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Contributor(s): Ferris, Jean (Author)

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 ISBN: 0756929709     ISBN-13: 9780756929701
Publisher: Perfection Learning
OUR PRICE: $18.53  

Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2004
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.4" L (0.55 lbs) 215 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
- Topical - Friendship
- Topical - Physically Challenged
Features: Ikids
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 53475
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:
A poignant novel partially set in a world of silence
High school senior Theo is fluent in two languages: spoken English and sign. His parents and brother, Jeremy, are deaf, but Theo can hear, which has over the years cast him in the role of interpreter for his family. Unfortunately, it's not a welcome duty, especially in the case of his mother, Palma. She is a successful sculptor who, being deeply suspicious of "hearies," expects Theo to act as her business manager. And Jeremy relies on Theo for company and homework help. It's become especially frustrating lately because Theo has met a fascinating new girl at school, Ivy, with whom he wants to spend as much time as possible. Theo's father, Thomas, is the only one who has never burdened him, but that changes when Thomas has a stroke. Palma, frightened and self-absorbed, cannot bring herself to nurse her husband, leaving Theo with the full burden to bear. But with the help of Ivy and some of her friends, Theo is finally able to change his family's dynamics and find time to plan his future.
 
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