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02068cam a22004098a 4500 001 BAE13DCEFBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 003 SILO 005 20230913010647 008 090828r20092009meu d 000 1beng 010 $a 2009036036 020 $a 1410421813 (alk. paper) 020 $a 9781410421814 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)432986656 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d IK2 $d MPC $d JIM $d SILO 050 10 $a PS3619.T4765 $b Z88 2009b 082 14 $a B $a B $2 22 100 1 $a Stepanek, Jennifer Smith. 245 1 $a Messenger : $b the legacy of Mattie J. T. Stepanek and Heartsongs (Large Type) / $c by Jeni Stepanek. 250 $a Large print ed. 260 $a Waterville, Me. : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2009. 263 $a 0911 300 $a 570 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 490 0 $a Thorndike Press large print nonfiction 520 $a An inspiring look at a young man who embodied the best of human nature, touched millions, and worked tirelessly for peace - told through the eyes of the woman who raised him. Oprah called him an inspiration, Maya Angelou saw him as a kindred spirit and fellow poet, and Jimmy Carter described Mattie Stepanek as "the most remarkable person I have ever known." When Jerry Lewis received his lifetime achievement award at the Oscars, footage of Mattie played behind him. Five years after his death, the world will get to know the full story of the poet, peacemaker, philosopher and bestselling author for the first time. 600 10 $a Stepanek, Mattie J. T. $q (Mattie Joseph Thaddeus) 650 0 $a Poets, American $y 20th century $v Biography. 650 0 $a Muscular dystrophy in children $x Patients $v Biography. 650 0 $a Authors with disabilities $v Biography. 650 0 $a Children with disabilities $v Biography. 650 0 $a Youth with disabilities $v Biography. 650 0 $a Large type books. 941 $a 2 945 $a lpt 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20171214013842.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20150409075144.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BAE13DCEFBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 994 $a 02 $b JIMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search