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Tired of interpreting for his deaf family and resentful of their reliance on him, high school senior Theo finds support and understanding from Ivy, a new student who also has a deaf parent.
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"Both a thought-provoking study of just when being deaf matters and when it does not, and an unusually rich coming-of-age story that explores universal issues of family responsibility, emotional maturation, love, and loss." --Starred, "Booklist"
"A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household."" --The Horn Book"
"Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little."" --VOYA"
About the Author:
"A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household."" --The Horn Book"
"Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little."" --VOYA"
Both a thought-provoking study of just when being deaf matters and when it does not, and an unusually rich coming-of-age story that explores universal issues of family responsibility, emotional maturation, love, and loss. "Starred, Booklist"
A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household. "The Horn Book"
Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little. "VOYA""
Both a thought-provoking study of just when being deaf matters and when it does not, and an unusually rich coming-of-age story that explores universal issues of family responsibility, emotional maturation, love, and loss. Starred, Booklist
A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household. The Horn Book
Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little. VOYA
""Both a thought-provoking study of just when being deaf matters and when it does not, and an unusually rich coming-of-age story that explores universal issues of family responsibility, emotional maturation, love, and loss." --Starred, Booklist
"A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household." --The Horn Book
"Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little." --VOYA
-Both a thought-provoking study of just when being deaf matters and when it does not, and an unusually rich coming-of-age story that explores universal issues of family responsibility, emotional maturation, love, and loss.- --Starred, Booklist
-A moving exploration of the extraordinary demands a disability places on a family as well as the effects of an exceptionally strong personality on a household.- --The Horn Book
-Ferris has written an absorbing novel with a strong, endearing protagonist . . . This fine novel explores a world about which most people know little.- --VOYA
Jean Ferris is the author of many novels for young people, including Bad, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Coronado, California.
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- PublisherThorndike Pr
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0786270365
- ISBN 13 9780786270361
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages251
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