Radiance descending: a novel
General fiction, Family stories, Disabilities fiction
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Paul's baby brother, Jacob, has Down's syndrome and has to be watched all the time. Their grandfather tries to help Paul understand his brother, but Paul is resentful and prefers not to think about him at all. Then Jacob's seventh… birthday arrives, and Paul begins to see him in a new light. For grades 5-8