• Vision: My Story of Strength (I, Witness)

Vision: My Story of Strength
(I, Witness)

Publication Date
August 08, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  6th − 7th
Vision: My Story of Strength (I, Witness)

Description

Ever since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved to sing. Born and raised outside Boston, her family joked that she'd eventually study at Berklee College of Music. But when a high school music teacher advocated for Precious's talent, her dream became a reality.

Precious was born two-and-a-half months premature and weighed just one pound. Her eyes did not develop fully, and she is blind. Growing up, most people focused on what Precious could not do because of her disability. With her teacher's support, Precious realized all the things she could do with her disability--starting with attending Berklee.

With a voice that is both accessible and engaging, Vision brings forward an empowering first-person account of a woman finding strength and purpose in her disability. The I, Witness series delivers compelling narrative nonfiction by young people, for young people.

Publication date
August 08, 2023
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
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ISBN-13
9781324052296
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Series
I, Witness
BISAC categories
JNF007110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists
JNF053180 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Special Needs
JNF018030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic/Latino
Library of Congress categories
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ALA/Booklist

Readers will be engaged by [Perez's] honesty, tenaciousness, and belief.
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