Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan

of Barry Denenberg

Series: Dear America

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Blinded after a terrible accident, Bess must learn to overcome her disability with the help of new friends and skills at the Perkins School for the Blind, in the wake of America's Great Depression.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, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of her own. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Bess's story will inspire all readers to be strong in the face of hardship.

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Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Historical Childrens Young Adult Middle Grade Diary Juvenile Disability Realistic Fiction

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Book Details

Format Hardcover
Pages 139 pages
Publisher Scholastic
Publication Date September 1st 2002
First Publication Not informed
Language English
ISBN 9780439194464
Edition Not informed
Category Other
Scenario ['Watertown, Massachusetts (United States)', 'Massachusetts (United States)']

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