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  Miss Spitfire

  Reaching Helen Keller

  by Sarah Miller

  Annie Sullivan was little more than a half-blind orphan with a fiery tongue when she arrived at Ivy Green in 1887. Desperate for work, she'd taken on a seemingly impossible job -- teaching a child who was deaf, blind, and as ferocious as any wild animal. But Helen Keller needed more than a teacher. She needed someone daring enough to work a miracle. And if anyone was a match for Helen, it was the girl they used to... (more)
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  The Miracle Worker

  by William Gibson

  NO ONE COULD REACH HER. Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an... (more)
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  Helen Keller Courage in the Dark

  by Johanna Hurwitz

  When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.
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  Annie and Helen

  by Deborah Hopkinson

  Author Deborah Hopkinson and illustrator Raul Colón present the story of Helen Keller in a fresh and original way that is perfect for young children. Focusing on the relationship between Helen and her teacher, Annie Sullivan, the book is interspersed with excerpts of Annie's letters home, written as she struggled with her angry, wild pupil. But slowly, with devotion and determination, Annie teaches Helen finger... (more)
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  The Miracle Worker Literature Guide (Secondary Solutions LLC)

  by Kristen Bowers

  As a busy teacher, you don t have time to waste reinventing the wheel. You want to get down to the business of teaching! With Secondary Solutions LLC s professionally developed teacher-written Literature Guides, you can address the English/Language Arts content standards while you teach the required core literature! Secondary Solutions LLC has provided you with the answer to your time management problems, while... (more)
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  Helen Keller's Teacher

  by Margaret Davidson

  The true story of the dedicated woman, Anne Sullivan Macy, who became Helen Keller's teacher and lifelong friend.
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  Helen Keller (In Their Own Words)

  by George Sullivan

  Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind student to ever attend an American college, but graduating from Radcliffe with honors was only one of her many accomplishments. Her writing and speeches tell the poignant story of a woman who struggles to overcome personal adversity, while working as an advocate for the physically challenged.
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  The Hunger Games: Book 1

  The Hunger Games

  by Suzanne Collins

  May the odds be ever in your favor.In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. In the previous war the Capitol took over and now, the Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl from each district, between the ages of twelve and eighteen to... (more)
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  A Leader Becomes a Leader

  Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

  by J. Kevin Sheehan

  A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in the next century as diverse as Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Thoreau believed that a... (more)
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  How Lincoln Learned to Read: Twelve Great Americans and the Educations That Made Them

  by Daniel Wolff, Daniel Wolff

  An engaging, provocative history of American ideas, told through the educations (both in and out of school) of twelve great figures, from Benjamin Franklin to Elvis Presley. How Lincoln Learned to Read tells the American story from a fresh and unique perspective: how do we learn what we need to know? Beginning with Benjamin Franklin and ending with Elvis Presley, author Daniel Wolff creates a series of... (more)
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  Helen Keller (Rookie Biographies)

  by Sean Dolan

  Presents a brief look at the life of Helen Keller
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  Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit

  by Laurie Lawlor

  A biography that sheds new light on this extraordinary woman.
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  Basic Guitar Lessons: Play Guitar With Happy Traum Omnibus Edition (Guitar Books)

  by Happy Traum

  Books 1, 2, 3, and 4 all brought together in one complete volume.
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  Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller

  by Doreen Rappaport

  This picturebook biography is an excellent and accessible introduction for young readers to learn about one of the world’s most influential luminaries. With her signature style of prose laced with stirring quotes, Doreen Rappaport brings to life Helen Keller’s poignant narrative. Acclaimed illustrator Matt Tavares beautifully captures the dynamism and verve of Helen Keller’s life and legacy, making Helen's Big... (more)