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Books for Adults with D/deaf charactersTitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedNormal: AMother andHer BeautifulSonMagdalenaNewmanThis book is the autobiographyof the Mother of a teenage sonwith severe treacher collinssyndrome, a craniofacialcondition which affects hisability to breath, hear or eat. Inthe book he has 67 surgeriesand wears BAHA hearing aids.Autobiography2020Dark Pines(TuvaMoodysonMystery 1)Will DeanThe central character Tuvabecame deaf after havingmeningitis as a child and nowan adult she wears hearingaids and uses lip-reading andspeech to communicate.Crime thriller2018Both the main characters,which are in a romanticrelationship are deaf.Romance2017Friend (WithLaura BrownBenefits) Zone

TitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonKristin BartzokisThis book is the autobiographyof a lady with treacher collinssyndrome, a craniofacialcondition which can alsocause hearing loss. She wearsa BAHA hearing aid and usesspeech to communicate. In thebook she some awful medicalexperiences following surgery.Levi(ForbiddenDesires #2)Justine ElviraA small character, a child, isDeaf and uses ASL tocommunicateSilent FearLance Morcan,James MorcanAnd FireCame Down(Caleb Zelic#2)Emma ViskicDiary of aBeautifulDisasterTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedAutobiography2017Erotic Fiction2017This book is set in a fictionalUniversity for the Deaf - somost of the characters areDeaf or can use BSL tocommunicate.Horror2017The central character Caleb isProfoundly Deaf since being ayoung child and uses lipreading and Auslan tocommunicate. There is alsoanother character which usessome sign language.Australian Crime /Mystery201718 yrs

TitleAuthorDeafness Gain Michael UniackeDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedThis second book in theautobiography of MichaelUniacke tells how he as anadult explores his deaf identityand joins a deaf community ofAutobiography2016The SilentBernadette TBook: A DeafWallisFamily and theDisappearingAustralianIrish SignLanguageBased on the true story of adeaf family in Victoria,Australia. Focusing on theAustralian-Irish Sign languagethat was used by the CatholicDeaf Community that is nolonger taught in Schools.Australian DeafHistory2016Laura BrownThe main character Carli hashearing aids and uses speechto communicate and learnsASL in the book, anothercharacter Reed is also deaf.New Adult /Romance2016non-signers.[67]Signs ofAttraction[68]They meet whilst studyingat university.18-25 yrs

TitleKisses(3:AM Kisses#5)AuthorAddison MooreDeaf Characters / AwardsWonThe central character Annie(19) was born Profoundly Deafand uses lip-reading and ASLto communicate; during thebook, her Mum encouragesher to get a cochlear implantwhich she does and thenrapidly develops very clearspeech. Annie previouslyattended a school for thehearing impaired and isstarting at Whitney BriggsUniversity where she has anASL interpreter in class.Target AgeGenreNew Adult / EroticRomanceYear 1st Published2015

TitleResurrectionBayAuthorEmma Viskic(Caleb Zelic#1)Graeme Clark: Mark Worthingthe man whoinvented thebionic earDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedThe central character Caleb(in his 50's) is a deaf privatedetective. He became deafaged 5 after having meningitisand uses lip-reading withstrangers and Auslan tocommunicate with his friends.The book includes times whenhe can't follow what is beingsaid and reminding others tomove to ensure there face iswell lit. This book has wonseveral the 2016 Ned KellyAward for Best First Fiction,Davitt Awards for Best Novel,Best Debut and Reader'sChoice, iBooks Australia'sCrime Novel of the Year andshortlisted for the UK GoldDagger and New BloodAwards. Nomationaed forBarry Award for BestpaperbackAustralian CrimeThriller2015This book is a biography ofGraeme Clark, the man whoinvented cochlear implants,although it is the story of hislife there are deaf people inthe book including his Fatherwho had hearing loss.Biography2015

TitleSignsAuthorAnna MartinDeaf Characters / AwardsWonThe central character Caleb(18) wears hearing aids, hassocial anxiety and doesn't feelpart of the Deaf community.He uses a shorthand form ofASL to communicate at homewith his parents. In the story,he's in a Gay relationship andthe book includes explicit sexTarget Age18 yrs GenreYear 1st PublishedNew Adult, Erotic,LGBTQ Romance2015Autobiography2015scenes.[69] He previously wentto a special school but is nowin a mainstream school.Not FadeAway: AMemoir ofSenses Lostand FoundRebecca A.Alexander,Sascha AlperThis autobiography is writtenby Rebecca. She has Ushersyndrome type III which hascaused her to haveprogressive hearing and sightloss from childhood, she uses

TitleAuthorDifferent waysof beingAlan BalterDeafnessDownDeaf Characters / AwardsWonThe book starts with Willa andRobert, a couple deaf frombirth that are culturally Deafcouple have a child calledSeth who then goes toGallaudet University and has aDeaf boyfriend called Jacob.The Deaf characters and SethASL to communicate. As thebook is set in the Deafcommunity there are otherDeaf characters in the book.Target AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedDeaf culture,LGBTQ 2015MichaelThis autobiography tells theUniacke, Rachel story of Michael Uniacke's(6 ) childhood, whilst deaf in aBurtcatholic mainstreamAutobiography1960's Australia2015Colleen HooverNew AdultRomance2014school.[70] He also has threedeaf siblings and one hearingsister.MaybeSomeday(Maybe #1)One of the main charactersRidge (24) is Deaf and usesASL to communicate.

TitleWhat Is VisibleAuthorKimberly ElkinsDeaf Characters / AwardsWonThis book is based on the truestory of Laura Bridgman whobecame deaf-blind and losther sense of smell/taste aged2 after an illness (possiblyscarlet fever.) She could readBraille and used tactile signlanguage to communicate.She spent most of her schooland adult life at the PerkinsInstitution for the Blind. Shewas born fifty years beforeHelen Keller. The bookincludes her periods ofunhappiness, self-harm andanorexia. This book has wonthe David J. Langum Sr. Prizefor American Historical Fiction(2014).Target AgeGenreHistoricalBiography set inAmerica 1829 –1889Year 1st Published2014

TitleAuthorFinding Zoe: A Brandi Rarus,Deaf Woman's Gail HarrisJourney ofLove, Identity,and AdoptionDeaf Characters / AwardsWonGenreYear 1st PublishedThis is the true story of a Deafcouple where the Brandi wasraised orally after becomingDeaf aged 6 and then laterjoined the Deaf communityand her husband Tim wasfrom a Deaf multigenerationalfamily which used ASL tocommunicate. They had threehearing Sons before theyadopted Zoe, a baby withprogressive hearing loss.Deaf Culture/Adoption /Autobiography2014Autobiography2014Romance2013The Art ofBeing Deaf: AMemoirDonnaMcDonaldIn this autobiography, Donnatells how she went to an oraldeaf school aged five thenonto mainstream schoolswhere she used lip-readingand speech to communicateand then spent her adult life inthe 'hearing world'. This bookis published by the GallaudetUniversity Press.Smart, Sexyand SecretiveTammy FalknerOne of the two maincharacters, Logan becamedeaf after a childhood illnessand uses speech tocommunicate.(The ReedBrothers #2)Target Age18

TitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonSong WithoutWords:DiscoveringMy DeafnessHalfwaythrough LifeGerald SheaThis autobiography is byGerald Shea who went deafafter an illness aged six wentthrough his childhood andyoung adult years withundiagnosed until his hearingstatus was discovered whenhe went to a mandatoryhearing test for a new jobaged 34. He now wearshearing aids and uses lipreading and speech tocommunicateAutobiography2013Tall, Tattedand TemptingTammy FalknerOne of the two main18 characters, Logan becamedeaf after a childhood illnessand initially chooses not to talkbut later uses speech tocommunicate. ’Romance2013(The ReedBrothers #1)What Did YouSay? AnUnexpectedJourney Intothe World ofHearing LossMonique E.HammondTarget AgeGenreYear 1st Published2012

TitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonArlene RomoffThe author started to becomedeaf in her teenage years andhad much later had bilateralcochlear implant surgery.Kicking UpAshley Fiolek,Dirt: A TrueCaroline RyderStory ofDetermination,Deafness, andDaringThis book is an autobiographyof Ashley Fiolek's life andcareer, she was born Deafand uses ASL tocommunicate.ListeningClosely: AJourney toBilateralHearingTarget AgeGenreAutobiographyYear 1st Published20112011Deaf in DC: AMemoir(GallaudetNew DeafLives Book 9)Madan VasishtaThis autobiography by Madantells how he became deafaged 11 and later went on tolearn Indan sign language andASL and become anAssociate Professor atGallaudet University.Autobiography2011Flying to theLightElyse SalpeterOne of the two maincharacters, Danny (6), is Deafand uses ASL to communicatecombined with some lipreading and speech.Fantasy / Thriller2011(Flying #1)

TitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeBreaking theSoundBarriers: 9Deaf SuccessStoriesJulie PostanceNine true stories, five parentsof deaf children and four fromdeaf adults and the variety ofpaths they took in life. Thestories include differentcommunication choicesincluding speech, Auslan andbilingual upbringings.St. Nacho'sZ.A. MaxfieldOne of this books two maincharacters is deaf. Shawn ispart of a Deaf there group asis Kevin also Deaf. Shawn isalso gay and uses lip-reading,written English and ASL tocommunicate. This book isvery sexually explicit.18 Clint KellyOne of the main charactersCody (13) is deaf, wearshearing aids and uses speechto communicate.18 yrs(St. Nacho's#1)Echo(Sensations#2)GenreBiographiesYear 1st Published2009LGBTQ / Romance 20082007

TitleAuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedWhitethornWoodsMaeve BinchyMelanie is the Deaf Characterin the story and she appearstowards the end of the book.She is Profoundly deaf,attended a school for the deaf(all girls) as a child andcommunicates in signlanguage and speech andenrols in a training program tolater teach deaf children.Irish Family Saga / 2007RomanceTeaching fromthe Heart andSoul: TheRobert F.Panara Story(Deaf LivesSeries, Vol. 6)Harry G. LangThis biography is about Robertwho became deaf aged 10after having meningitis. Heused ASL to communicate.Biography2007Paul JacobsThis biography of Jason whobecame deaf aged 5, whouses speech and lip-reading tocommunicate. He attendsuniversity and plays in theDeaf Australian World Cupcricket team but never learnsto sign. Published by theGallaudet University Press.Biography,Australia2007ither–Nor: AYoungAustralian'sExperiencewith Deafness(The FifthDeaf LivesSeries)

TitleBuy a Watch,Get a Wife!AuthorDeaf Characters / AwardsWonTarget AgeGenreYear 1st PublishedFrances ItaniThe main character in thisbook, Grania O'Neill becomesDeaf after having Scarlet feveraged five. She initially lives athome, then attends OntarioSchool for the Deaf where shelearns sign language andspeech. This book won theCommonwealth Writers' Prizefor Best Book in Caribbeanand Canada (2004). This bookstarts in Canada but followscharacters to the UnitedStates, England, Belgium andFrance.Set in WW1 (1915- 200719) Canada,Rachel BrownThe main character, Rachelhas a masters degree in DeafEducation and is an"elementary school hearingimpaired teacher," her roleincludes ASL interpreting fordeaf and hard of hearingstudents across the school.Her students and herrelationship with them areincluded in the book.Romance,Husband in USArmy goes to Iraq2006