Chrissie Perry

"Fifteen-year-old Demi's world is shattered when she is left profoundly deaf by a sudden illness. Everything is different now, and Demi must learn to adapt to a new school, new friends and even learn a whole new language. Whisper is a coming-of-age tale, about discovering who you are and where you fit in life. About friendships and first love and, more of all, learning to love the person you are."--Publisher's description.

Whisper

Chrissie Keighery

How do you know if your friends are talking about you behind your back or if a boy likes you? They could act innocent, but you'd know from the rumours. You'd hear the whispers. But what if you couldn't hear those whispers anymore? What if everything you took for granted was gone? Being a teenager is hard enough. But being a deaf teenager?

Siobhán

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Review Sampler: I started reading this late Thursday night ( I know leaving it until the last minute lol) I was worried incase I couldn't have the review up in time for the blog tour. However, upon reading this I knew within the first few pages that there was something special about this book. Something that would make it a really quick read. And I was right, I devoured the book with about 3 hours. Personally, I don't know any people who are deaf but this book really has open my eyes and gave me a better insight into what it must be like. To go about your day to day live with no noise. Not being able to listen to music, listen to the noise outside or even listen to those you love speak. It must be so hard and I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like. I for one before reading this took my hearing for granted and Demi's story just proves that one day it can be gone and in cases like Demi's it will never come back.

A beautiful exploration of life for a deaf teenager. How do you know if your friends are talking about you behind your back, or if a boy likes you? They could act innocent, but you’d know from the rumours. You’d hear the whispers. But what if you couldn’t hear those whispers anymore? What if everything you took for granted was gone? Being a teenager is hard enough. But being a deaf teenager?

Whisper

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