description: Normally friendly and cheerful Eliza Westfield has recently turned bad-tempered and thirteen. Suddenly the things she wants most, like a role in the school musical, seem hopelessly out of reach. When tryouts are announced, she cannot bring herself to sign up. Her best friend Lucy, who has been Deaf since birth, decides to audition for a singing role. As Eliza teaches Lucy to sing, her confusion begins to dissolve, and together the girls learn about courage, friendship and limitations -- both real and self-imposed.
language: English
title: The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear
titlecomplete: The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear
genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 56
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Bt Bound