Seeing Eye Girl was written for the invisible walking wounded amongst us who hide their pain behind smiles—and for the educators and mentors who sometimes doubt the power of their influence.
This is the story of one girl’s search for hope in an abusive, dysfunctional home and of the teachers who empowered her.
The Most Moving Book Award winner. A book club favorite. Perfect for fans of The Glass Castle and Educated.
Available now in print, ebook and audio:
“I realize that in all my nine years and seventeen days of life, this is the first time Momma has actually seen me. Momma has bathed, nursed, diapered, caressed, and burped me. She has hit, pinched, kicked, and bitten me. She has encouraged, nurtured, protected, intimidated, and terrified me. But today, Momma is finally seeing me, her first-born. She can see my smile, my tears, my face–the face that looks just like Dad’s. Square chin, deeply-set dark eyes, broad nose, high cheek bones.”
From Seeing Eye Girl Chapter 7: Momma Can See
About Dr. Beverly J. Armento
Inspired by the many teachers who mentored her, Dr. Beverly J. Armento became an educator and enjoyed a fifty-year career, working with middle school children as well as prospective teachers. Retired now, she is Professor Emerita at Georgia State University, and holds degrees from The William Paterson University, Purdue University, and Indiana University. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Seeing Eye Girl is her first book for the general public.