Love and First Sight

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Josh Sundquist

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right? As Will starts to find his footing, he develops a crush on a charming, quiet girl named Cecily. Then an unprecedented opportunity arises: an experimental surgery that could give Will eyesight for the first time in his life. But learning to see is more difficult than Will ever imagined, and he soon discovers that the sighted world has been keeping secrets. It turns out Cecily doesn't meet traditional definitions of beauty--in fact, everything he'd heard about her appearance was a lie engineered by their so-called friends to get the two of them together. Does it matter what Cecily looks like? No, not really. But then why does Will feel so betrayed? Told with humor and breathtaking poignancy, Love and First Sight is a story about how we relate to each other and the world around us.

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Author

Josh Sundquist

Pages

288

Publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published Date

2017-01-03

ISBN

0316305332 9780316305334

Ratings

Google: 5

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"This book was so good and I loved the ending I read it In one setting highly recommend. "

Sunflower

"This book is so Beautiful that when I finished it a little bit of my heart died "

Mrs. Keefe Sencen

"I really loved this! I read the physical copy and listened to the audio book, and the physical copy was way better. I heard a lot of people dislike post-surgery Will's personality, but honestly I thought his fears were valid and his growth was more than I've seen from so many people in the real world. This is also one of few books I've read where they don't tie everything up into a neat little conclusion but I'm still left feeling satisfied! (There is some mild language for anyone who wants to know, some of it involving anatomical terms.)"

Olivia

"Really cute and an inspiring interpretation of “blindness” "

MadiBee

"The characters are so vulnerable and thoughtfully written, I fell in love with them! This book is fantastic! "

Ravyn Taylor

"Really loved how you can see the authors research put into it! Loved the story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

The Kellyanna

"Josh. Oh josh, how you write so wonderfully!!! I loved this book. It was interesting to read from the perspective of a blind person. I kept imagining an impressionist painting everytime he describes what he sees. How colors blend together and Will’s reaction to not noticing the shapes. It was all so fascinating!!"

Finn Hughes

"This book!! Beautiful story of A boy who goes from being blind at a new school, to undergoing a surgery that allows sight, but not without issues and feelings of betrayal along the way….But it all ends perfectly."