Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller.
Youth New Book Shelves – Lower Level
Teen Zone Fiction – Main Level
Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller live in American history as strong young women who faced adversity and rose above it all to become very successful people.
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller tells the story of how Annie worked extremely hard to reach Helen not just intellectually, but also emotionally. While the novel is fiction, Sarah Miller conducted rigorous research to make certain her story was based upon facts. The result is a very compelling and inspiring story of human strength triumphing over physical and emotional weaknesses.
The novel is on many best lists including the 2008 ALA's Best Books for Young Adults.