Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller

Loved it

I thought that it was interesting. Good for historical themed book reports.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book rocks

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! IT IS SOOOOOO WORTH YOUR MONEY! I CANT STOP READING IT! IM LIKE UNDER 15 AND I CAN STILL READ THIS!!!!! ITS SOOOOO INTRESTING! BUY IT PLEASE!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A different approach to an old story!

This is a story that most of us know but Ms. Miller tells it with a different flair!

To number 3: Yes! This book is amazing!

Worth your $6.00

Amazing!!!

This is a great book. A great, easy read for everyone.

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Isit good

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This was amazing!

This book touched, amazed, humored, and even saddened a child like me. this story was so touching and inspirational that i want to read it again and again. you will get so sucked into the book that finally it will sadly dawn on you that it is ending. it is a truly great book. this author portrayed it nicely with intresting twists and excitements. i will certainly be reading this book again!

AMAZING,LIFE-CHANGING BOOK!

Really amazing, this book got me so into Helen Keller and biographies in general. THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!!!!!!! DOWNLOAD THIS AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY!!!!! It's not for the adventure-action-fantasy type people, but it's an absolutley beautiful book I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

best book

This is the best book. It truly gives you the chance to see the world how she did. Her teacher's struggles were also just as great as Helens.

Wow

Wonderful book! I read it again and again!

Reviewed by Lynn Crow for TeensReadToo.com

While most people have at least heard of Helen Keller, few know much about her teacher, the dedicated and passionate Annie Sullivan. Sarah Miller's MISS SPITFIRE may change that. The novel gives a fictionalized but well-researched narrative, in Annie's own voice, of the first month Annie spent with Helen. Her struggle to reach this wild, blind, and deaf child and overcome the obstacles presented by Helen's family makes a riveting read.

Miller delves deeply into her subject, letting readers in on Annie's early life through memories and flashbacks--of her abusive father, of the horrible years she spent at a state almshouse, and of the better but still difficult years in a school for the blind. Readers will find it easier to sympathize with and relate to her loneliness and longing for affection. It's wonderful to see the parts of her personality that had long been considered flaws--her stubbornness, her fierce temper--become assets in dealing with Helen. More than just a historical figure, in MISS SPITFIRE Annie Sullivan becomes a fully realized human being.

It's clear from the novel that Annie's success didn't come easily. It details every setback and every triumph, no matter how minor, until readers will be racing through the pages waiting to see how she will finally break through to Helen. They may be a little disappointed to discover that the novel ends shortly after that major breakthrough, wishing to read on and continue the journey with Annie. A sequel would certainly be welcome!

MISS SPITFIRE is everything a historical novel should be--richly imagined, true to its period, and providing an engaging story that will feel completely relevant to modern readers.

read it now!

It was a book my eyes didnt want to leave for long. So interesting was this book!

An Entrancing Look at a Familiar Story

This was a compelling and fascinating read and I couldn't put it down. So well written! I am very familiar with the story of Helen Keller but this book added an amazing new dimension. The author was able to make me feel as if I was right at Annie Sullivan's shoulder. As a former teacher I can see MISS SPITFIRE could be a valuable tool to teach students about disability and how our society views those who are considered different.

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