is reading level 6.7 according to Scholastic.
It is reading level 6.7 according to Scholastic.
Book Description:
When Carey learns that new neighbors are arriving, she hopes their daughter will become her best friend. Then she learns that Jenny is blind. She won't be able to do anything Carey loves to do! How much fun can she possibly be?
Carey's in for a few surprises: Jenny can read, cook, play cards, and even run like the wind. She can do practically everything Carey can - plus a few things she can't! And when the two girls are kidnapped, they need all the wits they both have - to escape and get home in one piece!
When Carey learns that new neighbors are arriving, she hopes their daughter will become her best friend. Then she learns that Jenny is blind. She won't be able to do anything Carey loves to do! How much fun can she possibly be?
Carey's in for a few surprises: Jenny can read, cook, play cards, and even run like the wind. She can do practically everything Carey can - plus a few things she can't! And when the two girls are kidnapped, they need all the wits they both have - to escape and get home in one piece!
