Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree

A touching, inspiring, and moving story about a teenage girl struggling against her blindness and maintaining her friendships. Mafalda is thirteen years old and has been blind since she was ten. Her best friend is Filippo, a rule-breaker, and her faithful cat, Uttimo Turcaret, accompanies her everywhere. Mafalda always looks on the bright side, thinking about what she can do now and in the future despite her blindness. But other things worry her too: her father, who lost his job and is now deeply depressed, refusing to leave his bed; and the obnoxious girl at school, Debbie, who seems very interested in Filippo... So now Mafalda must start thinking about what Filippo really means to her... Then two new adults enter her life: Elsa, a homeless young woman, and Nino, her elderly upstairs neighbor, who is quick to anger and in love with Charles Dickens. Little by little, Mafalda learns about their stories, and how their lives have also been affected by bold and difficult choices. A touching sequel to The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree.