Her own two feet : a Rwandan girl's brave fight to walk

Title
Her own two feet : a Rwandan girl's brave fight to walk

Personal Author EPSB
Meredith Davis

Summary
"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".

Year Published
2019

Physical Description
199 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Personal Subject
Uwitonze, Rebeka.

Subject
Clubfoot -- Treatment.
 
Children with disabilities -- Rwanda -- Biography.

Genre
Biography.

Added Author
Uwitonze, Rebeka,

Summary
"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".

ISBN
9781338356373
 
9781338356380

Publisher
New York : Scholastic Focus, 2019.
 
©2019


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