The Helen Keller Story. Catherine Owens Peare
Thomas Y. Crowell, Inc., 1959; Awarded 1962.
Synopsis: A serious fever destroys Helen Keller's sight and hearing during her second winter. When Helen is six, Miss Annie Sullivan, from the Perkins Institute for the Blind, becomes her teacher. After months with little success, Annie finally teaches Helen to communicate through language, and Helen becomes an eager learner. After graduating from Radcliff College with honors, Helen devotes herself to working with and for the blind and deaf. This well-written biography tells the story of a remarkable woman who overcame her physical handicaps to achieve more than she herself ever dreamed of.
Themes: Keller, Helen--Biography; Physically handicapped; Blind-Deaf-Mute; Perseverance.