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Moving halfway across the country to Colorado right before senior year means Maya will be leaving Pratt School for the Deaf. She's been a student there for years; to attend Engelmann High, a hearing school, is a shock. When Beau Watson, Engelmann's student body president starts learning ASL to converse with her, Maya thinks he has a hidden agenda. But she can't deny it's nice to sign with someone. When Maya passes up a chance to receive a cochlear...

"A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world"-- Provided by publisher.

The inspiring true story of Mandy Harvey, a young woman who became deaf at age nineteen while pursuing a degree in music, and how she overcame adversity and found the courage to live out her dreams.

Arthur has to write a story as a homework assignment and keeps changing his idea of what to write as he talks to his friends.

When her new baby sister is born deaf, Jilly makes an online connection with a fellow fantasy fan, who happens to be Black and deaf, and begins to learn about the many obstacles that exist in the world for people who are different from her.

In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. John Henry swims better than anyone I know. He crawls like a catfish, blows bubbles like a swamp monster, but he doesn't swim in the town pool with me. He's not allowed. Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they...

Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels the floor shake when someone stomps to get his attention - but something is missing. Little Bear is not sure what is happening. All around him he hears the familiar refrain: "Can bears ski?" Then Dad Bear takes him to see an audiologist and they learn that Little Bear has been experiencing deafness. With new hearing aids, he discovers that "Can bears ski?" is actually "Can you hear me?" His new world...

When she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Sydney, a college student, must decide what to do next. She becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor Ridge, and can't stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. They soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one.

Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.

"Illustrations of American Sign Language, along with labeled photos, introduce children to words and phrases for feelings, holidays, manners, body parts, and more"--Provided by publisher.