Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom

Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstrom's Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not. Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant to be broken. But avoiding her past quickly proves impossible, and the more Parker learns about what really happened-both with Scott, and her dad-the more she starts to question if things are always as they seem. She has enough on her mind already, like trying out for the track team (that's right, her eyes don't work but her legs still do), doling out tough-love advice to her painfully naive classmates, and giving herself gold stars for every day she hasn't cried since her dad's death three months ago. When Scott suddenly reappears in her life after being gone for years, Parker knows there's only one way to react-shun him so hard it hurts. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick, the boy who broke her heart. That's why she created the Rules: Don't treat her any differently just because she's blind, and never take advantage.

A high school junior, Parker gets around well on her own (so much so that she runs at a nearby field in secret) and has some strict rules to keep her life. Combining a fiercely engaging voice with true heart, debut author Eric Lindstroms Not If I See You First illuminates those blind spots that we all have in life, whether visually impaired or not. Parker Grant lost her sight and her mother in a car crash as the book opens, she's coping with her father's sudden death. Exhilarating and real, Not if I See You First will change the way you see things forever. Parker Grant doesn't need 20/20 vision to see right through you. In Lindstrom's debut, the tree is high, and the rocks are jagged. Buy Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. In the tradition of Gayle Forman and John Green comes this extraordinary YA debut about a blind teen girl navigating life and love in high school.