Deaf Child Crossing
by Marlee Matlin
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Author: Marlee MatlinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-02-24
ISBN: 0689866968
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Book Review: Through the Eyes of A Deaf Child
Summary: 5 Stars
Nine-year-old Megan has always wanted a best friend. So when she hears that a new family - with a little girl the same age as her - is moving into the Bregenzer's old place, she couldn't be more ecstatic. Megan spends her days and nights sitting on her father's SUV, awaiting the arrival of a moving truck. When, on the first Saturday of summer vacation, something happens. The family arrives, complete with a little girl named Cindy, who is the owner of two large brown eyes, and a shy smile. Megan instantly decides that Cindy will be her new, and first, best friend, for she is one of the only girls in town who doesn't make fun of Megan's voice, or the fact that she's deaf. However, after learning sign language in order to communicate with Megan, the relationship begins to fall apart between the two girls. At summer camp, Megan begins hanging around with another deaf girl named Lizzie, and abandons Cindy. Now, it's back to school time, and the two girls don't know if they'll ever be able to repair their friendship.
I have viewed Marlee Matlin on numerous TV shows and made-for-TV-movies over the years, and have always found her acting skills to be marvelous and convincing. Hence, I was very excited to see the release of DEAF CHILD CROSSING, as I have always been fascinated with both sign language and learning about the deaf community - I, myself, own a deaf cat. Matlin has done a wonderful job of conveying to readers - both young and old - that being deaf is not a handicap, but just something that makes a person special. Her characters are diverse, and controversial, and the conflicts that pop-up between them are interesting, and leave the reader wondering what will happen next. An amazing book for everyone interested in learning about the goings-on of a deaf child and her family.
Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper
Summary of Deaf Child Crossing
Megan is excited when Cindy moves into her neighborhood -- maybe she'll finally have a best friend. Sure enough, the two girls quickly become inseparable. Cindy even starts to learn sign language so they can communicate more easily.But when they go away to summer camp together, problems arise. Cindy feels left out, because Megan is spending all of her time with Lizzie, another deaf girl; Megan resents that Cindy is always trying to help her, even when she doesn't need help. Before they can mend their differences, both girls have to learn what it means to be a friend.
Oscar-winning actor and producer Marlee Matlin makes her writing debut about a topic she knows very well--the difficulties of growing up deaf. Nine-year-old Megan is thrilled when Cindy moves in down the street, even though the two couldn't be more different. Megan is boisterous; Cindy is shy. Megan loves everything with a passion, especially the color purple; Cindy shrinks from attention. Megan is deaf; Cindy can hear. Together, they forge an unlikely friendship that is tested when the two decide to attend summer camp together. There is another deaf child in their bunk, and suddenly Megan seems to forget the promise she made to Cindy to be "BFF," Best Friends Forever. Cindy struggles with this rejection, even as it forces her to step out from behind Megan's shadow and learn to speak up for herself. Once they are home again, the two reconcile when a hair-pulling argument dissolves into laughter.
The preeminent author of fiction about children with disabilities has always been the beloved Jean Little (Little by Little, Mine for Keeps, etc.). Having said that, Matlin is no Little, but her writing style is competent and clearly describes the realities of Megan's world. And even though Matlin's gently told story doesn't rise much above the "message" of Megan's disability, it's still a message that youngsters need to hear. (Ages 8 to 10) --Jennifer Hubert
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