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Reaching Helen Keller
Feb 12, 2018darladoodles rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Most of us know about the moment at the water pump when Helen truly understood what water was. What many of us do not know is that Annie spent more than a month fingerspelling with Helen and disciplining her so that she would complete the simplest of tasks. In this book you will see the time Annie spent with Helen from her own perspective. Sarah Miller delved into many resources (all listed in the back of the book) to put together this remarkable story and show us why Annie was uniquely qualified to understand Helen more than any other person in her life. Included are excerpts from Annie's life before she was recruited to teach Helen as well as a timeline and photos. I was impressed by the fact that Sarah Miller changed her major to linguistics and taught herself Braille after seeing "The Miracle Worker" on stage and reading more about Helen Keller.