New Books

Joyce Dunbar, Moonbird (March 2007) Written by a Deaf author, Orla is the deaf child of the kind and queen. The magical Moonbird teaches Orla how to speak with his hands and listen with his eyes.
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Andrea Stenn Stryer, Bert Dodson (Illustrator), Kami and the Yaks (April 2007) When a Sherpa family discovers that their yaks are missing, Kami, a spunky deaf child, sets off to find the wandering herd.

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The Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf, The Smart Princess and Other Deaf Tales (2006) is a 50-page book with short chapters suitable for younger adolescents and/or reluctant readers. The stories include: "The Smart Princess" a story about a deaf princess who will one day become queen, and how she deals with her aunt who refuses to communicate through sign language; "Earth 2" is a story about deaf astronauts who arrive on another planet where the hearing people are "disabled"; "My Life Changed" a story that includes an adolescent girl who begins attending the Newfoundland School for the Deaf after being teased about her deafness; "My Tiger" is a story that includes a young girl using her imagination; and, "Best Friends" is a story that teaches readers that everyone can find new ways to communicate and build friendships.

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Lenore Look, Anne Wilsdork, Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything (2006)
The story is about second grader Ruby Lu when she befriends her deaf cousin, Flying Duck. Ruby Lu believes that the great thing about Flying Duck and her family emigrating from China to live with her family is that life is exciting and new; yet, everything is different! The house is filled with new foods that seem strange. Also, Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby Lu doesn't know any Chinese Sign Language! Readers learn how she manages squeezing in all of the new responsibilities that come with a larger family into her schedule that is already packed with swimming lessons, the Plum Club and summer school.

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Marlee Matlin & Doug Cooney, Nobody's Perfect (2006) This is a companion to Deaf Child Crossing (2002). Main character, Megan, is thrown when a new girl, Alexis, ignores her gestures of friendship. Alexis Powell is pretty, smart, and a great soccer player, and she seems intent on ignoring Megan. Alexis behaves strangely around people with disabilities which is related to her having an autistic brother. Megan, whose family and friends accept her deafness as part of their everyday lives, is shocked by this.

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Delia Ray, Singing Hands (2006)Gussie Davis is the hearing daughter of deaf parents in 1948 Birmingham, AL. She is a rebellious teen who sings out loud during the church for the deaf where her father ministers. Gussie becomes involved in missionary efforts at a black deaf church and with the Alabama School for the Deaf. Gussie comes to terms with being "the" hearing child of deaf parents.

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Ginny Rorby, Hurt Go Happy (2006) Though she’s been deaf since the age of six, Joey’s mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell. She secretly learns sign language and her life has never been happier.

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Janice Graham, The Tailor's Daughter (2006) Graham tells the story of Veda, a passionate young woman raised in London. She has inherited her father’s talent, his sense of style, and his love of tailoring. When a fever leaves her deaf at the age of sixteen, she must prove herself by making a name for herself.

Book with Deaf characters Honored by ALA

The American Library Association honored Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs, and R. Gregory Christie for embodying "the artistic expression of the disability experience" in a book called The Deaf Musicians (2006).

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.

The book demonstrates the power of music and overcoming obstacles. The two most prestigious awards for American children's books include the Newbery Medal the Caldecott Medal. For more information, visit http://www.ala.org/

PBS Documentary 'Through Deaf Eyes'

THROUGH DEAF EYES is a documentary that explores 200 years of Deaf life in America.

Similar to my interests of how deaf characters have been treated and portrayed throughout literature, this documentary shows how deaf people have been portrayed in society.

Douglas Baynton, Jack R. Gannon, and Jean Lindquist Bergey, Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community (April 2007)
This book tells the story of Deaf America and includes such topics as education, employment, and family life of Deaf people. The book is the companion to the PBS 2-hr documentary that will air this month. PBS will have a comprehensive website which will accompany the film.

Visit Your Local Library!

National Library Week "Come together @ your library"

National Library Week is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries, librarians and library workers and to promote library use and support.
http://www.folda.net/nlsd/news.htm
April 15 - 21, 2007

National Literary Society of the Deaf Becomes a Center for the Book Reading Promotion Partner read article

National Literary Society of the Deaf
FOLDA (Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action) will have a booth at the 2007 Annual American Library Association (ALA) conference, June 21 – 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C. The purpose to encourage the nation’s libraries, specifically public libraries, to help carry out the mission of NLSD (the National Literary Society of the Deaf) in promoting deaf culture, books and literacy through programs and exhibits.

My Bookshelf

Of Sound Mind, Jean Ferris
Ferris introduces readers to Theo, a member of an all-deaf family. While Theo has the typical struggles of any high-school senior, he also has a father with health problems, a demanding, high-strung mother, and a significant role as caretaker and interpreter. Theo’s new friend and crush adores her deaf father and helps Theo learn how to cope with his unique family situation while not blaming “everything” on deafness. Ferris has published several adolescent literature books including those with diverse characters.

Deaf Child Crossing, Marlee Matlin
Matlin introduces readers to Megan, a young deaf girl who is thrilled to have a new neighbor. The girls quickly become inseparable. New neighbor, Cindy, even begins to learn sign language. When the girls go off to summer camp, Megan isolates Cindy by spending all of her time with another deaf camper, Lizzie. Cindy is left wondering what happened to their BFF (Best Friends Forever) pact. Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Marlee Matlin is better known for her acting performances. This is her first adolescent book.

Finding Abby, Virginia Scott
Scott introduces readers to Abby who is in a coma after a tragic accident. Within pages Abby dies and readers, through the help of her sister Paige, attempt to understand the last days of Abby’s life before her “suicide”. Through Abby’s diary entries and Paige’s’ interviews with friends, school peers and professionals in the fields associated with deafness readers discover the truth about Abby’s deafness and death. Scott has published several children’s books and adolescent literature books with deaf characters. This is her most recent publication.

Nick’s Secret, Claire Blatchford
Blatchford introduces readers to Nick, a brave adolescent boy who was deafened after having meningitis. When Nick accepts a challenge to meet a school bully at an abandoned motel he along with his dog Wags must make their way through a treacherous blizzard. Along the way, Nick and Wags encounter a mysterious girl with a pack of sled dogs and her dangerous secret. Nick must keep the secret at all costs or risk the girl’s life. This story is the sequel to Nick’s Mission. Similar to her character Nick, author Claire Blatchford lost her hearing from mumps at six-years-old. She is a teacher and writer and has published several adolescent literature books with deaf characters.

239 (and counting) Adolescent Literature Books with Deaf Characters

I add titles to this list as I find them. Please note that this is NOT a comprehensive list of books with Deaf Characters. I have included books that I consider "contemporary". I usually do not include books that are out-of-print or unavailable.
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Reading Recommendations are based on the reading level and the content of the story. As ALWAYS, please read through the books to make sure that they are the right match for your students or young adults before directly handing them to the reader.
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Middle (chapter books)
Teen to Crossover (adult book content with young adult characters)
Graphic Novels & Comics
~ before the author's name = author interviewed on this blog

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1. Juan Miguel Aguilera & art by Rafael Fonteriz SAF Comics Avatar Book 1: A Look into the Abyss (2003)-- Manuel Gomez is a new breed of detective in the high-tech world of cyber-crime. He is born a "deaf mute" and communicates with special glasses.
2. Joan Aiken Dangerous Games (1999).
3. ~Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) The Flying Fingers Club (1988)
4. ~Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) Secret in the Dorm Attic (1990)
5. ~Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) Hasta Luego, San Diego (1991)
6. ~Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) The Ghost of Tomahawk Creek (1993)
7. ~Jean F. Andrews (Flying Fingers Series) Mystery of the Totems (2001)
8. V.C. Andrews Girl in the Shadows (2006)
9. V.C. Andrews Melody (1996)
10. Jennifer Armstrong Mary Mehan Awake (1998)
11. Madelyn Arnold Bird-Eyes (1988)
12. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg (Editors) The Mammoth Book of Golden Age SF: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing (2007)
13. Ben M. Baglio Doggy Dare (2000)
14. Alan Balter Different Ways of Being (November 2015)
15. Eleanor Poe Barlow The Master's Cat: The Story of Charles Dickens As Told by His Cat (1998)
16. Josh Berk The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin (2010)
17. Batman Beyond (2002)--deaf villain Shriek, who uses sound as his weapon, is wreaking havoc on Gotham City
18. Maeve Binchy Whitethorn Woods (2007)
19. Claire H. Blatchford All Alone (Except for My Dog Friday) (1983)
20. Claire H. Blatchford Nick's Mission (1995)
21. Claire H. Blatchford Nick's Secret (2000)
22. ~T.C. Boyle Talk Talk (2006)
23. Christina Bridges Hero (1982)
24. Darryl Brock Havana Heat: A Novel (2000)
25. ~Teri Brown Read My Lips (June 2008)- oral deaf character
26. Rachel Brown Buy a Watch, Get a Wife! (2006)
27. ~C.F. Brunner Isles of View (2006)
28. Eve Bunting A Sudden Silence (Reissue edition, April 2007)
29. ~Meg Burden Northlander (Tales of the Borderlands) (2007)
30. ~Meg Burden The King Commands (Tales of the Borderlands) (2010)
31. Nancy Butts Cheshire Moon (1996)
32. Raewyn Caisley The Quiet World (1996)
33. Charles L. Calia The Unspeakable : A Novel (1999)
34. Keelin Carey, Kristina Guevremont, & Nicole March Princess, a Tiger, and Other Deaf Tales (2006)
35. Cathryn Carroll and Harlan Lane Clerc: The Story of His Early Years (2002)
36. Mary Carter  My Sister's Voice (May 2010)
37. C.C. Chambers The Guardian of Time (2003)
38. Kate Chester Death in the Afternoon (Hear No Evil, No. 1) (1996)
39. Kate Chester A Time of Fear (Hear No Evil , No. 3) (1996)
40. Kate Chester Dead and Buried (Hear No Evil , No. 4) (1996)
41. Kate Chester Sudden Death (Hear No Evil) (1997)
42. Kate Chester Hear No Evil (Hear No Evil , No. 5) (1997)
43. Kate Chester Playing With Fire (Hear No Evil , No. 6) (1997)
44. Kate Chester Missing (Hear No Evil , No. 2) (1999)
45. Matt Christopher Football Fugitive (1998)
46. Sharon Creech Love That Dog (2001)-- main character is a CODA
47. Sharon Creech Hate That Cat (2008)- main character is a CODA
48. A.C. Crispin & Kathleen O'Malley Silent Dances (Starbridge Book 2) (1990)
49. A.C. Crispin & Kathleen O’Malley Silent Songs (Starbridge, Book 2) (1994)
50. ~Anne Colledge Falling Into Fear (2004)
51. ~Anne Colledge Northern Lights (2001)
52. Clarissa Conrad Never the Same Again (1995)
53. Greg Cook Hear-Say (2003?)--follows a deaf gentleman through a day in his life. The character uses an ear trumpet.
54. Stephen Cosgrove Harmony: Song of the Sea Trilogy Book 1 (1989)
55. Stephen Cosgrove Laughter Ring: Song of the Sea Trilogy Book 2 (1990)
56. Stephen Cosgrove Sharing: Song of the Sea Trilogy Book 3 (1991)
57. ~Stephen J. Cutler and Jodi Cutler Del Dottore Rally Caps (2007)
58. Carla Damron Keeping Silent: A Caleb Knowles Mystery (2001)
59. Carla Damron Spider Blue (2005)
60. Jeffrey Deaver A Maiden's Grave (reprinted 2001)
61. Rick S. Decker Ricky's Adventures (2009)
62. Colin Dexter The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn (1997)
63. Frances O'Roark Dowell Dovey Coe (2000)
64. James Casey Gillies The Legend of Five Great Deaf Ghost Stories (2003)
65. ~D.S. Elstad  The Forest of Aisling (The Willow Series Book 1) (December 2013)
    
66. Forrest Erickson The Silent Zone (2000)
67. Erin Falligant Joss (Book 1) (2019)
68. Erin Falligant Joss: Touch the Sky (Book 2) (2019)
69. Paul Fattaruso Travel in the Mouth of the Wolf (2004)
70. Jody Feldman The Gollywhopper Games (2008)-- secondary hard of hearing character who wears hearing aids
71. Elizabeth Fensham The Invisible Hero (2011)
72. ~Jean Ferris Of Sound Mind (2001)
73. Sarah Flanigan Alice (1991)
74. Emily Franklin At Face Value (2008)--CODA character Linus teaches main character Cyrie sign language
75. Paul Fleischman Graven Images: Three Stories (reissued 2006)
76. Whitney Gardner You're Welcome, Universe (2017; paperback March 2018)
77. ~Alex Gino You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! (September 2018)
78. Janet Graber Resistance (2005)
79. Jane Grace Until I'm Safe (2015)
80. Janice Graham The Tailor's Daughter (2006)
81. ~Janice Greene Read My Lips (2005)
82. Peni R. Griffin Switching Well (1994)
83. Leslie Davis Guccione Tell Me How the Wind Sounds (1992)
84. Ruth Hallman Breakaway (1983)
85. Emily Hanlon The Swing (1979; reprinted 2000)
86. ~Christine Harris Mask of the Jackal (2008)
87. Marc Heyez Smelly Hearing Aids and Fishy Lips: a Deaf teenager's journal (2017)
88. Lorraine Hunter Hare Make Room for the Hollyhocks/Where the Birds Don't Sing (1999)
89. Jo Harper Deaf Smith: Scout, Spy, and Texas Hero (1996)
90. Jennylyn Hart Jenny's Journey (2007)
91. J.A. Henderson Bunker 10 (2007)
92. Lilo Hess The Good Luck Dog (1985)
93. Kief Hillsbery War Boy (2001)
94. Karen Hirsch Becky (1981)
95. ~Lois L. Hodge Season of Change (1987)
96. Candri Hodges When I Grow Up (1994)
97. Kevin Hoffman The Fifth Vertex (The Sigilord Chronicles) (August 2014)
98. Colleen Hoover  Maybe Someday (March 2014)
99.  Shelley Hrdlitschka Kat's Fall (2004)
100. Marsha Hubler Teamwork at Camp Tioga (2005)
101. Marsha Hubler Summer Camp Adventures (2009)
102. Angela Elwell Hunt The Deadly Chase (1996)
103. Frances Itani Deafening: A Novel (2003)
104. Joshilyn Jackson Between, Georgia (2006)
105. Dale J. Jellison, Silence in the Wild: A Summer in Maine (2014)
106. Antony John Five Flavors of Dumb (November 2010)
107. Sherryl Jordan The Raging Quiet (2000)
108. Karen Kane, Charlie and Frog (2018) 
109. Karen Kane, Charlie and Frog: The Boney Hand (2019) 
110. Chrissie Keighery Whisper (2011)
111. ~Clint Kelly Echo (2007)
112. Paul Kercal Dr Sylver and the Library of Everything (2004)
113. Paul Kercal Dr Sylver and the Repository of the Past (2006)
114. M. E. Kerr Gentlehands (reprinted 1990)
115. Patrick Kilgallon Gather the Weeds (2006)
116. Mary King Stolen Shadows (2001)
117. ~Linda Kurtz Kingsley Signs of Jays (October 2008)
118. Kate Klise Regarding the Bees: A Lesson, in Letters, on Honey, Dating, and Other Sticky Subjects (2007)
119. ~Steve Kluger My Most Excellent Year (March 2008)
120. Lucille R. Kraiman Thanks A Lot (1995)
121. Blair LaCrosse, Michelle LaCrosse Silent Ears, Silent Heart: A Deaf Man's Journey Through Two Worlds (2003)
122. Betty Sullivan La Pierre The Silent Scream (2001)
123. Elizabeth Laird & Pauline Hazelwood Graffix: The Listener (1997)
124. Anna Levene My Friend is Deaf (My Friend Series) (2003)
125. Nancy Simpson Levene Crocodile Meatloaf (1993)
126. Nancy Smiler Levinson Annie’s World (1990)
127. Nancy Smiler Levinson World of her Own (1981)
128. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #1 The Schoolyard Mystery (1994)
129. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #2 The Mystery Of The Missing Dog (1995)
130. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #3 The Snack Attack Mystery (1996)
131. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #4 The Creepy Computer Mystery(1996)
132. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #5 The Karate Class Mystery (1996)
133. Elizabeth Levy Invisible Inc. Hello Reader #6 Parents' Night Fright (1998)
134. ~Ann Clare LeZotte T4 (September 2008)
135. Bret Lott The Hunt Club: A Novel (2005)
136. Arthur Luhn In the Name of Silence (2003)
137. Deborah Lytton Silence (March 2015)
138. ~Dandi Daley Mackall Love Rules (2005)
139. ~Dandi Daley Mackall & Terry Brown Please Reply (2005)
140. Ann Martin Jessi's Secret Language (The Babysitter's Club #16) (reprinted 1996)
141. ~J.G. Martinson Deception's Full Circle (2007)
142. ~Marvel Comics (Maya Lopez aka Echo, Ronin) Daredevil Vol. 11 #9-15; 51, 53, 54, and 55; The New Avengers #30-39--Biracial, Multilingual woman who was born deaf and communicates through sign language (both American Sign Language and Native American Indian Sign Language) and lipreading.
143. Marvel Comics (Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, Ronin, Goliath): (as Hawkeye) Tales of Suspense #57 (1964); (as Goliath) Avengers #63 (1969); (as Ronin) New Avengers #27 (2007)-- He was once 80% deaf due to an injury, but his hearing was restored during his rebirth on Frankling Richards' Counter-Earth.
144. Graham Masterton Unspeakable (2005)
145. Marlee Matlin Deaf Child Crossing (2002)
146. ~Marlee Matlin & Doug Cooney Nobody's Perfect (2006)
147. ~Marlee Matlin & Doug Cooney Leading Ladies (2007)
148. Tom McCarthy Tintin and the Secret of Literature (2007)
149. ~Emily Arnold McCully My Heart Glow (2008)
150. ~Megan McDonald Changes for Julie (American Girls Collection) (2007)
151. Lynn E. McElfresh Can You Feel the Thunder (1999)
152. ~Lynn E. McElfresh Strong Deaf (2012)
153. ~Sarah Miller Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller (2007)
154. Michael Milone Return of the Lion People (2010)  
155. Marissa Moss Amelia Lends a Hand (2002)
156. An Na Wait for Me (2006)
157. Donna Jo Napoli Friends Everywhere (1999)
158. John Neufeld Gaps in Stone Walls (1998)
159. Charles O’Brien Mute Witness (2001)
160. Charles O’Brien Black Gold (2002)
161. Nicole O'Dell The Wishing Pearl (Diamond Estates #1) (2011)
162. Karla Oceanak Dumbstruck (October 2011)
163. ~Cecily Anne Paterson Being Jazmine (July 2017)
164. ~Cecily Anne Paterson Invincible (Invisible Book 2) (November 2014)
165. ~Cecily Anne Paterson Invisible (2009/ Kindle version January 2014)
     
166.  Deb Piper From A to Zulinski (May 2008)- third book in series
167. Deb Piper Jake's the Name, Sixth Grade's the Game (1996)
168. Deb Piper Those Sevy Blues (2001)-- sequel to Jake's the Name
169. Stevie Platt Go to the Hill (2002)
170. Ron Podmore A Sign to Remember (2002)
171. Penny Pollock Keeping It Secret (1986)
172. Patrick J. Quinn Matthew Pinkowski's Special Summer(1991)
173. Patrick J. Quinn Signs Of Spring (1995)
174. Martin Peter Quigley Original Colored House of David (1987)
175. Nina Raine Tribes (October 2011) 
176. Winona Rasheed Broken Voices (2010)
177. ~Delia Ray Singing Hands (2006)
178. N.L.Ray There Was This Man Running (1981)
179. Bill Richardson After Hamelin (2000)
180. Mary Riskind Apple Is My Sign (reprinted 1993)
181. ~Eleanor Robins Just Be Yourself (Carter High Chronicles Senior Year) (2005)
182. B Roman The Secrets of the Moon Singer (2012)
183. B Roman The Secrets of the Moon Singer 2: The War Chamber (December 2012)
184. Anna Romer Thornwood House (2013)
185. ~Ginny Rorby Hurt Go Happy (2006)
186. Olivia Rivers Tone Deaf (2013)
187. Lillian Rosen Just Like Everybody Else (1981)
188. ~Paul Rowe The Silent Time (2007)
189. ~Elyse Salpeter Flying to the Fire (August 2014)
     
190.  ~Elyse Salpeter, Flying to the Light (November 2011)
191.  ~ Esty Schachter Waiting for a Sign (November 2014)
192. D.R. Schanker A Criminal Appeal (2000)
193. Laura Amy Schlitz A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama (2006)
194. Kathrin Schrocke Freak City (2014)
195. Keith Scribner Miracle Girl (2003)
196. Virginia M. Scott Balancing Act (1997)
197. Virginia M. Scott Belonging (1999)
198. Virginia M. Scott Finding Abby (2000)
199. Brian Selznick Wonderstruck A Novel in Words and Pictures (September 2011)
200. Barbara Seuling, Robert and the Happy Endings (2007)
201. Vikram Seth An Equal Music: A Novel (2000)
202. Susan Shreve The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear (1993)
203. Heather Simonsen Sugar House Hill (2004)
204. Jody Sorenson The Secret Letters of Mama Cat (1988)
205. James Smith The Boys of San Joaquin (2005)
206. James Smith Probably The World's Best Story about a Dog and the Girl Who Loved Me (2006)
207. Lauraine Snelling (2006) A Promise for Ellie (Daughters of Blessing #1)
208. Lauraine Snelling (2007) Sophie's Dilemma (Daughters of Blessing #2)
209. Lauraine Snelling (March 2008) A Touch of Grace (Daughters of Blessing #3)
210. Barbara Luetke Stahlman Hannie (1996)
211. ~Rachel Stolzman The Sign for Drowning (June 2008)
212. Richard A. Steel Touchdown (2000) 
213. Jody Studdard, Silence In Center (2014)
214. Nick Sturley, Milan (2006)
215. J. H. Sweet Firefly and the Quest of the Black Squirrel (The Fairy Chronicles) (2007)
216. Bonnie Highsmith Taylor The Best Sign (1999)
217. Theodore Taylor Tuck Triumphant (1992)
218. Victoria Thompson Murder on Lenox Hill (2005)
219. Victoria Thompson Murder on St. Mark's Place (2000)
220. Jean Ure Muddy Four Paws (1999)
221. Augusta Waite Two Boys Go Fishing (1999)
222. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Dead Body Language (1997)
223. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Sign of Foul Play (1997)
224. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Right to Remain Silent (1998)
225. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Quiet Undertaking (2000)
226. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Blind Side: A Connor Westphal Mystery (2001)
227. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Silence Is Golden: A Connor Westphal Mystery (2003)
228. ~Penny Warner (Connor Westphal Mystery) Dead Man's Hand (2007)
229. T.J. Waters Secret Signs (November 2010)
230. Elizabeth Webster Johnnie Alone (1986)
231. Jennifer Weiner Certain Girls: A Novel (2009)
232. ~Nadia Wheatley Listening to Mondrian (2007)
233. Sarah Willis The Sound of Us (2006)
234. M. A. Windsor, Margaret Windsor Pretty Saro (1986)
235. ~Jacqueline Woodson Feathers (2007)
236. Elizabeth Yates, Gloria Repp Hue and Cry (1991)
237. Elizabeth Yates Sound Friendships: The Story of Willa and Her Hearing Dog (1992)
238. Linda Yeatman, Hugh Casson Buttons: The Dog Who Was More Than a Friend (1988)
239. Joy Zelonky, Barbara Bejna, Shirlee Jensen I Can't Always Hear You (1980)

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