A review by beths0103
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller

4.0

This was a wonderful, heartwarming story about Annie Sullivan and how she managed to work her miracles with Helen Keller. I remember watching The Miracle Worker in 4th grade, but I never really retained anything from that movie other than the scene at the water spigot where Annie Sullivan discovers that Helen finally understands what she's been teaching her. I was waiting for that moment in the book, and sure enough, it was written almost just as I remembered the scene from the movie.

I loved the emotion and frustration portrayed in this novel, and I was especially fond of Miller's portrayal of Sullivan's frustrations with the Kellers for allowing Helen to behave the way she did out of pity.

I hope kids enjoy reading this book as much as I did and that they come to understand the significance of such an undertaking at this time in history.