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Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit

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What can I say? This book was great! I started reading it at the beginning of my bath and couldn't put it down. As a result my bath was four hours long. While reading this book you'll feel as though you are right besides Helen, from her first meeting with Annie Sullivan, to her travels around the world. She truly was a remarkable woman. This book lets you see the other side of Helen that not many people are aware of.

Lawlor's book Rebellious Spirit was an excellent one. I had a report due and it had all the information I needed and more. I would recommend it to anyone if they wanted to know about or needed information on Helen Keller.This book was extraordinary!

One of the better books I've read about Helen Keller. Although written for upper elementary or middle school students, I found this book entertaining and informative for adults. The book goes into a great deal of detail not just about Helen's childhood, but examines all periods of her life: college, lecture tours around the country, her various writings, and her relationship with Annie Sullivan and later companions/assistants. The author does a great job of putting into perspective Helen's public fame and her inner determination to contribute to society as an independent woman who wanted to be defined by more than her sensory limitations.

Lawlor's book Rebellious Spirit was an excellent one. I had a report due and it had all the information I needed and more. I would recommend it to anyone if they wanted to know about or needed information on Helen Keller.This book was extraordinary!

Helen Keller Rebellious Spirit is a biographical book by Laurie Lawlor. The book is about a girl that was blind and deaf but still accomplished her goals. Helen Keller was one of few blind and deaf children. The blind or deaf were thought of as an outcast or a burden. They were sent far away to schools where they could be out of the way and not seen. Helen's parents couldn't bring themselves to do so. Helen created her own home signs, which eventually led to the invention of sign language. She did signs for words such as ice cream or mother. Helen Keller was born in a little house that was close to her own. Her house was small and white. Helen's hometown was Tuscumbia, where she had many fun experiences with family members and friends. Her mother's name was Kate Adams Keller and her father's name was Captain H. Keller.
This book was organized in chapters, quotes, pictures, and headings for the pictures. I never misunderstood what the author was trying to peruse. The author put lots of description, which made it easier to read. I would recommend this book to any one who would like to learn about a girl that had a different life of being blind and deaf.

Laurie Lawlor's book, Helen Keller Rebellious Spirit, is a biography about an really cool woman who did wonderful things. Her name was Helen Keller. Helen Keller was awesome and different because she was deaf and blind and she still had a full education. Helen changed from a really spoiled, bossy, blind and deaf girl to a very accomplished woman who even graduated from college and learned to speak.
One nice story is about one of the first words she understood. The word was water. Her teacher, Annie Sullivan, poured water on to Helen's hands and fingerspelled the word to her and Helen understood.
Lawlor tells the story of Helen Keller in such detail it makes you feel like you really knew Ms. Keller. Maybe it seemed that you knew her too well. Lawlor goes on and on and tends to get off the subject of Helen Keller, talking about things that have absolutely nothing to do with Helen. Even though Helen led a very interesting life, Lawlor does not make it very interesting for the reader. If you were doing a report on Helen Keller, I would recommend this book. For light reading, unless you want a book that puts you to sleep, I would recommend something else. This story tells you that you can do anything if you set your mind to it.