Hal

Tony Barclay is a retired juvenile corrections probation officer and a
former public-health research associate at the University of Toronto.

Hal, the hero of this novel, is a blind teenager who has been attending
a special school in Eastern Canada. When he returns to his home in
Calgary in the middle of the school year, he finds he has problems
adjusting, not only to a very different school situation but also to his
overprotective parents and his resentful brother.

This book is about how it feels to be disabled. It is about the fears
and frustrations of a blind person trying to live without help in a
society designed for the sighted. Hal struggles to do so. During the
course of the book, he learns not only the importance of mutual help and
friendship but also important facts about his own attitudes. The
novel’s romantic subplot is treated with considerable delicacy and
understanding.

This excellent book is for those who enjoy a good story with a happy
ending.