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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Changes for Julie Changes for Julie Megan McDonald Julie is in school detention for passing a note to Joy, a deaf student who has trouble understanding what their teacher is saying. Indignant, Julie decides to run for student body president so she ca… OL104333W
Muddy Four Paws (We Love Animals, #1) Muddy Four Paws (We Love Animals, #1) Jean Ure When Clara and Jilly first see the suitcase in a ditch, they don't expect it to yelp. The noise-maker turns out to be Mud, an abandoned dog--and they really want to keep him. The problem is with Mom.… OL11292918W
The dark days of Hamburger Halpin The dark days of Hamburger Halpin Josh Berk Being a hefty, deaf newcomer almost makes Will Halpin the least popular guy at Coaler High. But when he befriends the only guy less popular than him, the dork-namic duo has the smarts and guts to fig… OL13745255W
Friends everywhere Friends everywhere Donna Jo Napoli The Little Angel of Friendship watches over Patricia, a nine-year-old deaf girl, as she moves from the family farm to the city and tries to make friends with hearing people. OL14912124W
Rocky road Rocky road Rose Kent Fashion-loving twelve-year-old Tess moves with her deaf younger brother and impulsive single mother to Schenectady, New York, where they open an ice-cream shop and lead a campaign for urban renewal. OL14932884W
Amelia lends a hand Amelia lends a hand Marissa Moss Amelia had expected to have a quiet summer, but instead she makes friends with a deaf boy who moves in next door, deals with her grouchy older sister, has an asthma attack, and goes to a family reuni… OL15228665W
Wonderstruck Wonderstruck Brian Selznick Expanding upon the genre-breaking form he invented in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick creates another awe-inspiring and multi-layered reading experience. Wo… OL15936008W
Invincible summer Invincible summer Hannah Moskowitz Over the course of several summers on the Atlantic coast, Chase struggles with his feelings for his best friend's sisters in the beach house next door while trying to get his own family through seemi… OL16260951W
Walking with Miss Millie Walking with Miss Millie Tamara Bundy After moving with her mother and deaf brother to Grandma's small Georgia town in the 1960s, Alice copes with feelings of isolation by befriending the elderly black woman who lives next door. OL19721055W
This is kind of an epic love story This is kind of an epic love story Kacen Callender Budding screenwriter Nate, sixteen, finds his conviction that happy endings do not happen in real life sorely tested when his childhood best friend and crush, Oliver James Hernandez, moves back to to… OL19762162W
The mitten string The mitten string Jennifer Rosner Ruthie Tober's family is known for the beautiful, warm mittens they knit, so when she and her mother meet a deaf woman and her baby and give them shelter, Ruthie decides to design very special mitten… OL19985638W
Soundless Soundless Richelle Mead For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a z… OL20011887W
Tone deaf Tone deaf Olivia Rivers For child prodigy Ali Collins, music was life. All that changes when a brain tumor lands her in a silent nightmare, controlled by her physically abusive father and the deafness she ll never get used … OL20032761W
Secret signs Secret signs Anita Riggio When the barn used for hiding runaway slaves burns to the ground, Luke, who is deaf, finds a unique way to pass along information about the next safe haven. OL3372827W
One TV blasting and a pig outdoors One TV blasting and a pig outdoors Deborah Abbott Conan describes life with his father who lost his hearing at the age of three. OL3463060W
Down in the boondocks Down in the boondocks Wilson Gage Relates in rhyme what happens when a thief decides to rob a deaf farmer. OL4479681W
Dad and me in the morning Dad and me in the morning Patricia Lakin,Pat Lakin A deaf boy and his father share a special time as they watch the sun rise at the beach. OL497706W
Words in our hands Words in our hands Ada Bassett Litchfield Nine-year-old Michael explains the facts and feelings of family life with deaf parents. OL5600271W
Nobody's perfect Nobody's perfect Marlee Matlin Megan, a popular and outgoing fourth-grader, is sure that the "perfect" new girl dislikes her because she is deaf, but persistence and a joint science fair project help Megan see that the two girls h… OL5825168W