Hurt Go Happy (Audiobook)

from TerriS

This may be my favorite YA read so far! This is about a deaf girl, Joey, whose mother doesn't want her to learn to sign; she meets a man whose parents were deaf, so he is able to teach his pet chimpanzee to sign; then Joey begins a friendship with the chimpanzee through sign language -- well, it'...

from michellebarton

Joey is thirteen when this story begins, and she has lost her hearing due to a beating by her father when she is six years old. She now lives with her mother, stepfather, and young brother. Both she and her mother are still trying to deal with their tragic life with her father. Her mother refuses...

from mjspear

Joey is used to being left out of conversations. She's been deaf since she was 6 and only fitfully reads lips. Her life changes drastically when she meets Sukari, a baby chimpanzee who uses American Sign Language. Suddenly Joey has a new friend and, more importantly, a reason to learn to sign. Th...

from michellebarton

Joey is thirteen when this story begins, and she has lost her hearing due to a beating by her father when she is six years old. She now lives with her mother, stepfather, and young brother. Both she and her mother are still trying to deal with their tragic life with her father. Her mother refuses...

from Cats_Critters

This is a book about a deaf girl who's mother will not allow her to learn sign language, because she (the mom) feels it would make her a freak. But she is really wants to learn how and ends up being taught how by an old man and his chimpanzee. I really liked this book, it had an interesting story...