3. Cheshire Moon (1996) by Nancy Butts early middle school-- mystical story) 13-year-old Miranda expects an unfulfilling summer at her aunt's house in Maine. The plot turns mystical when the teens start having identical dreams about a mysterious island. If they're only dreams, why do the teens wake to sand and shells in their beds?
4. Apple Is My Sign (reprinted 1993) , Mary Riskind Ten-year-old Harry (who uses the sign name Apple) returns to his parents' apple farm for the holidays after his first term at a school for the deaf in Philadelphia. middle school
5. Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) The Ghost of Tomahawk Creek (1993) (Early middle school) Join main characters Donald, Matt and Susan for a delightfully scary story in this Flying Fingers Club sequel.
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7. Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller (2007) by Sarah Miller Pub. Date: July 28, 2007 Age Range: 10 to 12 Hardcover: 240pp Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing This book offers an alternative approach to the story of Helen Keller. Readers experience the life of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller through journals written by Annie Sullivan. Readers learn about Sullivan's abusive father, her relationship with her "invalid" brother, and her experiences teaching Helen Keller.
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24. The Deaf Musicians (2006), by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs, and R. Gregory Christie Picture Book The main character Lee is a jazzman who plays piano. His bandleader lets him go when Lee loses his hearing. He attends a school for the deaf to learn sign language where he meets Max, who plays the saxophone. While discussing their musical interests, a bass player named Rose joins in and they soon make-up a band and begin performing for audiences in the subway.
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