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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan--The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 (Dear America)
Mirror Mirror on the Wall The Diary of Bess BrennanThe Perkins School for the Blind 1932 - Dear America
Author: Barry Denenberg
After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disability with the help of her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she also learns how to read braille. Her twin sister, Elin, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439194464
ISBN-10: 0439194466
Publication Date: 9/1/2002
Pages: 139
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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3.7 stars, based on 25 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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reviewed Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan--The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932 (Dear America) on + 11 more book reviews
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a touching story of a girl who goes blind in a accident. and what its like to learn braile and live without sight. i highly recomend it for a young girl.
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I still enjoyed this book about a young girl who becomes blind in an accident and has to adjust to the Perkins School for the Blind in 1932, but it felt a bit skimpy compared to the other ones I read. It was still very good though. Perhaps it's because I was disappointed by the super short epilogue in this one.
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