First came the owl
Family stories, General fiction, Disabilities fiction
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Nita's father is in the Coast Guard and met her mother in Thailand. Now Nita's mother is hospitalized for depression, and Nita is struggling to understand and help. As she surprises herself by taking on the role of Snow White… in her fifth-grade play, Nita finds symbolism in the huge snowy owl she spots on the beach. For grades 4-7