Her Own Two Feet by Davis and Uwitonze - ESSENTIAL

Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk by Meredith Davis and Rebeka Uwitonze. 193 pages. BIOGRAPHY. Scholastic, OCTOBER 2019   18                   

Content: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS  - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH    

Rebeka was born in Rwanda with twisted feet and not looking right. Even though eighbors and friends wanted her parents to not keep the baby, her parents said they would love her no matter what. Rebeka was a happy child and by the time she was nine, she had taught herself to walk on the tops of her feet. She was offered a chance of a lifetime to come to America for treatment. She would have to leave her family and live with strangers, speaking a language she did not know, in a new land. Rebeka's father said "chance comes once."         

Rebeka has a heart warming story of bravery. I will book talk and recommend this book to students and teachers alike. I could not put this book down and read it in one sitting. I was deeply moved by Rebeka's story and I was touched by all the good people do to help others.     

Ellen-Anita, Librarian