Mine for Keeps
by Jean Little
Read if you're interested in disability, overcoming adversity, or books for child.
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8.5
VerdictRecommended
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Book Summary
After years at a specialized residential school, Sal Copeland returns home to navigate regular school life with cerebral palsy. When she is given a frightened, timid dog named Victoria to care for, Sal learns that helping another vulnerable creature allows her to overcome her own deep-seated fears and find her place in the world.
ALIGNMYREAD RECOMMENDATION
“Highly recommended for middle-grade readers and families. It is an uplifting, wholesome story that beautifully reinforces biblical values of kindness, courage, empathy, and perseverance.”
Biblical alignment
- —Provides a compassionate, dignifying portrayal of living with a disability and finding inner strength.
- —Illustrates how looking outward to serve and care for others helps alleviate anxiety and self-pity.
- —Depicts warm, realistic family dynamics that balance gentle encouragement with high expectations.
- —Models loyalty, patience, and true friendship across diverse personalities.
Areas of concern
- —Written for a general audience rather than an explicitly Christian one, focusing on universal moral virtues rather than explicit gospel themes.
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