(not published yet)

 

"A Way to Understand"

 

Back of book:  Imagine feeling cut off from someone you wanted to be friends with, despite sitting two feet from them every day!

Jacob faces this problem when a new student named Kayla comes to Lakewood Middle School. The two would love to become better friends and share their interests with each other, but they have a couple challenges to overcome: Jacob is deaf, and Kayla is blind. This makes it very difficult for these two to communicate.Will Kayla and Jacob give up and just move on, or will they find…. A Way to Understand?

 

Characters in book:

 

Main characters: 

• Kayla

• Jacob

Other characters:

• Mrs. Foster

• Ms. Perry

• Mr. Bell

• Mrs. Moore

Not called by name:

• Zephan (Jacob's father)

• Mrs. Nelson (the bus driver)