"[A biography of Stephen Hawking who was] diagnosed with ALS at the age of twenty-one . . . [but] overcame that challenge to become an expert on the origin of the universe and black holes"--Back cover.
Looks at the life of Helen Keller, a woman who lost her vision and hearing at the age of two, but went on, with the help of her teacher Annie Sullivan, to become a world-famous speaker and writer.
"[A biography of Stephen Hawking who was] diagnosed with ALS at the age of twenty-one ... [but] overcame that challenge to become an expert on the origin of the universe and black holes"--Back cover.