Taking Hold: My Journey Into Blindness
At twenty-four, Sally Hobart led an ordinary life. She taught third grade at a southern California school, was socially active, and was engaged to be married. Today Sally Hobart Alexander is married, but to a different man, is the mother of two teenagers, and is a writer. Still an ordinary life, but one that requires unusual effort because, at twenty-four, the author began to lose her sight.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0027004023
ISBN13:9780027004021
Release Date:November 1994
Publisher:MacMillan Publishing Company
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
It Took Hold
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Sally Hobart Alexander touched the lives of twenty-four reluctant readers in a Connecticut high school English class. My class spent much of this spring exploring a variety of human challenges. Alexander's book was one of our sources, and the class was completely consumed by her story. The author drives home the idea that her loss of sight was the beginning of a powerful and personal journey that took her to the edge of human discovery. Never maudlin or self-indulgent, Alexander stares adversity square in its frightening face and wins! The book is a celebration of love and hope, and both students and teachers were inspired.
It Took Hold
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Sally Hobart Alexander touched the lives of twenty-four reluctant readers in a Connecticut high school English class. My class spent much of this spring exploring a variety of human challenges. Alexander's book was one of our sources, and the class was completely consumed by her story. The author drives home the idea that her loss of sight was the beginning of a powerful and personal journey that took her to the edge of human discovery. Never maudlin or self-indulgent, Alexander stares adversity square in its frightening face and wins! The book is a celebration of love and hope, and both students and teachers were inspired.
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