While out riding in the Georgia mountains, Ellie discovers Alice, a nearly deaf girl, locked in a run-down shed behind the isolated cabin of the Guthrie family.
Examines how historical events and social changes have influenced the ways in which Deaf people define themselves at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
Explores Deaf culture and the impact it has had on academic disciplines, society, and world culture, and examines negative impacts on Deaf culture in different disciplines.
Profiles six highly successful individuals who are deaf, including a mountaineer, a doctor, and a lawyer, and also includes vocabulary words, review questions, and writing ideas for each chapter.