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With the publication of her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters' inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers' finest work, an enduring masterpiece first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1940. At its center is the deaf-mute John Singer, who becomes the confidant for various types...
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Emma and her brother are staying at their grandmother's house for a full week; she has packed her favorite stuffed toy and the recharger for her cochlear implant, but she is a little worried about feeling homesick--but with her grandmother keeping her busy, and the help of a new deaf friend named Nick, the week flies by. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.
4) Not a sound
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When she discovers the body of a fellow nurse deep in the woods near her cabin, Amelia Winn, who lost her hearing in an accident two years earlier, is plunged into a mystery that could shatter her carefully reconstructed life.
5) Stella
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The puppy place. Main series volume 36
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"When Charles meets this adorable Maltese pup at the campground, it's love at first sight. But something is not quite right with Stella. Can he figure out the problem?"--
"Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Meet Stella, the cutest thing ever, a little Maltese. But why won't she follow any commands? It's Charles who figures...
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Emma's best friend Izzie loves roller skating, and she is going to teach Emma; Emma is worried about falling and hurting herself and her nerves make her wobbly--but Izzie is sure that listening to their favorite music will help her relax and forget her nerves. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.
7) Set me free
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Three years after being kidnapping from her home in Martha's Vineyard, fourteen-year-old Mary Lambert receives a letter from Nora O'Neal, a servant in the house where she was held, who tells her of an eight-year-old girl where she is now employed whom Nora believes to be a deaf-mute, but who is being treated as insane, and asks Mary to come and teach the nameless child; a little scared, but intrigued, and bored with domestic life, Mary agrees--only...
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Caleb Zelic, profoundly deaf since early childhood, has always lived on the outside - watching, picking up telltale signs people hide in a smile, a cough, a kiss. When a childhood friend is murdered, a sense of guilt and a determination to prove his own innocence sends Caleb on a hunt for the killer. But he can't do it alone. Caleb and his troubled friend Frankie, an ex-cop, start with one clue: Scott, the last word the murder victim texted to Caleb....
10) Silent melody
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Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family's efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they've chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick. Her childhood amour inspired her fantasies and vowed never to forget her -- even as he left her for a new life in India and a new love. Seven years and countless...
11) The big bike
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Emma is too scared to ride her new bike but her brother helps her practice and gain the confidence she needs to conquer her fears. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.
12) Dog watch
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Emma loves animals and is looking forward to taking care of her neighbor's dog, Lily, for the weekend, with some help from her brother--but disaster threatens when Lily slips her leash and runs away. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.
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Her second place finish in a writing contest for third graders disappoints Emma, a deaf girl, but her best friend Izzie, who did not expect much, is thrilled to finish third, so the girls decide to celebrate together. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.
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A "remarkable and insightful" look inside a New York City school for the deaf, blending memoir and history ( The New York Times Book Review ). Leah Hager Cohen is part of the hearing world, but grew up among the deaf community. Her Russian-born grandfather had been deaf -- a fact hidden by his parents as they took him through Ellis Island -- and her father served as superintendent at the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens. Young Leah was in the...
16) Party problems
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Eight-year-old Emma is excited about her best friend Izzie's birthday party, but she is also a little worried because she is deaf and communicates through sign language, and her cochlear implant does not work well in noisy crowds.
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Emma and her third grade class are going on a field trip to the American History Museum and must write about an exhibit they enjoyed; her best friend Izzie likes the first ladies' gowns, but Emma decides that her favorite is the portraits of the presidents. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.
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Emma is taking tap dance lessons and she wants to learn the routine perfectly, but it is not easy because the tapping of the dancers makes it difficult for her cochlear implant to pick up the final notes of the music and so her timing is off--but with alittle help from her teacher and her best friend Izzie, Emma will make it work. Includes an ASL fingerspelling chart, glossary, and content-related questions.
19) Cat care
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Emma is eager to foster Mittens the cat, but she did not anticipate the chaos a cat can cause--but than Mittens disappears.
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