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Farsighted (Farsighted 1) - Emlyn Chand
Farsighted (Farsighted 1)
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Evolved Publishing presents the first in a 5-part series, Farsighted, by award-winning author Emlyn Chand. YA / ROMANCE / PARANORMAL / FANTASYAlex Kosmitoras's life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead broke and insanely... show more
Evolved Publishing presents the first in a 5-part series, Farsighted, by award-winning author Emlyn Chand. YA / ROMANCE / PARANORMAL / FANTASYAlex Kosmitoras's life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead broke and insanely overprotective, and... oh yeah, he's blind.Just when he thinks he'll never have a shot at a normal life, an enticing new girl comes to their small Midwest town all the way from India. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Sophomore year might not be so bad after all.Alex is in store for another new arrival--an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to "see" the future. Try as he may, he is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they suggest Simmi is in mortal danger.With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex embarks on his journey to change the future.Praise for Farsighted:*Winner, Writer's Digest Self-Published Novel Awards, Young Adult Category, 2012*Best Multicultural Fiction, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2012 *Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award, 2012*BookBundlz Book Club Pick, 2012*Overall Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction, Best Debut Author, Dragonfly eBook Awards, 2011*Bronze Medalist, Paranormal Fiction, Readers Favorite, 2012*Finalist, Speculative Fiction, Global eBook Awards, 2011*Winner of the Alternative Booker Award, 2011*Winner of the WritersType First Chapter Competition, September 2011Open Heart, the second book in the Farsighted series, is now available for purchase!***This eBook is DRM-Free.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00AC6HIFC
Publisher: Evolved Publishing
Edition language: English
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MulticulturalJunkie
MulticulturalJunkie rated it
4.5 We need more main characters in Paranormal/SFF with disabilities!
It's taken me some serious time and thought to write this review. When addressing main characters with disabilities, I make sure to research the disability in question, just to make sure Im not praising problematic tropes when it comes to characters with disabilities. "Farsighted" followed the exp...
Cherie Reads
Cherie Reads rated it
3.0 Farsighted (Farsighted 1)
I was really excited to read this book. The whole idea of the main character being blind was original and I couldn't wait to see how the author would pull it off. I was also interested in seeing how all of these "powers" would come into play. After the onslaught of vampires, fairies and witches i...
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Book Reviews by Lynn rated it
5.0 Farsighted (Farsighted 1)
Alex Kosmitoras is a 15-turning-16-year-old boy who hasn't had an easy life. He's been bullied at school, his parents are overprotective and to make matters worse, he's blind. He's never had a friend, but when a new girl comes to their small Midwest town from India, he finds that he has a chance to ...
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