Taking the Lead
By Deborah Kent
1987
First Published
4.29
Average Rating
224
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Part of Series
As she learns to adjust to her blindness at a rehabilitation center, Shelley Sayers becomes friends with Kevin Burns, who encourages her to be independent, but their friendship is threatened when Tom Travis, a popular boy from Shelley's class in high school, starts paying special attention to her
Avg Rating
4.29
Number of Ratings
7
5 STARS
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4 STARS
14%
3 STARS
29%
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Author
Deborah Kent
Author · 34 books
Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.
