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Her Own Two Feet: A Rwandan Girl’s Brave Fight to Walk

Meredith Davis, Rebeka Uwitonze

Rebeka Uwitonze, a nine-year-old girl from Rwanda, was born with clubfeet that left her crawling rather than walking on the soles of her feet. Her story follows the risky trip she makes to the United States for surgery, seeking the chance to walk differently for the first time. The account centers on her experience of a condition that shaped her movement and on the difficult journey undertaken for treatment.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Themes
Courage · Disability · Medicine And Health · Travel
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Published
October 1, 2019
ISBN-13
9781338356373
Language
English
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