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The hearing and deaf worlds come together in this engaging novel from an award-winning author.
A young artist badly in need of money bluffs her way through an interview into a job she is not prepared for.
To succeed, she must make room in her life for two people: Curtis, a deaf architect who has sworn he will never date a hearing woman, and thirteen-year-old Alex, profoundly deaf, rebellious, bold, and frightened.
With sign language--nimble and evocative--at its center, Turn On the Light So I Can Hear is about reaching across distances, the transformative powers of art, and finding a
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The hearing and deaf worlds come together in this engaging novel from an award-winning author.

A young artist badly in need of money bluffs her way through an interview into a job she is not prepared for.

To succeed, she must make room in her life for two people: Curtis, a deaf architect who has sworn he will never date a hearing woman, and thirteen-year-old Alex, profoundly deaf, rebellious, bold, and frightened.

With sign language--nimble and evocative--at its center, Turn On the Light So I Can Hear is about reaching across distances, the transformative powers of art, and finding a place to belong.

Teri Kanefield's awards and distinctions include the 2015 Jane Addams Peace Association Book Award for The Girl From The Tar Paper School.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Teri writes novels, short stories, essays, stories for children, and nonfiction for both children and adults.

Her stories and essays have appeared in publications as diverse as Education Week, Scope Magazine, The Iowa Review, The American Literary Review, and Cricket Magazine.

Teri lives in California by the beach.

TERI'S BOOKS HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS:

The Girl From The Tar Paper School:

--Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Older Readers, 2015

--California Reading Association Eureka Silver Honor Book Award

--Named a Distinguished Book by The Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California

--Included on the 2015 list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for young readers compiled by the National Council for Social Studies

--Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (National Association of Teachers of English), Recommended Book

--Included in the New York Public Library's list of 100 children's books to read in 2014.

--A Junior Library Guild selection

Rivka's Way

--Sidney Taylor Book Awards, Notable book of 2001

--Lilith Magazine's 5th Annual Selection of Books for Young Readers

--Included in Great Books for Girls, by Kathleen Odean

--Included in Best Jewish Books for Children and Teens, by Linda R. Silver

Guilty? Crime, Punishment, and the Changing Face of Justice

--Junior Library Guild selection


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