Sarah Tubert
1) El Deafo
Author
Language
English
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2024-2025 Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade
Baby-Sitters Club Read Alikes (WPLD)
Celebrate Deaf Culture (BPL-YS)
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Baby-Sitters Club Read Alikes (WPLD)
Celebrate Deaf Culture (BPL-YS)
More Lists...
Description
Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father--only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her with a safe home. Told in verse.


