Locked in a frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness since infancy, 7-year old Helen Keller has never seen the sky, heard her mother’s voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Anne Sullivan, a 20-year old teacher from Boston arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Anne reaches out to Helen through the power of touch—the only tool they have in common—and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

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