Street Blind
KALYEBULAG
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Although this village is inhabited by blind people they thrive through their faith. They also thrive through each other working as a whole-teamwork. They are secluded from the outside world. The village shape like a clock is extremely important as a symbol. The time piece represents time itself as it relates to the members of the village lock away in apparent safety. The villagers has number one rule to follow the clock. It is like maze like sequence of numbers. The villagers proceed with their life in peace and in harmony.
When the darkness creeps in, the witch will come out to hunt. The sun shining through the mountain but when the sun sets in, the village is shrouded with terror. As time evolved the life in the village is ordinary.
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About the Book
Marissa was found on the outskirts of Kalyebulag, a visually impaired village. Her adopted parents found her and raised her as their own. Marissa learns that the people of Kalyebulag are born blind and were outcasted from their families as infants. These villagers were taken in by a priest, who created a community for them. The villagers were together and have a caring society, but when the night falls onto the quiet town, an evil witch, Zimiria, that haunts the all villages of the mountain. Marissa is curious about where she came from and the village of the blind, Marissa wonders why she isn’t blind. Marissa questions if she can release the villages from the clutches of Zimiria, the evil witch. Marissa heads out on an adventure to find Zimiria and to learn the truth of where she comes from.
About the Author
Heidy Ramos, an recent graduate from Institute of Children’s Literature, has always had a passion for writing. Author of Island of Dreams-A Memoir, Secret Whisper, and her first children’s book, The Girl Who Wears Gumamela Flower, has found that she enjoys creating children’s stories. Heidy was born in raised in the Philippines and brings her culture to the state side. Stories she heard as a child differ from children’s stories here in America. Heidy loves to embrace her culture and enjoys sharing her culture with others. Heidy lives in New York with her two of her five children. When Heidy is not writing she is cooking, hiking, or kayaking with her family.