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Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller

4.0

I was familiar with the water-pump climax of the story from some readings I had to do on Helen Keller in grade school, but it was fascinating to see more of the story from the beginning. The knock-down-drag-outs Annie Sullivan had with Helen were emotionally exhausting, and the final triumph was great; it's amazing to see Helen leap from being trapped as a creature of raw impulse, to being able to understand and interact with the world around her.