Marlee Matlin
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Deaf child crossing volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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A deaf fourth-grader finds her true calling when she is cast as Dorothy in a school production of "The Wizard of Oz."
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Deaf child crossing volume 1
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A compelling and humorous story of friendship from Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin.
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....
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Deaf child crossing volume 2
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Megan has spent forever planning her positively purple birthday sleepover. She's even made glittery purple invitations for every girl in her class. Then a new girl, Alexis Powell, joins their class. Alexis seems perfect: She's smart, pretty, and rules the soccer games on the playground. But no matter how hard Megan tries to be a friend to Alexis, the new girl is aloof or rude. At first Megan thinks Alexis is shy. Then Megan starts to fear that Alexis...
5) Askari
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A helicopter accident leaves 16 year old Emma orphaned and sent to live with her Aunt Paula and Uncle Joss on a wild African game farm. Emma struggles to adapt, but finds love for the Ollie the baby elephant, a friend she must protect from poachers.
7) Multiverse
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In this gripping sci-fi thriller, parallel universes will collide when four young scientists accidentally set off a violent chain reaction, discovering too late that altering the space-time continuum comes with dire consequences.
8) Freak City
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A young woman with multiple sclerosis is placed in an assisted care facility by her family.
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One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms...