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Miss Spitfire : reaching Helen Keller /

At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six-year-old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Sarah, 1979-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2007]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Sullivan, Annie, > 1866-1936 > Juvenile fiction.
Keller, Helen, > 1880-1968 > Juvenile fiction.
Blind > Juvenile fiction.
Deaf > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Teachers > Juvenile fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Juvenile fiction.
Keller, Helen, > 1880-1968 > Fiction.
Sullivan, Annie, > 1866-1936 > Fiction.
Blind > Fiction.
Deaf > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Teachers > Fiction.
Alabama > History > 1819-1950 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Children's stories.
Online Access:Publisher description
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Summary:At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six-year-old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline.
Physical Description:208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Audience:010-012.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781416925422 (hc.)
1416925422 (hc.)
9781428747586 (BWI bdg.)
1428747583 (BWI bdg.)