deaf

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The courage of Helen Keller

Recounts how the young Helen Keller, left blind and deaf by a childhood illness, learned to communicate with the world.

The boys of Riverside

a deaf football team and a quest for glory
Chronicles the 2021 and 2022 football seasons of the California School for the Deaf, Riverside. Describes how the team, led by coach Keith Adams, a deaf former athlete himself, overcame injuries and obstacles to grow together and finish the 2022 season undefeated.

Shining soul

Helen Keller's spiritual life & legacy
Explores the specific ideas and visionary theology that fired Helen Keller's long and productive life of triumphant accomplishment in the face of all odds and her tireless philanthropic efforts to improve the lives of the less fortunate throughout the world. Based on Helen Keller's writing and books.

Dad, Jackie, and me

In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.

Cheer champs

Leah practices gymnastics all the time and she would like to join the cheer squad, but she is also deaf and she struggles with the count of the routine in practice--but another girl, Monica, who can sign a little, offers to help her with the routine and together the girls come up with a plan so the team can nail the routine during competition.

Deaf child crossing

Despite the fact that Megan is deaf and Cindy can hear, the two girls become friends when Cindy moves into Megan's neighborhood, but when they go away to camp, their friendship is put to the test.

Dachy's deaf

"Dachy wears a hearing aid. But sometimes, when his friends get too noisy, he likes to turn it off to get some peace and quiet. One day, when his hearing aid is off, Dachy falls asleep and ends up floating down the river towards a waterfall and a hungry crocodile. Can his friends rescue him in time?"--Provided by publisher.

Silent star

the story of deaf major leaguer William Hoy
"A biography of William "Dummy" Hoy, who pursued his love of baseball and became the first deaf player to have a long career in the Major Leagues, where he accumulated records and top-ranking statistics. Includes an afterword, author's sources, and historical photograph"--Provided by publisher.

Hear me

2024
"After being diagnosed with progressive hearing loss, Rayne resists her parents' efforts to 'fix' her and rethinks her own assumptions about what her condition means for her"--Provided by publisher.
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Butterfly on the wind

2024
Nervous for her talent show performance, Aurora spots a butterfly and is inspired to conjur a magical butterfly with her hands which sets off a chain reaction of support and empowerment among the global Deaf community.

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