Who Was Helen Keller?

Who Was Helen Keller?
Author: Gare Thompson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2003-08-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1101640006

At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write, and do many amazing things. This inspiring illustrated biography is perfect for young middle-grade readers. Black-and-white line drawings throughout, sidebars on related topics such as Louis Braille, a timeline, and a bibliography enhance readers' understanding of the subject.

The Heart Principle

The Heart Principle
Author: Helen Hoang
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451490843

A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected—and the man she enlists to help her—in this new New York Times bestselling romance by Helen Hoang. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She's going to embark on a string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better. That’s where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because being with Quan is more than sex—he accepts Anna on an unconditional level that she herself has just started to understand. However, when tragedy strikes Anna’s family she takes on a role that she is ill-suited for, until the burden of expectations threatens to destroy her. Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but to do that, they also have to fight for themselves.

Summary of Helen Rappaport'sThe Last Days of the Romanovs

Summary of Helen Rappaport'sThe Last Days of the Romanovs
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2022-05-25T22:59:00Z
Genre: History
ISBN:

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Romanovs traveled from Tobolsk to Tyumen, and then to Omsk, the junction of two major lines on the Trans-Siberian Railway. They were suddenly gripped by fear. Where would they be taken next. Eastwards towards Vladivostok or west towards Moscow and a public trial. #2 The Tsar and his family were now received into the hands of the Ural Regional Soviet for detention under surveillance. With a bureaucratic flourish, Beloborodov signed the official receipt for them. #3 The family was reunited, and they were certain that God would take a hand in their fate. They turned to their intense religious faith to sustain them through the days to come. #4 The Ipatiev House was the prison where the Tsar and his family were kept. It was small by the standards of the more spacious and airy Governor’s House in Tobolsk, but it had a fine view of the lake, public gardens, and city below.

A Hero on Mount St. Helens

A Hero on Mount St. Helens
Author: Melanie Holmes
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0252051343

Serendipity placed David Johnston on Mount St. Helens when the volcano rumbled to life in March 1980. Throughout that ominous spring, Johnston was part of a team conducting scientific research that underpinned warnings about the mountain. Those warnings saved thousands of lives when the most devastating volcanic eruption in U.S. history blew apart Mount St. Helens but killed Johnston on the ridge that now bears his name. Melanie Holmes tells the story of Johnston's journey from a nature-loving Boy Scout to a committed geologist. Blending science with personal detail, Holmes follows Johnston through his encounters with Aleutian volcanoes, his work helping the Portuguese government assess the geothermal power of the Azores, and his dream job as a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Interviews and personal writings reveal what a friend called “the most unjaded person I ever met,” an imperfect but kind and intelligent young scientist passionately in love with his life and work and determined to make a difference.

Helen's Eyes

Helen's Eyes
Author: Marfe Ferguson Delano
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781426302091

A photobiography of Annie Sullivan, a woman who overcame her own disabilities to become an educational pioneer and life-long teacher to Helen Keller.

Dear Helen

Dear Helen
Author: Betty M. Swallow
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2009
Genre: London (England)
ISBN: 0826271804

"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher.