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La lumière assassinée
By Hugues De Montalembert. 1982
La métamorphose d'Helen Keller (Folio cadet. 383)
By Margaret Davidson, Noël Chassériau. 1999
Nous sommes en 1880, aux États-Unis. À la suite d'une scarlatine, la petite Helen Keller devient aveugle, sourde et muette.…
Plus elle grandit, plus elle s'enferme dans la solitude et la colère. Désespérés, ses parents font appel à Annie Sullivan. Cette fragile jeune femme, elle-même presque aveugle, accomplit le miracle : transformer Helen, violente petite rebelle, en brillante étudiante connue du monde entier. Le récit d'un incroyable défi, une leçon de courage et d'espoir. Années 2-4 et plus. 1999. Titre uniforme: Helen Keller.Daddy bent-legs: the 40-year-old musing of a physically disabled man, husband, and father
By Neil Matheson. 2009
Neil Matheson was born with a physical disability called Cerebral Palsy, and from that day forward, Neil experienced life on…
a pair of crutches. Despite his physical handicap, Neil grew up like any regular kid. Now, at forty-one years of age, the author reflects back on his life story, a journey on crutches, including struggle, triumph, acceptance, love, and salvation. 2009.Just Jill: the autobiography of Jill Allen-King MBE
By Jill Allen-King. 2010
Jill's autobiography charts her journey from partially sighted child to totally blind adult and beyond, culminating in her being awarded…
the MBE for her many achievements. Just Jill is an important book that raises questions about what it means to have a disability in our society and how we can all learn from the work of Jill Allen-King. 2010.Between myself and them: stories of disability and difference
By Ed Krause Carol, Carol Krause. 2005
Gutsy, frank, provocative and even confrontational, the 23 contributors to this first-person anthology trace the myriad feelings and experiences that…
go along with growing up disabled across different genders, cultures, classes, and sexualities. Some descriptions of sex. 2005.Inner vision: the story of the world's greatest blind athlete
By Gib Twyman, Craig MacFarlane. 1997
Athlete Craig MacFarlane was blinded in an accident at age 2, and grew up to become a champion sprinter, internationally…
acclaimed wrestler, downhill skier, and a regular in the water skiing spectacular at Florida's Cypress Gardens. Craig now makes over 200 appearances a year - everything from children in a classroom setting to 3-time speaker at the Republican National Convention. 1997.Amazing Grace: autobiography of a survivor
By Grace Halloran. 1993
Recounts the life of Californian Grace Halloran, who was diagnosed at age twenty-three with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder…
leading to blindness. Learning that her newborn son could also become blind, Halloran dedicated her life to discovering ways to preserve and strengthen sight. 1993.Images from the dark: the story of Carolyn James
By Andrew Whitehouse. 1990
Carolyn James is a talented painter, especially of landscapes. She is completely blind. In a full and varied life she…
was constantly frustrated by failing sight. Only when her blindness became total did her imagination and her daughter's paint-box free her to make pictures. Within a year her work was exhibited, and soon she appeared on television and radio. She began writing poems, which became song lyrics, and now in her 40s is a creative artist in both media. 1990.A fictionalized biography of William Moon. Unable to enter the Ministry after he became completely blind at the age of…
twenty, he determined that he would devote his life to blind care and welfare. In the course of teaching, he developed the embossed script for which he is famous, and which he used to print books, magazines and pictures. 1992.Joni
By Joni Eareckson Tada, Joe Musser. 1978
At the age of 17 the author was the victim of a diving accident that left her totally paralysed from…
the shoulders down. Here she tells her story of her fight against quadriplegia and depression. 1978.Beyond vision: the story of a blind rower
By Victoria Nolan. 2014
Victoria Nolan is a motivational speaker, advocate for people with disabilities, Paralympian and special education teacher. Having wanted to teach…
since she was a young child, her dreams were shattered when she went blind; not because of her disability but because of other people’s preconceived ideas about what she could and could not do. Victoria took up rowing to counter her depression over losing her sight, and made it onto Canada’s National Rowing Team. This is her personal story of triumph over adversity. 2014.I'm walking as straight as I can: transcending disability in Hollywood and beyond
By Geri Jewell, Ted Nichelson. 2011
Born with cerebral palsy, Jewell inspired a generation when she became the first person with a disability to appear in…
a recurring role on prime-time television. The book's title refers to both Jewell's sexuality and her struggle growing up with cerebral palsy. Describes her experiences from her traumatic birth in Buffalo, New York, to her rise to stardom as a stand-up comic to becoming a television star, as well as her downward spiral, tax problems, drug addiction, and marriage. Some descriptions of sex, some strong language. 2011.Invisible: my journey through vision and hearing loss
By Ruth Silver. 2012
Ruth Silver was a silent, frightened child with undiagnosed vision loss, which she later learned was retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a…
progressive eye disease. Even after losing her hearing, she refused to surrender to the darkness and silence. Ruth founded the Center for Deaf-Blind Persons in Milwaukee, a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping others living with the double disability of deaf-blindness. Includes sex and violence. c2012.Invisible: a memoir
By Hugues De Montalembert. 2010
Blinded in an attack in his New York home in 1978, de Montalembert, then a filmmaker and painter, was violently…
forced out of his intensely visual world. In this raw memoir, he navigates the environs of Manhattan and, not much later, Bali and Greenland, with new confidence and ability. He's also painfully honest about the affects of his blindness, refusing the comfort of standard tropes about spirituality but finding wonder in the kindness of absolute strangers and isolation from those closest to him. Some descriptions of violence, some strong language. 2010.In the shadow of memory (American lives)
By Floyd Skloot. 2003
In December 1988, the author was stricken by a virus that targeted his brain. The resulting damage left him totally…
disabled and utterly changed. This book is a candid memoir of living with a brain and a mind that have suddenly been shattered - an intimate picture of what it is like to find oneself possessed of a ravaged memory, unstable balance, and wholesale changes in both cognitive and emotional powers. 2003.In the key of genius: the extraordinary life of Derek Paravicini
By Adam Ockelford. 2008
Music professor Ockelford, who specializes in working with children with disabilities, offers a biography of British pianist Derek Paravicini. Discusses…
Paravicini--who was born prematurely, autistic, and blind--teaching himself to play the keyboard at age two and developing his musical talents, first at home and then in public. 2008.I'm Eve
By Chris Costner Sizemore, Elen Sain Pittillo. 1977
Digging for Troy: from Homer to Hisarlik
By Jill Rubalcaba, Eric H Cline, Sarah S Brannen. 2011
After retelling a legend of the Trojan War based on Homer's Iliad the authors profile the archaeologists who have sought…
to excavate the remains of the city of Troy, beginning with amateur Heinrich Schliemann. For grades 5-8 and older readers. Some descriptions of violence. c2011.Don't worry, he won't get far on foot: the autobiography of a dangerous man
By John Callahan. 1989
At 21, the author was an obnoxious alcoholic who could not hold a job; at 25, he severed his spine…
in a car accident. Now a well-known cartoonist, his autobiography deals honestly with his bitterness and his efforts to be independent. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 1989.Helen Keller: a determined life (Snapshots Ser.)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2004
A biography of Helen Keller, "America's First Lady of Courage", and the people and places that figured prominently in her…
life. Includes many well-known facts about Keller's life, and reveals the struggle, sadness, and success Keller experienced over the years. Contains a detailed time line, a useful index, and a list of places to visit. Grades 3-6. 2004.