Megan Merrills, a 9 years old girl which is deaf. When she was sitting on her front porch, waiting for new family to move in the Bregenzer house, the Bregenzer family has moved away so Megan was told that the new girl would be the same age as Megan. When the movers has finally done moving all of the stuff in the house where the new family would live. A new girl, Cindy Calicchio is shy 9 years old girl who loves to read, has met Megan, at first Cindy is anxious about Megan because since that Megan is deaf, she couldn`t understand her, but then when Cindy and Megan became best friends, Megan taught Cindy the sign language so that they could communicate more easier. But when Megan and Cindy goes to Camp Ozanam for four whole weeks, problems arises. Megan has met another deaf girl named Lizzie. Megan and Lizzie has left Cindy alone. Megan and Cindy has a fight when they left the camp, never speaking to each other all the way back home. This is summary of this book. But let me make things more clear; Megan is deaf, and Cindy is hearing. But, wow this book is so good that I ended up reading whole book in just one day! I would def recommend this book! Happy Reading!
Deaf Child Crossing
By Marlee Matlin
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.3 | 31540 |
Cindy looked straight at Megan. Now she looked a little frustrated. "What's the matter? Are you deaf or something?" she yelled back.
Megan screamed out, and then fell to the ground, laughing hysterically. "How did you know that?" she asked as she laughed.
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.
Marlee Matlin, Academy Award-winning actress, has written a compelling and often humorous story of friendship, loosely based on events from her own childhood growing up in Chicago. Deaf Child Crossing will strike a chord with anyone who has ever had, or wanted, a best friend.