The Miracle Worker: A Play by William Gibson is an excellent choice for older children who love the theater. It tells the story of Annie Sullivan, described as the “half-blind Yankee schoolgirl,” who tutored Helen Keller. Helen had been blind, deaf, and mute since infancy. As Helen grew older, she became more and more frustrated and difficult. In desperation, her parents turned to Perkins Institute to find a home tutor. Perkins Institute sent Annie Sullivan. With great persistence and love, Annie was finally able to break the barriers of deafness and blindness and reach Helen. A movie of this book was made many years ago, and in 2000, Disney made another movie about it.
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