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Joe and the blind boy who saw beyond the tears
A Chicago orphan, Joe, a lively eight year old with a near blind eye, attends a kindergarten for blind children. Miss Wells shapes his reading with Braille though he resists. A fall and his own cruelty reveal his hidden depths, leading to a night of fear and a confession that awakens his humanity.
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Joe
Chicago
Madison Street
Willy Nilly
Mina Wells
Migs Wells
Spain
Miss Wells
Jor
Windchild
Jon
Alwys
Ition Hig
Thor
Miss Welle
Misa Wells
Joey
Jimmy Brown
Jimmy
Edna Kenton
Collier's