Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan (Dear America #1)
Barry Denenberg
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
3.93
· 14 ratings · 144 pages · Published: 01 Sep 2002
Blinded after a terrible accident, Bess must learn to overcome her disability with the help of new friends and skills at the Perkins School for the Blind, in the wake of America's Great Depression.
After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disability with the help of her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she also learns how to read braille. Her twin sister, Elin, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of her own. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Bess's story will inspire all readers to be strong in the face of hardship.
After Bess Brennan is blinded in a sledding accident, she must face a frightening, much-altered world. Confronted with a new set of obstacles, Bess manages to overcome her disability with the help of her new friends at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts, where she also learns how to read braille. Her twin sister, Elin, assists her with recording daily events in her diary and contributes entries of her own. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Bess's story will inspire all readers to be strong in the face of hardship.
Tagged as:
- north america 3
- usa 3
- massachusetts 3
- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- realistic 2
- children 2
- friendship 1
- epistolary 1
- boarding-school 1
- 20th century 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- middle grade 2
- young adult 2
- book 1
romance tags
crime tags
literary-fiction tags
historical-fiction tags
fantasy tags
sci-fi tags
action-adventure tags
thriller tags
horror tags
Collections/Custom tags
The 'Dear America' series
3.87 · 119 ratings- Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- Dear America: Christmas After All by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864 by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906 by Barry Denenberg Book #1
- Nation at War: Civil War by Barry Denenberg Book #1
children · historical · historical-fiction · children-books · fiction · middle-grade · book · young-adult · 20th-century · usa · realistic · epistolary · north-america · female-author · family · action-adventure
Dear America reading order and complete book list ❯