Anne Hutchinson
Mélina Mangal
A biography of the Puritan woman who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for disagreeing with the prevailing religious practices.
Read Time: ~1.1 hr
The Value of determination (Valuetales)
by Ann Donegan Johnson (1975)
About this book
Focuses on Helen Keller's determination to hear, see, and speak and her equal determination to help others with handicaps similar to her own.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Value of determination (Valuetales) Lead Character
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