Deaf Child Crossing

by Matlin, Marlee

• ISBN13: 9780689866968
• ISBN10: 0689866968
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Marlee Matlin, deaf since she was eighteen months old, won the
Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in
Children of a Lesser God. She was nominated for Emmy Awards for
her performances in Seinfeld, Picket Fences, The
Practice, and Law & Order: SVU. Her film credits include
It's My Party and What the Bleep Do We Know!? She is the
author of Deaf Child Crossing. She has made numerous television
appearances and currently appears on The L Word. Marlee Matlin
lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children. Visit her at
www.marleeonline.com.

Table of Contents

are you deaf or something?	1	(13)
apples, sit!	14	(20)
telephones are stupid	34	(11)
what's the sign for . . . ?	45	(13)
salmon patties and summer plans	58	(10)
rolling down the sidewalk	68	(11)
megan's secret	79	(12)
countdown to camp	91	(8)
the right choice?	99	(9)
ozanam at last!	108	(5)
hot pink cabin rules!	113	(16)
the cabin song	129	(12)
mum's the word	141	(9)
a scary story and scarier storm	150	(12)
megan is lost	162	(4)
the search	166	(6)
lost and found	172	(6)
good-bye, camp ozanam	178	(7)
caution: deaf child crossing	185