Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk (Scholastic Focus)

by Meredith Davis

Other authorsRebeka Uwitonze (Author)

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Genres

Nonfiction

Collection

Children's Circulating

Publication

Scholastic Nonfiction (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 208 pages

Description

"Through her eyes, the moving story of a young Rwandan girl born with clubfeet and the risk she takes for the chance to walk on the bottoms of her feet for the first time. Rebeka Uwitonze was born in Rwanda with curled and twisted feet, which meant she had to crawl or be carried to get around. At nine years old, she gets an offer that could change her life. A doctor in the US might be able to turn her feet. But it means leaving her own family behind and going to America on her own"--

User reviews

LibraryThing member jennybeast

Collaborative work, mostly written by host mother in Austin, but from Rebekah's point of view. That is a little weird/ disingenuous -- however, it was clearly produced with a lot of love and respect. This is a good story and a well-written book. Nice balance of text and photos, very engaging

writing for kids or adults, and focuses on how people can help each other and strength through adversity. Extreme poverty and extreme wealth lurk in the background, but the beauty of the book is the emphasis on their love for one another, and there is no patronizing attitude towards either family. Sometimes it kind of feels like an advertisement for Africa New Life Ministries, but is extremely light-handed with the god-references, and I appreciate that.

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