Grade 5-7-- Finding not only solace but also courage and inspiration in Emily Dickinson's poetry， Little introduces each chapter in her autobiography with an apt quotation from the poet's work. This device sets the tone for the author's memoirs of her later years: teaching disabled children， writing children's books， dealing with her declining eye sight， and getting a guide dog. Often disheartened， she rose to the challenge of mastering a remarkable computer designed for blind writers. It is her experience with her guide dog， Zephyr， that is most engrossing， and this comes late in the book after a rather slow beginning. The account is full of anecdotal incidents about other well-known authors including Rosemary Sutcliff and Katherine Paterson， but it is Little's refusal to let her disability dominate her life that makes this a memorable account. A few black-and-white photographs are included. --Phyllis G. Sidorsky， National Cathedral School， Washington， DCCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information， Inc.