When Mariah's parents go on vacation for a week, she offers to work at the family's fruit stand while they are gone. Her parents don't know if Mariah, who is blind, will be able to handle it. Will she be able to use her other senses to keep the shop running? Mariah Finds a Way was written by Marc Gaskins, Darrin Gladman, and Makayla Sutton and illustrated by Mira Ko.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “Mariah really wants to take over her parents’ fruit shop one day, but they don’t think she can do it. Why? Because she’s blind. When her parents leave on vacation, Mariah gets her hands on the keys to the store. With the help of her parrot sidekick, Blue, Mariah must find a way to get the job done. Story Behind the Story: Inspired by the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, which promotes diversity not only of race but of religion, orientation, culture, and ability, these teen authors chose to tell an empowering story about a protagonist who was blind.”