Hand in Hand
A Cultural, Canada book. A Diamond Willow nominee for 2017, this is a book I am sure the girls...
Inspired by the real-life story of Helen Keller and the servant girl Martha Washington!How did Helen Keller manage before Annie Sullivan came to teach her language? This fictionalized story of two very different girls in the South, two decades after the Civil War, builds on the mentions of Martha Washington in Keller’s autobiography and reimagines their relationship.Martha, Helen’s constant companion, is the cook’s daughter — a black girl, just a few years older, and the person who best understood Helen’s attempts at communication. Charged with keeping the unruly younger girl occupied and out of trouble, Martha is sometimes bullied, sometimes a co-conspirator, and often Helen’s rescuer. She is with Helen as Annie teaches her words and language, even on the miraculous day when Helen understands that the water running over one hand, and the word W-A-T-E-R that is being spelled into the other, are connected — the event that freed Helen to communicate with the wider world.When Jean Little revisited Keller’s The Story of My Life, she became fascinated with the few mentions of Martha...
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A Diamond Willow nominee for 2017, this is a book I am sure the girls will like. How can a person be a friend to someone who is blind and deaf? An easy read and keeps you interested.I know I read the Helen Keller biography , The Story of My Life, years ago. apparently it mentioned Martha Washington the black girl who was the daughter... This fictional account of Helen Keller's childhood friend Martha, is a beautiful companion to the biography , novel and play. Martha is often tasked with looking after Helen and the job gets more and more challenging as Helen grows. Middle grade readers today face many of the same difficulties and will easily relate to Martha's frustrations....
