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Reviews and Comments CCBC Choices 2002 -- Cooperative Children's Book Center of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
"This book will astound your listeners." -- Kathleen Baxter in "We Could be Heroes" in School Library Journal December 2001.
"An absorbing portrait of an individual whose life was a series of private and public challenges." -- SLJ's Best Books; School Library Journal
"[Lawlor's book provides] ... another side of Helen's character is her strong political beliefs and a rebellious nature." -- Children's Books to Read and Own -- Cuyahoga County Public Library
"...Lawlor does a fine job
of peeling back layers of her achievements to reveal their cost and
assess the extent to which Keller fulfilled her own dream of
mainstreaming with the sighted, hearing world. ... there is additional
spark from Lawlor's sharp insights...." -- The Bulletin
"[Lawlor] uncovers much of
the complexities of Keller's life: the prickly personality of teacher
Anne Sullivan; the relationship of Helen and Anne with Helen's family
and the culture of the deep south; how bother her fame and her family
conspired to keep Helen more as a symbol than as a person rich in
personality and contradiction." -- Kirkus Reviews
"...Keller's persistent
ability to reinvent herself, echoes throughout Laurie Lawlor's
absorbing and vigorously researched biography of the most famous deaf
and blind person in history." -- Horn Book Magazine
"Most adults know about
Helen Keller, the little girl who went blind and deaf at age 19 months.
But our children and young people may not know the account. This book
is for them, easy to read with lots of fascinating pictures." -- Peter
J. Dyck, Provident Bookfinder (August-September 2001; vol. 32 issue 1)
Honors and Recognition for Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit
has been named as Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
2002, a list evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee
appointed by National Council for Social Studies and assembled in
cooperation with the Children's Book Council. In announcing the
selection the committee said, "The rebellious spirit in Helen Keller is
dramatically portrayed in this interesting biography. In this
well-researched book, Helen comes alive; the reader gets to know her
intimately, with all her prickles, sorrows, glory and happiness. Photo
illustrations complete the piece." The book received a special
annotation -- "Selector's Choices" which designate books that the
committee members responded to with particular enthusiasm. Complete List of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2002.
Featured on BookTV on Saturday November 10, 2001. Laurie Lawlor talked with children from Lincoln School in Wheaton, Illinois about her young reader's biography: Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit.
Ms. Lawlor shared the research she uncovered during the writing of the
book: photographs, information about Helen, and facts about the Braille
alphabet and its development, her friendship with Alexander Graham
Bell, and other interesting facts.
Parent's Guide to Children's Media, Inc. Board of Directors "honors outstanding achievement in books - - 2001 Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit by Laurie Lawlor.
Chosen on Children's Literature Choice List of Books for 2002.
List features 150 books chosen for their excellence from 4000 books
read by Children's Literature's team of reviewers in 2001.
Top 100 Books for 2001 New York Public Library
NYPL - Books for the Teenage Reader, 2002 -- Included in the "Overcoming Odds" section.
Cited in Marilyn Carpentar's article, "Books About Valiant Women." in Inland.
"She has uncovered the real human being that was Helen Keller and
separates her from her legend. ... an absorbing and carefully
researched biography of the famous Keller.
Named to Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA), seventh annual Nonfiction Honor List.
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