Deer run home : a novel in verse /
With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father -- only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her wit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Scholastic Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
FOUND FAMILIES
> CONTEMPORARY FICTION MIDDLE GRADE
> DEAF EXPERIENCE
> ADOPTIVE HOMES
> EMPATHY
> POETRY
> SPECIAL EDUATION
> OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
> ASL INTERPRETER
> SCHOOL
> SAFE HOME
> CONNECTION
> ADOPTION
> NEGLECT
> VERSE NOVEL
> SHOW ME A SIGN
> COMPASSION
> CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY
> DEER
> HARD OF HEARING
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| Summary: | With a family who refuses to learn sign language, twelve-year-old Effie is mostly cut off from human communication at home, unable to speak of her abusive stepfather or violent father -- only her interpreter understands, and Miss Kathy is willing to take Effie's case to court to provide her with a safe home. Told in verse. |
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| Physical Description: | 209 pages ; 21 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 10-14. Grades 7-9. |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk, 2025 |
| ISBN: | 9781339021904 1339021900 |