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Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at 10 years old, and has spent half her life working in libraries and bookstores. She is the author of Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and nominated for numerous state award lists. Sarah lives in Michigan with her family. Visit her online at sarahmillerbooks.com.

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* "Miller's accomplished debut imagines Annie Sullivan's first experiences with her famous pupil, Helen Keller... encouraging readers to think about the small miracles of connection they can accomplish with words every day." --"Booklist", starred review

"Children encountering [Annie and Helen] for the first time will feel an overwhelming sense of wonder and delight when Annie helps Helen make a communication breakthrough. School Library Journal Readers will appreciate Annie's devotion to her pupil and how her tenacity makes a difference in the young girl's life." --"Kliatt"

"Details drawn from Annie's letters and Helen's autobiography are fleshed out engagingly in the first-person voice of Miller's imagined Annie, the young "spitfire" who overcomes obstacles no matter the power of the adults in her life." --"Kirkus Reviews"

"Miller brings history to life." --"Voya "

"This moving story--for all ages--is about how Anne an underprivileged young woman awoke Helen Keller, the most famous woman of her time, to life and learning. "Miss Spitfire" is high drama about how language unlocks the world." --Richard Peck, author of the Newbery Medal-winner "A Year Down Yonder"

* "Miller's accomplished debut imagines Annie Sullivan's first experiences with her famous pupil, Helen Keller... encouraging readers to think about the small miracles of connection they can accomplish with words every day."

--"Booklist", starred review


"Children encountering [Annie and Helen] for the first time will feel an overwhelming sense of wonder and delight when Annie helps Helen make a communication breakthrough. School Library Journal Readers will appreciate Annie's devotion to her pupil and how her tenacity makes a difference in the young girl's life."

--"Kliatt"


"Details drawn from Annie's letters and Helen's autobiography are fleshed out engagingly in the first-person voice of Miller's imagined Annie, the young "spitfire" who overcomes obstacles no matter the power of the adults in her life."

--"Kirkus Reviews"


"Miller brings history to life."

--"Voya "


"This moving story--for all ages--is about how Anne an underprivileged young woman awoke Helen Keller, the most famous woman of her time, to life and learning. "Miss Spitfire" is high drama about how language unlocks the world."

--Richard Peck, author of the Newbery Medal-winner "A Year Down Yonder"

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